Apprentice Vehicle Technician

Land Rover; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious automotive brand as an Apprentice Vehicle Technician, where you'll gain hands-on experience in maintaining and repairing vehicles. The 3-year apprenticeship combines workshop learning and support from seasoned mentors, setting the stage for a rewarding career in the automotive industry. You'll also enjoy an industry-leading benefits package and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Benefits

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 33 days inc. bank holidays

Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay

Career Development

Recognition of Long Service every 5 years

Discounted Car Schemes

High Street Discounts

Discounted Gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

One day a year paid voluntary/community work

Qualifications

• Interest in automotive vehicles and willingness to learn.
• No prior experience required.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair vehicles to Porsche standards.
• Undertake training based in workshops and classrooms.
• Work with diagnostic equipment during apprenticeship.

Skills

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

GCSE Grade A*-C/ 9-4 in English

GCSE Grade A*-C/ 9-4 in Maths

One other subject

Job description

About the role

Porsche Centre Glasgow has an exciting opportunity available for an Apprentice Vehicle Technician to join their talented team.

As a Sytner Apprentice Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing motor vehicles to the high standards of the Porsche brand. You will be working in a busy Porsche workshop during your apprenticeship and have the opportunity to work on the latest cars, engines and diagnostic equipment, ultimately leading to the ability to undertake maintenance, service and repair activities on vehicles once fully qualified.

Your apprenticeship training will take place over a 3 year period and will compromise of classroom and workshop based learning, this includes off-the-job training at the Porsche Academy. You will also receive the support from a mentor who will oversee the work-based learning programme.

Sytner Apprentice Technicians work a variety of flexible patterns which can typically include weekends to ensure we provide our customers with the highest possible levels of service.

About You

If you have a keen interest and enthusiasm for automotive vehicles and the automotive industry as a whole then we would like to hear from you.

No experience is needed for this role; however we are looking for someone who has a positive attitude and work ethic with a willingness to learn. Ideally you will have the ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as having the capability to follow instructions and work individually.

Applicants are required to have or predicted to obtain GCSE Grade A*-C/ 9-4 or Functional Skills Level 2 (or equivalent) in the following subjects:

• English
• Maths
• One other subject

Why Sytner?

Sytner Group are delighted to provide an industry-leading benefits package.

We are passionate about continuous improvement and building an environment where everyone feels valued, appreciated and able to reach their full potential.

• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 33 days inc. bank holidays
• Industry-leading Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
• Career Development
• Recognition of Long Service every 5 years
• Discounted Car Schemes
• High Street Discounts
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• One day a year paid voluntary / community work

At Sytner, our values and the way we behave are important to us. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, supporting our colleagues to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We are committed to creating an equitable environment and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

As part of our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, you have the right to ask for changes / adjustments to job interviews and the recruitment process.

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We represent over 23 of the world's most prestige vehicle brands, across our 140 UK dealerships.

We pride ourselves on ‘Developing Talent and ‘Building Careers’ and our colleagues recently scored Sytner Group an outstanding 89% on our colleague engagement survey.