Heavy Vehicle Technician Apprentice
D & G COMMERCIALS LTD
Leeds (LS27 9LR)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 August 2025
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Summary
You will learn how to service and repair heavy goods vehicles in a safe and roadworthy manner through the supervision of a fully qualified mechanic. The ideal candidate will be keen, enthusiastic, have good time keeping and a willing to learn attitude.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday 8.30-5.30 and Saturdays 8.30-1pm with one day college release
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
• Maintenance – general and preventative maintenance.
• Repairing – repairing/replacing parts.
• Servicing – carrying out inspections.
Where you'll work
Unit 5
Highcliffe Industrial Estate, Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley
Leeds
LS27 9LR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
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
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 6 hours of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
You will be working to complete a Level 3 Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Enthusiastic
- Good Time Keeping
- Willingness to learn
About this employer
We have been providing commercial vehicle repairs and maintenance for over 10 years with a well-established customer base around West Yorkshire.
After this apprenticeship
Progress to a fully qualified HGV technician role with further training
Opportunity to stay with the company after you have completed the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
Eve Cunningham
ecunningham@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
07356121468
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338095.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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