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Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice - Plymouth
Plymouth
£16.6k/yr
Posted 2 days ago
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Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice - Plymouth
The Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship programme will support the apprentice to gain the knowledge and skills needed to become a fully qualified and accredited Kia vehicle technician.
Requirements
- GCSE in English (grade 4 or C and above)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4 or C and above)
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical thinking
- Team working
- Initiative
Responsibilities
- Servicing vehicles
- Repairing and replacing faulty parts and components
- Advising the Service Advisor about faults and required repairs
- Contact with customers about work required
- Diagnosing and repairing complex vehicle faults
- Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace
- Prepare the vehicle and working area before work activity
- Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of activity
- Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage
- Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability
- Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures
- Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures
- Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment
- Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies
- Inspect, remove, and replace parts or components in steering systems, suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems
- Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified vehicles
- Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments
- Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance
- Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair
- Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices
- Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables
- Apply procedures for stock and parts storage
- Apply organisational sales processes
- Apply team working principles
- Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance
- Communicate with others verbally
- Communicate in writing
- Use information and digital technology systems
- Comply with GDPR and cyber security
- Complete and record learning and development activities
- Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts
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Benefits
- Nationally recognised apprenticeships
- Opportunity to achieve additional qualifications
- Wage: £16,640 for the first year (may increase depending on age)
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices applies
- Training course: Autocare technician (level 2)
- Hours: 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday (shifts to be confirmed, with the exception of weekends as per dealership requirements)
- Duration: 3 years
- Training schedule: 12-week cycle including college block attendance (virtual and face-to-face), workplace visits, tripartite progress reviews, and 1:1 virtual teaching sessions
- Block Training Weeks at The Kia Academy in Derby (Monday-Thursday) every 8-10 weeks
- Hotel accommodation provided and funded by the employer for Block Training if required
- Opportunity to transition into Senior Technician, Master Technician, EV Specialist, and Service/Aftersales Manager roles upon completion
- Kia is committed to growing the automotive talent pool with Electric Vehicle Specialists
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Application Process
- Apply now
- Closes: Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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About Kia
- All Kia apprenticeships are nationally recognised.
- Industry-leading pass rates.
- The Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship programme.
- The Kia Academy in Derby is state-of-the-art with the latest diagnostic equipment and has been purposely built to accommodate Kia Apprenticeship and Adult Training.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship.
- Upon completion of the Kia Technician Apprenticeship, apprentices have the opportunity to transition into Senior Technician, Master Technician, EV Specialist, and Service/Aftersales Manager roles.
- Kia is committed to growing the automotive talent pool with Electric Vehicle Specialists.
Contact
- SKILLNET LIMITED
- recruitment@skillnet.org.uk
- 01923 216165
- Reference code: VAC2000040362
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Skills
Health and safety
Vehicle servicing
Repair
Customer service
Technical data
Diagnostic equipment
Problem solving
Team working
Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Logical
Initiative