Waylands
Apprentice Service Technician

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Vehicle Service Technician Apprenticeship
Waylands Kia, Reading
Are you enthusiastic about cars and have a passion to learn?
Then kickstart your career as a year 1 apprentice vehicle service technician with Waylands Kia Reading. As an apprentice service technician, you will be trained in all areas of vehicle technology including engines, advanced electrics, service and maintenance, fault diagnosis, and electric and hybrid vehicle principles.
We are looking for an apprentice to join our Kia dealership in Reading. The apprenticeship will be a 3-year programme.
Duties Will Include
- Servicing vehicles by carrying out checks and maintenance
- Repairing and replacing faulty parts
- Developing an understanding of workshop equipment, working principles and business objectives
- Advising the service receptionists about required repairs and communicating with customers
- Producing time and work required estimates
- Maintaining repair, service records and customer information
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Training will be delivered using a combination of on-the-job training, remote learning and block release classroom training at the Kia approved college.
On successful completion of the three-year programme, you will receive the following:
- Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle)
- Certificate in Automotive Refrigerant Handling
- Brand specific certifications
About You
Our ideal candidate will be a practical person with a desire to learn, enjoys being part of a team and who is committed to completing this three-year training programme and has the following skills:
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- GCSE Maths & English (Grade 4 or above)
Salary, Hours And Benefits
- 40 hours per week (8:30am-5:00pm)
- £22,568 per annum
- 31 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays)
- Benefits platform with employee support programme
- Discounted rates of vehicle parts and servicing
- Opportunities for training and career progression
- Contributory pensions scheme for eligible staff
- Discretionary bonuses as per pay plan
- Life insurance of 3 x salary


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Why Waylands?
Waylands are an independent family-owned car dealer. Our company value “our people are at the heart of our success” was demonstrated recently when we won the AM Dealer Group of the Year award for the sixth year running.
Our commitment to providing the highest quality service and the confidence and pride we have in our company are the reasons for our glowing reputation which we have earned through many years of hard work.
We like to grow our own talent. We love promoting people and offer a range of development and training. We recruit talent over experience.
We are committed to building a diverse workforce. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, because diverse views and ideas make our company stronger. If you’re interested in learning more, we’d love to receive your application.
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