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 ability
• Initiative

Responsibilities

• Servicing vehicles
• Repairing and replacing faulty parts and components
• Advising the Service Advisor about faults and required repairs
• Contacting customers about work required
• Diagnosing and repairing complex vehicle faults
• Complying with health and safety procedures
• Preparing the vehicle and working area
• Maintaining and restoring the work area
• Storing, maintaining, and returning tools and equipment
• Accessing vehicle technical data
• Complying with environmental and sustainability procedures
• Applying vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures
• Selecting and using tools and equipment
• Removing, repairing, and replacing vehicle tyres and balancing wheel assemblies
• Inspecting, removing, and replacing parts or components in steering systems, suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems
• Applying state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars
• Applying four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments
• Applying safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance
• Recording vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair
• Applying customer service principles and organisational customer care practices
• Providing quotations for costs 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
• Completing and recording learning and development activities
• Applying procedures to check and replace fluids and filtration parts

Benefits

• Wage: £15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age (National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices)
• Training: Autocare technician (level 2), with automatic enrollment onto Level 3 Light Vehicle Standard upon completion.
• Training Schedule: 12-week cycle including college block attendance, workplace visits, tripartite progress reviews, and 1:1 virtual sessions.
• Accommodation: Hotel accommodation provided and funded by the employer for block training at the Kia Academy in Derby if required.
• Career Progression: Opportunity to transition into Senior Technician, Master Technician, EV Specialist, and Service/Aftersales Manager roles.

Application Process

• Apply now via the provided link.
• Closes in 17 days (Friday 20 March 2026 at 11:59pm).

About Allen Ford

Allen Ford's partnership with the manufacturer stretches back over 100 years. The business grew and was passed down through the Allen family until 1997. Allen Ford has been firmly established as one of the UK’s leading suppliers of Ford cars and vans to private motorists and businesses. The expansion continued, including dealerships in the south of England and the Midlands, plus adding sales and servicing of Kia vehicles, and in 2014 Allen Ford was acquired by Super Group.

Essex Ford opened for business on 4th August 1989 as another family-owned business. It went from strength to strength with dealerships in Basildon, Billericay, Lakeside Thurrock, Rayleigh, and Southend to become Essex Auto Group with sales and aftersales support of other successful manufacturer brands (including Kia and Mazda). Essex Auto Group became part of the Allen Motor Group in 2017.

SMC also became part of the Allen Motor Group in 2017. Founded in 1982, the Slough Motor Company quickly established a reputation for outstanding customer service and quality vehicles. The group built up with sales and service of Kia vehicles in addition to further dealerships opening in Sittingbourne (1983), Hillingdon (1989), Gravesend (1990), Uxbridge (1993), Crayford (1998), and Windsor (2000).

Learn more at: https://www.allenmotorgroup.co.uk/about-us/

Contact

• Training Provider: SKILLNET LIMITED
• Contact Person: Belinda Macdonald
• Email: recruitment@skillnet.org.uk
• Phone: 01923 216165
• Reference Code: VAC2000016930