Apprentice Technician - Rayleigh Omoda & Jaecoo

Allen Motor Group; South Benfleet; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

MOT discounts

Life assurance

Refer a friend £1,500

Training and development

Job summary

Allen Motor Group are seeking an Apprentice Vehicle Technician to join our Omoda & Jaecoo dealership in Rayleigh. This is a full-time position offered on a 4-year Apprenticeship Agreement, Monday - Friday 40 hours per week with a basic salary of £16,640 reporting to the Aftersales Manager.

You will learn diagnosing, servicing and repairing vehicles while studying college coursework and gaining practical experience under the Aftersales Manager.

Qualifications

• No experience required; open to beginners.
• Willingness to learn and develop technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Learning diagnosis, testing, servicing and repairing motor vehicles.
• Interpreting technical service/repair data and applying standards.
• Attending college and completing coursework and portfolios during apprenticeship.
• Ensuring vehicle safety and manufacturer standards are followed.
• Maintaining tidy workshop and safe working practices.

Job description

Allen Motor Group are currently looking to employ an Apprentice Vehicle Technician to join our Omoda & Jaecoo dealership in Rayleigh. This is a full-time position offered on a 4-year Apprenticeship Agreement, Monday - Friday 40 hours per week with a basic salary of £16,640 reporting to the Aftersales Manager.

Why Allen Motor Group?

In addition to a highly attractive basic salary we also offer a range of other benefits including:

• 30 days holiday including bank holidays, plus additional holiday entitlement which increases with length of service
• Fantastic discounts on MOT's, services and parts
• Life assurance benefit, at no cost to yourself
• £1,500 refer a friend scheme
• Full training and support to develop and progress your career with Allen Motor Group

Do I need experience?

No! We understand that everyone started without experience at some point, so we relish applications from people looking to begin their automotive career with us.

Key Responsibilities And Duties

• Learning and assisting in the diagnosis, testing, servicing and repairing of motor vehicles and ensuring technical skill and knowledge is constantly improved upon.
• Learning how to interpret and apply technical service/repair data to read and fully digest all vehicle service literature and updates supplied.
• Learning how to ensure vehicles comply with all safety and manufacturers' standards when returned to customers and record any non-conformance of this on the work request card.
• Learning how to complete work request forms correctly and neatly, ensuring that they conform to company/manufacturer/warranty requirements including the recording of damage reports, mileage, chassis numbers and that they are clocked on/off as necessary.
• Gaining knowledge of and ensuring compliance with manufacturer warranty procedures.
• Ensuring that all parts/sundries used during the course of a service/repair are accounted for by either a parts department invoice/picking slip attached to the work request card or by recording them on the work request card.
• Ensuring that the workshop is kept clean and tidy to ensure high standards of Health and Safety and practice good housekeeping.
• Attending college and completing all coursework/examinations including portfolios as required in order to attain the appropriate qualifications within the prescribed time span of the apprenticeship.
• Ensuring customer vehicles are protected against accidental damage or loss whilst in the care of the organisation, including protecting them with the appropriate covers.
• Safeguarding all plant and tools against loss or misuse and use all equipment reliably and safely, reporting any defects immediately.
• Learning how to investigate, report and advise on vehicle and component serviceability, to produce comprehensive electronic vehicle health checks and supporting videos.
• Fully adhering to all Health and Safety Procedures and reporting any non-compliance (including non-compliance by colleagues) to ensure that all employees and customers are protected from any potential hazards.
• Any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager.