Position Type: NY Highways Apprenticeship

Location: Pickering (Scarborough College)

Salary: NY Highways offering our apprentice employees £9.50 per hour, in line with Adult National living wage.

Working Week: 8am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday

Position available:  Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician - Apprenticeship Level 3 (Light Vehicle) 

 An Apprenticeship with NY Highways

What would life be like in a job where you are at the centre of operating, maintaining and improving one of the most advanced road networks in North Yorkshire?

You might just be about to find out! Do you want to help keep the County of North Yorkshire moving? Whatever your age, whatever your background, an apprenticeship could help you build a career with us.

Take on a fulfilling role, earn a salary, gain practical work experience with training and achieve professional qualifications - all at the same time. You have the opportunity to build your future career with NY Highways in our Fleet division.

About the Programme

Do you have a keen interest in vehicles, in particular engines, maintenance, and repair? Would you like to be based in a workshop where you can inspect and support maintenance of a wide range of vehicles?
If so, this could be the role for you!

NY Highways are looking to recruit a Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (light vehicle) on a 3-year fixed term contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge skills and competence in the workplace with the benefit of support from your learning provider, experienced colleagues, and the wider business. During your apprenticeship, you will gain experience in all aspects of transport planning and will work towards achieving a Level 3 apprenticeship and a career as a Maintenance Technician. There is plenty of opportunities for progression – you could be a future Workshop Manager!

This role will start in August/September 2022, however a sooner start date could be considered at the manager’s discretion.

Vacancy Description

As an Apprentice in NY Highways, you will receive training and support throughout your qualification and will learn the latest servicing and maintenance techniques to enable you to better help your customers whether they need a standard service, MOT or repairs.

Day to day tasks will vary but include:

• Servicing – carrying out vehicle/tyre checks
• MOT’s – assisting to identify parts with wear and tear Vehicle Maintenance – replacing / repairing engine parts
• Diagnostics – using the latest diagnostic equipment Maintaining repair and service records
• The techniques and daily responsibilities you will learn will include:
• Using diagnostic, mechanical and electrical measuring equipment to investigate vehicle faults and identify their underlying causes.
• Inspecting and preparing customers vehicles ready for mechanical work.
• Removing, repairing or replacing components to the correct specification.
• Contributing to a safe working environment, by working within Health and Safety processes.
• Admin and customer service duties that include updating job cards and providing quotations and estimations

Qualifications Required

• Minimum of GCSE (or equivalent) grades of 9* - 4 (A - C) in English and Maths 

Skills Required 

The job involves numerous activities and technicians will need to be comfortable with a wide range of vehicles. As a technician, you will often be working as part of a team, so good communication and being able to follow instructions is essential in this role

Typically a motor vehicle apprentice might be expected to already have the following qualities: an interest in the way vehicles operate; able to demonstrate general analytical and mechanical skills, a capacity for mechanical reasoning and the potential to research, analyse and solve problems; well organised, methodical and good attention to detail; good spatial awareness; able to work in a team and to communicate well both orally and in writing; cares about delivering excellent service – both internally and externally to colleagues and customers.

Personal Qualities:

Applicants must be aged 16 or over

Attained or working towards

Full UK driving licence

Training to be provided

This is a Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship. 20% of your normal working hours will be dedicated to training for your apprenticeship. Learning will be delivered at a local College and will continue to be supported in the workplace.
You will also be assigned a dedicated mentor to support you in your role. As a result, you will achieve the below: Apprenticeship Standard Light Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Functional Skills in English & Maths (if required) Certificate in F-gas regulation

Apply

To apply, please email your CV to Bradley on bradley.naylor@northyorks.gov.uk or call on 07815644909 for an informal discussion about this opportunity.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th May 2022.