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Level 3 Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship is the Level 3 Light Vehicle Technician standard program with PDH Cars Sussex LTD. The right candidate will work alongside qualified Technicians to receive extensive training in servicing Light vehicles.
Remit are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of PDH Cars Sussex at their state-of-the-art dealership in Hassocks, near Brighton. PDH Cars represents four exciting car manufacturers: Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, and Jeep.
Responsibilities
The role of a Light Vehicle Technician falls into three main responsibilities:
- Servicing: Working to guidelines to ensure a vehicle is running at optimum performance
- Maintenance: Replacing parts that have wear and tear before they fail
- Repair: Diagnosing the reason for vehicle failure and fixing the problem
Daily Responsibilities
The techniques and daily responsibilities you will learn will include:
- Using diagnostic, mechanical, and electrical measuring equipment to investigate vehicle faults and identify their underlying causes
- Inspecting and preparing customers' vehicles ready for mechanical work
- Removing, repairing or replacing components to the correct specification
- Contributing to a safe working environment, by working within Health and Safety processes
- Admin and customer service duties that include updating job cards and providing quotations and estimations
Training Details
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider: REMIT GROUP LIMITED
Training Course: Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Course Contents Include:
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
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Training Schedule:
This is a Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship, delivered by Remit Group.
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release at the Remit Academy in Derby. This means you will be required to stay in a hotel for 15 separate weeks (Monday - Friday) over the duration of the programme. All associated costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also be assigned a dedicated Development Coach who will visit you every 4-6 weeks at the workplace, giving 1-2-1 information, advice and guidance.
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As a result, you will receive the following qualification:
- Apprenticeship Standard Light Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
- Functional Skills in English & Maths (if required)
- F Gas air conditioning qualification
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Maths (grade A - C (9 - 4))
- English (grade A - C (9 - 4))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Mechanically minded
Closing Dates
Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Travel
Please check you are able to travel to the PDH Cars branch easily each day.
About PDH Cars
PDH was founded in 1973 with the first three garages located in Brighton, Patcham, Downsway and Highcroft. Today PDH is Sussex's largest Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Jeep dealership with a state of the art workshop in Hassocks.
Their success has been built by every team member working together and contributing to their one team ethos and despite their focus to be amongst the best dealerships in Sussex, they are proud to still retain a strong family PDH culture throughout.
At PDH they understand that exceptional customer service can only be consistently delivered by attracting, motivating, training and retaining the very best team members.
Career Progression
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
PDH Cars invest considerably in staff development and training and you can expect to receive comprehensive training to provide opportunities for career progression.
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