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Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice - West Byfleet
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
- Other relevant qualifications and industry experience are beneficial and can adjust the apprenticeship.
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
- Complying with health and safety procedures in the workplace
- Preparing the vehicle and working area before work activities
- Maintaining and restoring the work area during and on completion of activities
- Storing, maintaining, and returning tools and equipment
- Accessing vehicle technical data to inform inspections and judgments
- Complying with environmental and sustainability procedures
- Applying vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures
- Selecting and using tools and equipment, including diagnostic equipment
- Removing, repairing, and replacing vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies
- Inspecting, removing, and replacing parts or components in steering, suspension, braking, emission, air conditioning, battery, charging, fluid, and filtration systems
- Applying state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified vehicles
- Applying four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments
- Applying safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles
- Recording vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair
- Applying customer service principles and organisational customer care practices
- Providing quotations and ordering automotive parts, products, and consumables
- Applying procedures for stock and parts storage
- Applying organisational sales processes
- Applying team working principles
- Complying with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance
- Communicating with others verbally and in writing
- Using information and digital technology systems, including GDPR and cyber security compliance
- Completing and recording learning and development activities
- Applying procedures to check and replace fluids and filtration parts
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Benefits
- All Kia apprenticeships are nationally recognised.
- Opportunity to achieve additional recognised qualifications.
- Industry-leading pass rates.
- Wage: £16,640 for the first year, potentially increasing depending on age (National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices applies).
- Training course: Autocare technician (level 2).
- Hours: 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday (with potential weekend requirements).
- Duration: 3 years.
- Block Training Weeks at the Kia Academy in Derby, with hotel accommodation provided and funded 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
- Reference code: VAC2000040353.
About T W White & Sons At T W White & Sons in Byfleet, Surrey, we pride ourselves on catering for the needs of all our customers.
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