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Join Dynamic Vehicle Rental as a Level 3 Signage Technician Apprentice
Learn a creative, hands-on trade. You’ll gain practical experience in vehicle graphics, vinyl wrapping, sign making, digital printing, and graphic design, working alongside an experienced team with the opportunity to build a long-term career.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
As an apprentice, you will work alongside experienced team members, learning:
- To prepare vehicles and surfaces
- Remove and apply vinyl graphics
- Decals and vehicle liveries
- Assist with vehicle wrapping
You will also help to:
- Produce signs and graphics
- Operate cutting and printing equipment
- Prepare artwork using design software
- Assist with installations
You will learn to work safely, maintain quality standards, and complete jobs from preparation through to finishing.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Course contents
- Interpret information, for example, customer briefs, specifications, and work instructions.
- Conduct site surveys.
- Calculate costs and prepare quotations.
- Plan and schedule work.
- Prepare for signage work.
- Use graphic design software to design signage.
- Create pre-fabrication files/instructions.
- Select and use materials and components.
- Assemble signs.
- Trim, clean, and add fixing features to signage such as eyelets, hinges, and brackets, as required.
- Protect materials and signs to prevent damage during manufacture, transportation, and storage.
- Apply, install, or erect signs.
- Check signage materials and products against quality requirements.
- Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace; advise on and apply control measures.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and requirements.
- Comply with organisational and statutory environmental and sustainability considerations: safe disposal of waste, recycling of materials, and efficient use of resources.
- Select, set up, complete pre-checks, and operate sign-making machinery, tools, and equipment.
- Maintain work area, tools, and equipment, for example, charge batteries and sharpen blades.
- Use access equipment in the installation process, for example, ladders, fixed, and mobile platforms.
- Communicate with colleagues and/or stakeholders – verbal, written, or electronic; use industry terminology.
- Complete documentation, for example, job sheets, maintenance records.
- Rectify or report issues.
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Essential qualifications:
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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The role is based primarily in a workshop environment, which can be cold during the winter months. The apprentice will sometimes work on larger Luton vehicles and will be required to work at height using suitable company-provided access equipment and scaffolding, following appropriate training and safety procedures. The role may also involve travelling to customer sites, where access equipment such as a cherry picker may be required for external signage installations.
Dynamic Vehicle Rental Ltd is a family-run vehicle rental and fleet management business based in Wigan, providing a wide range of vehicles and fleet services to businesses and private customers. We pride ourselves on delivering a reliable, friendly, and professional service, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and maintaining high standards across our growing business.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. On successful completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will have the opportunity to progress into a full-time Signs & Graphics Fitter role with Dynamic Vehicle Rental, subject to performance and business requirements. With experience, they could develop into a senior fitter or specialist in vehicle wrapping, signage, graphics production, or artwork/design, with opportunities to take on greater responsibility and progress towards a supervisory or management role.
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