Service Technician Mechanic Apprentice
NIRRO LTD
Ongar, CM5 9FQ
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 22 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 July 2024
Contents
Summary
Technicians/Mechanics are involved in all aspects of maintenance and repair from routine servicing to complex diagnostics and repairs to our customers vehicles. Duties include: use of diagnostic equipment to identify vehicle faults, and testing of parts and systems to ensure correct working.
- Annual wage
- £14,976 a year
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 17:30.
Saturday, 12.30pm early finish.
45 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 13 January
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Duties to include but not limited to;
- Use of diagnostic equipment to identify vehicle faults.
- Testing of parts and systems to ensure correct working.
- Contributing to keeping the workplace clean and safe.
- You will be working in a large professional workshop alongside 4 fully trained mechanics.
- Our mechanics will guide you through the training programme using a combination of e-learning, classroom learning and practical application.
- In the workplace, your personal, dedicated mentor will support your continued learning as you apply the skills and knowledge you have gain.
- This is a fully rounded training experience where you will build life skills that last and gain apprenticeship qualification.
Where you’ll work
Business Park
1 Ongar Road
Hook End
Ongar
CM5 9FQ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
HARLOW COLLEGE
Your training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
Your training plan
Delivered at Harlow College, Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (light vehicle) Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
The Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Apprenticeship addresses a wide range of skills essential for working in the industry.
General course core units (knowledge and skills and competence) include: health and safety in the motor industry, roles and responsibilities, workshop tools and equipment.
Technical units include: routine maintenance, engines, lubrication and cooling, fuel, ignition and air and exhaust, skills in engine units and components, electrical units, chassis systems, transmission system, inspecting using prescribed methods.
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/motor-vehicle-service-and-maintenance-technician-(light-vehicle)-v1-3
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Light Motor Vehicle (grade Pass)
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
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Motivation/Enthusiasm
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Other requirements
Rural location Limited public location Working in car garage Some of the day spent outside
About this company
General company information: 350 characters max: We are an independent Volkswagen and Audi group car specialist. We sell new and used car parts for Volkswagen and Audi group cars only.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunity to join the company within a full-time position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HARLOW COLLEGE
Kellie Tighe
ktighe@harlow-college.ac.uk
07377125961
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000267642.
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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 22 December at 11:59pm)
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