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Heavy Vehicle Maintenance Technician Apprentice
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An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen within our team for an Apprentice HGV Technician
Working as part of our dedicated team you will work alongside qualified HGV technicians to help ensure vehicles are maintained and in a good condition, providing a reliable service
What you'll do at work
- Carry out service, repair and maintenance on all equipment in line with Manufacturers standards
- Assist as part of the workshop team in providing a safe, cost effective and efficient equipment maintenance and repair service
- Attend manufacturers training courses when required
- Cover breakdowns
- Liaise with internal departments, external organisations as appropriate
- Carry out all duties and responsibilities with full regard to Equal Opportunities Policy, Health and Safety Policy and all other Company policies
Where you'll work
Sinderby Station
Sinderby Lane
Thirsk
YO7 4LB
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DARLINGTON COLLEGE
Training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Carry out the basic tasks with tools and equipment common to all procedures involving basic mechanical and electrical procedures related to HV
- The ability to keep updated with emerging new technologies within the HV industry.
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop and adhere to the company and legislative processes.
- Access specific and related HV technical information appropriately.
- The ability to service, inspect and maintain HVs and trailers to meet company, Driver and vehicle standards agency (DVSA) and manufacturers’ standards.
- Use a range of diagnostic and electrical measuring equipment to identify faults and underlying causes on HV’s.
- Successfully inspect and prepare vehicles and trailers to meet DVSA standards prescribed in the tester’s manual.
- Carry out final quality checks before handover to the customer without supervision.
- Apply advanced diagnostic principles and logical/problem solving techniques and regimes.
- Maintain records to company and operators’ licence obligations and regulation.
- To be able to communicate effectively in both oral and written mediums both internally and with customers on a range of topics that will support, HV inspection and diagnosing techniques.
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Training schedule
Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
Level 3 (A level)
Location - Sinderby Station, Sinderby Lane, Thirsk YO7 4LB
Working five days per week, inclusive of 1 day release for study at Darlington College
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Good timekeeping
- Willingness to learn
Other requirements
Please note that in line with UK apprenticeship regulations, you must have a valid and eligible residency status and the right to work in England. This should cover the entire expected term of learning and residency should be held for a minimum of 3 years, exceptions may apply please see Apprenticeship funding rules for full guidance
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Our family business began in 1986 with a single mobile vehicle technician and has grown steadily over the years. We now employ 5 staff and is garage and field based to many of the customers who have been with the business from the beginning.
Since occupying the on-site garage we have offered apprenticeships and been very fortunate to fill the positions with young people with an interest in HGV vehicles who have gone on gain their certifications.
We offer our clients a 1st class service with a full range of vehicle inspections and repairs these include pre-M O T inspections servicing, diagnostic fault finding, running repairs, breakdown and recovery which is the heart of the business we also have a good relationship with parts providers in the area allowing us to access parts out of hours allowing vehicles to return to work as quickly as possible.
Throughout our business life our ethos is to assist companies that are in our area or passing through that have vehicle/trailer issues assisting them to continue as quick as possible on their journey.
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Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship you will have gained a nationally recognised qualification and will then have further opportunities to progress
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DARLINGTON COLLEGE
Paul Clark
pclark@darlington.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040147.
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