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Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice

Employer:
Fairfield Garage
Location:
Addison Road, SA12 6HZ, United Kingdom.
Pay:
Apprenticeship rates
Hours of work:
31-40 hours per week
Training provider:
XR Training
Level:
Foundation Apprenticeship (Level 2)
Possible start date:
03 May 2024
Closing date:
03 May 2024
Positions available:
1
Vacancy ID:
5289
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About the apprenticeship

Duties

Duties will include learning how to safely perform maintenance and servicing on light vehicles, working with replacement components such as tyres, brakes, clutches, gearboxes, etc, to pre-MOT checks as experience develops. Other duties will be allocated as appropriate including general housekeeping. Whilst in full-time employment you will undertake the following qualifications:

VCQ Diploma in Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Competence (7270 series)
VRQ Diploma in Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Principles (7290 series)
Essential Skills in Application of Number, Communication and Digital Literacy

Additional information

Before applying for this position please ensure you are able to travel to and from the place of employment in Port Talbot and to the XR Training Centre in Pyle once a month. You will be employed full-time as an apprentice by this company based in Port Talbot. You will be enrolled onto a level 2 foundation apprenticeship in Motor Vehicle Maintenance.

Requirements

Skills

Keen to pursue a career in the industry
Punctual
Reliable
Ability to drive desirable but not essential
Be aware at all times of health & safety obligations and work in a safe and sensible manner
A mature attitude to the job and training
Must be prepared to travel once a month to Pyle for off-the-job training, mandatory requirement of the apprenticeship

Qualifications

Basic GCSEs

Language

Welsh Spoken Skills:
No
Welsh Written Skills:
No

Course details

Training provider:
XR Training
Training provider course:
Foundation Apprenticeship in Light Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

About the employer

Fairfield Garage
Addison Road
Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot
SA12 6HZ

Disability confident

No, we are not part of the Disability Confident Scheme from the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Please note that all apprenticeships are open to everyone. However, some organisations have worked to achieve Disability Confident accreditation. You should always apply for the apprenticeship you feel best suited to.

Interview arrangements

Interviews to take place at the employers premises - XR Training will be in touch to organise.

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