Apprentice Customer Service Parts Advisor
MOTO-TECH FLEET SERVICING LTD
ST PHILIPS (BS2 0XW)
Closes on Monday 9 March 2026
Posted on 26 January 2026
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Summary
Not only does working in customer service mean you are the face of the company, but you will also be making customers lives better! S&B Academy looking to recruit a Customer Service Parts Advisor. As a parts advisor you will work with customers to give advice to improve or fix their car.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Customer service practitioner (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
7:30am- 5pm
40 Hours a week
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 10 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
We are looking for a driven individual to join our Customer Service team to assist in delivering an outstanding customer experience as first point of contact. As a customer service parts advisor, you will deliver exceptional customer service, maximise sales opportunities and gain excellent product knowledge.
Duties:
- Promote good customer relations
- Identify accurately customer requirements
- Locate, issue and document the sale of parts to customers and workshops, inspecting for quality prior to supply
- Maintain and continually improve the quality of service provided to the customer
- Trained - to receive, inspect and check documentation of all incoming parts
- Trained - to adequately package material, which is to be dispatched from the parts department
- To carry out any additional duty relative to the parts department as requested
Where you'll work
UNIT 2
WINCOMBE TRADING ESTATE
ALBERT ROAD
ST PHILIPS
BS2 0XW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
Training course
Customer service practitioner (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use a range of questioning skills, including listening and responding in a way that builds rapport, determines customer needs and expectations and achieves positive engagement and delivery.
- Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications; and/or
- Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions.
- Depending on your job role and work environment: Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the organisation’s brand.
- Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and your organisation.
- Be able to organise yourself, prioritise your own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate patience and calmness.
- Show you understand the customer’s point of view.
- Use appropriate sign-posting or resolution to meet your customers needs and manage expectations.
- Maintain informative communication during service recovery.
Training schedule
Training is delivered in the workplace with visits from S&B Automotive Academy's Customer Service Account Manager both face-to-face and over the phone. The Account Manager will also offer support, advice and guidance by monitoring progress through the use of electronic logbook which both employer and the apprentice will have access to 24/7 365 days a year.
More training information
S&B Automotive Academy is a specialist apprenticeship training provider located in Bedminster, Bristol. Whether you're seeking to kickstart your career in the automotive industry or business industry, S&B Automotive Academy is your go-to partner for excellence in training!
S&B has been training apprentices since the 1970’s and are one of the largest training providers in the Automotive and Business sector. We pride ourselves on our collaboration with a wide range of employers.
To be considered for this apprenticeship, you must have GCSEs, Functional Skills or Key Skills at grade C/4 or above in English and maths (or equivalent), If your grades are below this, we will discuss your options for taking Functional Skills in maths and/or English. As well as this, predicted grades are accepted, and work experience or knowledge is beneficial but not essential.
As a result, you will receive the following:
- Level 2 Customer service parts
- Level 2 Functional skills in maths or English (If not already exempt)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Moto-Tech Fleet Servicing is one of the largest independent garages in Bristol with branches in both St Philips and Bedminster. With prices considerably cheaper than that of a main dealer, we provide value for money combined with a professional, friendly and honest approach.
We offer a full range of garage services including MOTs (Class IV, V & VII), Servicing, Diagnostics & Repairs. We cover all makes of cars and light commercial vehicles.
Fleet servicing specialists
Moto-Tech are specialists in Fleet Servicing, whether you have a small or large fleet of vehicles, owned or leased, we can offer you a tailored solution that will save your company both time and money.
We are approved agents for most leasing companies, including Arval, ARI Fleet, Fleet Assist., GE, HSBC, Hitachi, PHH, Carillion, Lloyds, Lombard, Lex Autolease, Masterlease, Inchcape, Northgate, Pendragon, Seven Asset, Venson, Velo and more…
After this apprenticeship
Apprenticeships are a unique way to begin a career where you get hands‐on training, technical classroom instruction, and a paycheck all at the same time. There are lots of different ways you can use your skills from this apprenticeship to expand in the future.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010481.
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Closes on Monday 9 March 2026