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Apprentice Vehicle Convertor - Auto Electrician Specialism
We’re looking for Apprentice Vehicle Convertors with an Auto Electrical focus to join our team at VCS Police and Special Projects. This is an exciting opportunity to start your career in specialist vehicle conversion while working towards an accredited apprenticeship.
Requirements
- GCSE in English (grade 4/C or equivalent)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Punctual
- Friendly and positive attitude
- Ambition to develop skills
Responsibilities
- Carry out auto electrical tasks on modern specialist vehicles, supporting jobs from start to finish
- Install wiring looms and connect electrical components safely and accurately
- Rotate around all areas of the business to learn our processes from start to finish
- Follow build instructions to measure, cut, install and fit a range of modifications to van conversions such as fitting flooring, seats, tracking and vents
- Use tools and equipment to a good standard
- Work in line with company standards and health and safety requirements
- Support fault-finding and diagnostic work where required
- Carry out location, product, material and dimensional checks prior to installation.
- Inspect the fabric of the building for suitability of weight of installation.
- Interpret information from drawings, specifications and functional designs.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Use and store hand and power tools.
- Select and use personal protective equipment.
- Remove and dispose of pre-existing products.
- Assemble and install fitted furniture components in sequence.
- Install boxing, boarding and frameworks, adjusting to ensure best fit.
- Install and dry-fit ancillary products, for example, hinges, handles, appliances, media equipment or bathroom suite fixtures.
- Identify and report faults, snags and issues.
- Carry out rectification work following a root cause analysis, within limits of competence.
- Maintain a safe working area and return to a safe condition.
- Carry out a customer handover, including providing product guidance.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
- Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Applies team working principles.
- Complete documentation.
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- Company pension
- Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 22 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for a 4 day working week
Application Process
- Closes in 29 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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About VCS Police and Special Projects
Since 1998, VCS has supplied high-quality blue light vehicles to the UK emergency services sector. Our combination of engineering excellence and design innovation has enabled us to develop a range of robust, feature-rich cars and vans built for demanding operational environments.
Contact
- The contact for this apprenticeship is: HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
- The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039356.
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