Summary
Join our family: work on bikes and kickstart your career as a bicycle mechanic!
Wage
£15,704 a year
Minimum of £7.55ph
Training course
Bicycle mechanic (level 2)
Hours
Number of Hours: 40 hours Lunch break length: 30 minutes Start Time: 09:00 Finish Time: 17:30
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Tuesday 1 April
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Assembling and prepping variety of new bikes including pro-level equipment.
* Carrying out warranty repairs on everything from E-bikes to downhill rigs.
* Progressing to service work as you master new bike builds and warranty work.
* Assisting customers in store.
Where you’ll work
The Bicycle Chain,
24-25 Coningsby Street, Hereford
HR1 2DY
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ACTIVATE LEARNING
Your training course
Bicycle mechanic (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Use specialist bicycle diagnostic equipment to identify fault and formulate a plan to solve the problems; identifying when it is uneconomical to proceed.
* Use cycle workstand correctly to safely and securely hold a bicycle on the appropriate part of the frame.
* Service a cup and cone type hub, identifying worn parts and correct replacements.
* Remove and replace sealed cartridge bearings using appropriate tools.
* Service cable operated brake systems, correctly sizing and routing cabling using the correct spare parts and torque settings.
* Bleed hydraulic brake systems.
* Service derailleur gear systems, correctly sizing and routing cabling using correct spare parts and torque settings; straighten a derailleur hanger.
* Tap the crank arm threads.
* Identify the different standards of cranks and bottom brackets; remove and replace crank arms, bottom brackets and tap and face the bottom bracket shell.
* Identify chain wear; assess compatibility issues, taking account of chain line and correctly split and install a quick link based chain.
* Tape road handlebars.
* Remove and replace a set of forks, taking account of the correct way to cut a fork steering column to size. Hydraulic fork servicing, disassemble and clean stations and cartridges and re-grease properly.
* Remove, replace and service a headset, taking account of sizing standards.
* Perform alignment checks to a bicycle frame.
* Hand-build a wheel of differing complexities (for example, from simple 3-cross to manufacturer specific wheel systems) in the patterns required for non-disc, front disc and rear disc to the required tolerance and correctly dished and tensioned.
* Set up and adjustment of internal gears.
* Conduct quality assurance check of build or repair work completed.
* Complete handover once completed build or repair is finished, including advising on further and future work required, changes to operation, required on-going maintenance and complete paperwork as appropriate.
* Serve customers or clients on any required area of the store; refer them on to a more senior colleague or to ask for help; seek after market sales.
* Communicate via suitable means with customers (telephone, text, email, social media) in order to ensure good service is maintained.
* Use catalogues (hard copy and online) to identify parts and order to fulfil customers needs.
* Use manual system and workshop diary and complete any associated paperwork.
* Deal with complaints, following employer and manufacturers policies.
* Identify when something has failed or is not fit for purpose.
* Maintain proper tool maintenance and general workshop cleanliness and tidiness.
* Use specialist bicycle diagnostic equipment to identify fault and formulate a plan to solve the problems; identifying when it is uneconomical to proceed.
* Use cycle workstand correctly to safely and securely hold a bicycle on the appropriate part of the frame.
* Service a cup and cone type hub, identifying worn parts and correct replacements.
* Remove and replace sealed cartridge bearings using appropriate tools.
* Service cable operated brake systems, correctly sizing and routing cabling using the correct spare parts and torque settings.
* Bleed hydraulic brake systems.
* Service derailleur gear systems, correctly sizing and routing cabling using correct spare parts and torque settings; straighten a derailleur hanger.
* Tap the crank arm threads.
* Identify the different standards of cranks and bottom brackets; remove and replace crank arms, bottom brackets and tap and face the bottom bracket shell.
* Identify chain wear; assess compatibility issues, taking account of chain line and correctly split and install a quick link based chain.
* Tape road handlebars.
* Remove and replace a set of forks, taking account of the correct way to cut a fork steering column to size. Hydraulic fork servicing, disassemble and clean stations and cartridges and re-grease properly.
* Remove, replace and service a headset, taking account of sizing standards.
* Perform alignment checks to a bicycle frame.
* Hand-build a wheel of differing complexities (for example, from simple 3-cross to manufacturer specific wheel systems) in the patterns required for non-disc, front disc and rear disc to the required tolerance and correctly dished and tensioned.
* Set up and adjustment of internal gears.
* Conduct quality assurance check of build or repair work completed.
* Complete handover once completed build or repair is finished, including advising on further and future work required, changes to operation, required on-going maintenance and complete paperwork as appropriate.
* Serve customers or clients on any required area of the store; refer them on to a more senior colleague or to ask for help; seek after market sales.
* Communicate via suitable means with customers (telephone, text, email, social media) in order to ensure good service is maintained.
* Use catalogues (hard copy and online) to identify parts and order to fulfil customers needs.
* Use manual system and workshop diary and complete any associated paperwork.
* Deal with complaints, following employer and manufacturers policies.
* Identify when something has failed or is not fit for purpose.
* Maintain proper tool maintenance and general workshop cleanliness and tidiness.
Your training plan
Bicycle mechanic Level 2 (GCSE).
Typical duration: 18 months.
* Dedicated performance coach.
* Functional skills Maths and English.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (grade 3-4 (D-C))
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
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* A keen interest in bikes
* Some mechanical experience