The Vella Group is one of the UK's leading independent accident repair groups with bodyshops located across the country. We are vehicle repair experts with a reputation built on quality, reliability, and excellence in service. You can have total peace of mind that our technicians will repair your vehicle to the highest standards and get you back on the road quickly and safely after an accident.
Position Overview
* A full-time position will be available on successful completion of the apprenticeship with future career development.
* Apprentices required for Service Centres in Workington, Peterborough, Stoke, and Leominster.
Role Responsibilities
* As an Accident Repair Technician, you will repair all elements of a vehicle after it has been involved in a collision, ranging from small damage to heavily impacted types of damage requiring complex and detailed repair or replacement of major structural elements of the vehicle.
* Work in a modern, highly technical workshop-type environment on a broad range of vehicles from cars and car-derived vans to light commercial vehicles.
* Obtain a level of competence in all craft aspects of vehicle accident repair, including Mechanical, Electrical & Trim (MET); Panel Repair & Replacement; Preparation and Paint.
* Put complete customer satisfaction and commercial awareness at the center of everything you do.
* Excel while working within a team.
Qualifications
* Applicants should display a good attitude, a positive approach to learning & development, and a high level of ambition.
* Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.
Training Provided
Apprentices will work towards completing the Level 3 Accident Repair Technician apprenticeship programme which includes:
* Vehicle accident repair – including Mechanical, Electrical & Trim (MET), Panel Repair & Replacement, Preparation and Paint, Hybrid / Electric Vehicle Level 2, F-Gas, Welding.
* Support from Vella Group dedicated professional Technical Trainers for apprentices' development.
* Completion of Functional Skills in English, maths, and IT (dependent on previous or provisional GCSE qualifications or equivalent).
The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon; further details will be made available at a later date.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm (breaks to be confirmed).
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