Allen Motor Group
Apprentice Technician - Gravesend Ford
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Allen Motor Group are currently looking to employ an Apprentice Vehicle Technician to join their Ford dealership in Gravesend. This is a full-time position offered as a 4-year Apprenticeship Agreement, Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week with a basic salary of £16,640. The role reports to the Aftersales Manager.
Why Allen Motor Group?
In addition to a highly attractive basic salary, we offer:
- 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), plus additional holiday that increases with length of service
- Fantastic discounts on MOTs, services and parts
- Life assurance benefit, provided at no cost to you
- £1,000 refer a friend scheme
- Full training and support to develop and progress your career in the automotive industry
Do I need experience?
No! We know that everyone starts somewhere, and we welcome applications from fresh candidates looking to launch their automotive career with Allen Motor Group.
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Key Responsibilities and Duties
As an Allen Motor Group Apprentice Vehicle Technician, you’ll be responsible for:
- Learning and assisting in the diagnosis, testing, servicing, and repairing of motor vehicles, while constantly improving your technical skills and knowledge
- Applying and interpreting technical service and repair data, including vehicles service literature and updates
- Ensuring repaired vehicles comply with safety standards and manufacturer guidelines—recording non-conformance on the appropriate work request card
- Accurately completing work request forms, including:
- Damage reports
- Mileage tracking
- Chassis numbers
- Clocking start/finish times as required
- Fostering manufacturer warranty compliance
- Ensuring proper accounting of parts used via:
- Parts department invoices
- Picking slips attached to work request cards
- Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe workshop as per Health and Safety policies
- Attending college and completing apprenticeship coursework, including:
- Examinations
- Portfolios
- Protecting customer vehicles with covers when stored or repaired
- Safeguarding workshop tools and equipment, ensuring safe usage and reporting defects immediately
- Investigating and reporting vehicle and component serviceability, supporting with:
- Electronic vehicle health checks
- Supporting documentation and video recordings
- Adhering to all Health and Safety procedures—reporting any non-compliant behavior, including from colleagues
- Performing any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager
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