Summary
This apprenticeship is the Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician standard programme with TruckEast in Ely, CB6 3NW. TruckEast apprentices are mentored by qualified Scania HGV technicians throughout the programme - A fantastic opportunity to learn from the best in the business!
Wage
£15,704 a year
Salary ranges between £15,704 - £19,760 dependent on age and is reviewed yearly.
Training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 12 May 2025
Duration
2 years 8 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Your future starts here!
Do you have a passion for HGV’s? Do you enjoy practical and mechanical challenges? Are you looking for a career with an industry leading brand? If so, you are in the right place. TruckEast offer a heavy vehicle apprenticeship that sets you up with a career for life.
TruckEast is an established Scania dealer and one of the UK’s largest independently-owned commercial vehicle workshop operators. Representing the Scania brand enables them to provide premium quality new and used vehicles for customers across their region. More than that, the Scania badge over their workshops sets the standard for the highest quality products and performance in both sales and aftersales. Operating from 13 dealer points, right across the eastern counties of England, TruckEast provide service and specialist aftersales support for all-makes of HGV, passenger vehicles, vans and all types of agricultural and industrial vehicles.
Their Apprentice employee benefits include:
* 30 days holiday each year, rising to 34 with length of service
* Fully-funded training programme
* Tablet provided to support training
* Toolbox provided for use throughout the apprenticeship
* Non-contributory savings scheme for each apprentice, which is paid out to each graduate after 10 years’ service
* Private medical insurance
* Enhanced employer pension contributions
* Opportunity to complete Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award
* Team days out
Why choose a Scania apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship scheme is one of the best ways to have first class on-the-job training and earn a regular wage. Our award-winning programmes will give you the chance to join a world-renowned company and gain a nationally recognised qualification.
As part of the Scania Apprenticeship Programme, you will have the opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge whilst carrying out maintenance and repairs on Scania heavy vehicles in your workplace, this will include mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical vehicle systems. You will also receive excellent training at Scania’s state-of-the-art learning academy to further develop your new skills and knowledge to the next level. Through a combination of practical and theoretical learning; our three-year apprenticeship programme is designed to make the most out of your potential.
Roles and Responsibilities include:
* Learning the fundamentals of Heavy Vehicle technologies including chassis, engines, fuels, transmissions, hydraulic and air braking systems and electrics to name a few
* You will be trained on how to service, maintain and repair Scania vehicles
* Set up accessories and specific equipment on the vehicles
* Ensuring appropriate work logs are kept for all vehicles, and all job cards and service sheets are completed in a timely manner
* Representing TruckEast in a professional and courteous manner at all times when dealing with customers and the general public
* Liaising with the service and parts departments to ensure every customer experiences a smooth, efficient, premium journey with us
TruckEast is a dynamic and exciting work environment. If you are highly-motivated and enjoy responsibility, we want to hear from you!
Where you’ll work
42 Lancaster Way
Lancaster Way Business Park
CB6 3NW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
Your training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Carry out the basic tasks with tools and equipment common to all procedures involving basic mechanical and electrical procedures related to HV
* The ability to keep updated with emerging new technologies within the HV industry.
* Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop and adhere to the company and legislative processes.
* Access specific and related HV technical information appropriately.
* The ability to service, inspect and maintain HVs and trailers to meet company, Driver and vehicle standards agency (DVSA) and manufacturers’ standards.
* Use a range of diagnostic and electrical measuring equipment to identify faults and underlying causes on HV’s.
* Successfully inspect and prepare vehicles and trailers to meet DVSA standards prescribed in the tester’s manual.
* Carry out final quality checks before handover to the customer without supervision.
* Apply advanced diagnostic principles and logical/problem solving techniques and regimes.
* Maintain records to company and operators’ licence obligations and regulation.
* To be able to communicate effectively in both oral and written mediums both internally and with customers on a range of topics that will support, HV inspection and diagnosing techniques.
Your training plan
* During your heavy vehicle apprenticeship programme, you will be required to attend Scania’s state-of-the-art training academy, the biggest automotive training facility in the UK
* You will visit the training academy for 16 separate weeks (Mon – Fri) over the duration of the 32 month programme. All travel expenses to and from the academy, together with the costs of the hotel accommodation, are paid for by the employer
* As Scania’s dedicated training partner, Remit will deliver comprehensive training to all apprentices periodically throughout the programme. During these training sessions, your Development Coach will review your progress, set SMART targets, and identify any additional support that you may require
As a result, you will achieve:
* IMI Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
* IRTEC Accreditation
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English/Maths (grade A*-C 4-9)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Attention to detail
* Enthusiasm to learn
* Mechanically minded
Other requirements
Closing Dates: Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive enough applications.