Daimler Trucks Heavy Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Remit Training; Park Central; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive training provider in the UK is offering an apprenticeship for Heavy Vehicle Service Technicians. This program includes both on-the-job training and online academic learning, ensuring participants gain national qualifications recognized in the automotive industry. The apprenticeship covers vehicle inspection, maintenance, and repair, with all training costs covered by the employer.

Benefits

All costs of hotel, food, and travel covered

1-2-1 support from a Development Coach

Qualifications

• Able to inspect and maintain heavy vehicles effectively.
• Familiarity with legal obligations related to vehicle maintenance.
• Skills in diagnosing faults in vehicle systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections and maintenance on heavy vehicles.
• Repair and replace vehicle parts as needed.
• Participate in online learning and practical training.

Skills

Inspection skills

Maintenance knowledge

Repair techniques

Diagnostic abilities

Education

National qualifications recognized in automotive industry

Job description

Overview

Remit are proud to be partnered with Midlands Truck & Van to deliver their Daimler HGV Technician apprenticeships.

What you’ll learn

A Heavy Vehicle Service Technician will inspect, maintain, and repair large vehicles weighing 3.5 tonnes and over such as HGVs and buses.

• Servicing – carrying out inspections.
• Maintenance – general and preventative maintenance.
• Repairing – repairing/replacing parts.
• Diagnostics – diagnosing faults in the onboard systems.

You will gain a full understanding of the importance of 6-week checks, Operators licences and legal obligations and as a technician apprentice, you will receive training to the manufacturer and DVSAs standard.

Training delivery

In this programme, all aspects of heavy vehicle technology are embedded in this dedicated programme and involves a mix of academic learning and on-the-job training.

• Practical learning in the workplace, shadowing your mentor and carrying out the work while being supervised.
• Online studies, completing workbooks and job cards, attending online sessions and virtual classes with your Development Coach, all done during your working day.
• Attending block release to the Automotive Training Academy in Coventry every 2 months. All costs of your hotel food and accommodation plus all travel arrangements are covered by Midlands Truck & Van.

What you’ll achieve

On successfully completing the Daimler Apprentice Programme, you will gain national qualifications recognised throughout the automotive industry:

• Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician level 3 (ST0068/AP02) Training to be Provided

Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release to the Daimler Training Academy in Derby. There are a total of 16 x 1 week blocks over the 32 month programme. The costs of hotel accommodation, food and travel are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.

You will also receive 1-2-1 support from your Development Coach to help you achieve:

• IMI Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Level 3