Apprentice Light Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (36236)

Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Ken Coffey ltd. They have a need for an apprentice mechanic to join their team in their busy workshop in Sale.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 18 August 2025

Duration

2 years 6 months

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

A normal day would include:

Keeping the workshop clean & tidy
You will be taught how to use tools & equipment used in vehicle maintenance & repair
You will learn safe working procedures in the workshop
You will assist other technicians with their work whilst receiving on the job training
You will learn how to service a vehicle and safely remove and replace Engine, Chassis, Electrical and Transmission components
You will go on to learn Simple and Complex Fault Diagnosis and Repairs on Engine, Chassis, Transmission and Electrical systems

What you could go on to do:

You could go on to progress to become an MOT Tester with the company after completing the apprenticeship.

How you will be supported:

Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next:

New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team.

More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
Any training you need to complete.
What the next steps will be

How you could get there:

If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

Where you'll work

100 DANE ROAD
SALE
M33 7WH

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

Your training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
Remove and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
Apply team working principles.
Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
Complete and record learning and development activities.
Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.
Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
Remove and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
Apply team working principles.
Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
Complete and record learning and development activities.
Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-C/9-4)
Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Punctual
Reliable
Honest
Hardworking
Willing to learn
Knowledge of light vehicles
Interest in automotive trade

About this company

Ken Coffey provides a quality service with honest rates, with no compromise on workmanship and results. We understand how important your car is to you and wherever possible, we operate a same day service at no extra cost to ensure you are back on the road as quickly as possible. We can help you with everything from an oil change to an engine change. We can handle any problem on both foreign and domestic vehicles.

After this apprenticeship

Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship.

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