Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Apprentice - Motor Vehicle

Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service

Peterborough (PE1 3RE)

Closes in 9 days (Thursday 6 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 July 2026

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Summary

The apprentice role sits within the Fleet and Equipment Team and includes:

  • Routine maintenance, repairs and servicing
  • Attend breakdowns
  • Installation of radio & and comms equipment
  • Undertaking fabrication work
  • Supporting team members
  • Maintaining and updating training records
Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Hours
Your normal working hours will be: 08:00 to 16:30, Monday - Thursday. 08:00 13:00, Friday.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The apprentice role sits within the Fleet and Equipment Team, supporting the department in the day to day running and maintenance of the fleet. They will be working alongside all members of the team, learning how to diagnose and repair faults on all of the fleet assets.

  • Carry out routine maintenance, repairs and servicing of appliances, light vehicles, pumps and equipment
  • Attend breakdowns on/off site to repair vehicles and equipment
  • Update records of all the assets on the fleet
  • Installation and maintenance of radio & and comms equipment
  • Undertaking fabrication work to adapt/repair vehicles
  • Supporting other team members in their roles
  • Maintaining and updating training records
  • Maintaining and keeping the workshops tidy

The day-to-day contact will be with your mentor and the Workshop Manager.

Where you'll work

Dogsthorpe Fire Station
Dogsthorpe Road
Peterborough
PE1 3RE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Training course

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Carry out the basic tasks with tools and equipment common to all procedures involving basic mechanical and electrical procedures related to HV
  • The ability to keep updated with emerging new technologies within the HV industry.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop and adhere to the company and legislative processes.
  • Access specific and related HV technical information appropriately.
  • The ability to service, inspect and maintain HVs and trailers to meet company, Driver and vehicle standards agency (DVSA) and manufacturers’ standards.
  • Use a range of diagnostic and electrical measuring equipment to identify faults and underlying causes on HV’s.
  • Successfully inspect and prepare vehicles and trailers to meet DVSA standards prescribed in the tester’s manual.
  • Carry out final quality checks before handover to the customer without supervision.
  • Apply advanced diagnostic principles and logical/problem solving techniques and regimes.
  • Maintain records to company and operators’ licence obligations and regulation.
  • To be able to communicate effectively in both oral and written mediums both internally and with customers on a range of topics that will support, HV inspection and diagnosing techniques.

Training schedule

1 day a week at Peterborough College plus an additional bi-monthly workshop portfolio session.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Hands-on attitude
  • Motivated
  • Honest
  • Resilient
  • Reliable
  • Flexible
  • Enthusiastic

Other requirements

Due to the nature of the role working on HGV’s, any candidates will need to be physically fit and comfortable working in a workshop environment.

About this employer

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service responsible for protecting the communities of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, serving a population of around 700,000 people. Its headquarters are located at Hinchingbrooke Cottage, Huntingdon.

The service operates 27 fire stations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

CFRS maintains specialist resources to deal with:

  • Water and flood incidents
  • Complex road traffic collisions
  • Hazardous materials incidents
  • Large-scale emergencies and resilience events

Cambridge Fleet and Equipment Services – maintain, service, purchase, and repair all the Fleet assets. We have 9 people in the team, working from our workshops at Dogsthorpe. The workshops are equipped with tools and ramps/ vehicle lifts to work on all the equipment. We have 4 work bays and 2 equipment repair workshops.

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After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

The successful candidate will gain a valuable insight into the workings of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Fleet and Equipment department to enable them to apply for a role within the Team on completion.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Lauren Hopkins

lauren.hopkins@ieg.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044774.

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Closes in 9 days (Thursday 6 August 2026 at 11:59pm)