Light Vehicle Apprentice Technician

  • Company Name: Rivus Fleet Solutions Ltd
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Sector: Automotive
  • Application Deadline Date: 13/08/2021
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Location: Luton, LU4 9RT
  • Salary: £19,000.00 per year
  • Ref: VAC-07072
  • Start Date: 23/08/2021
  • Working Week: 40 Hour shifts within Mon - Fri 6am-6pm (all sites open these times, some have longer hours)

Brief Description

Remit are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of Rivus Fleet Solutions . They are the UK?s biggest network of fleet specialists.
We are looking for passionate people ready to kickstart their career in automotive to join our Apprenticeship Programme.

Vacancy Detail

At Rivus we look after more than 85, 000 vehicles for customers in utilities, security, environmental and essential services, keeping Britain moving with our award winning end to end fleet management solutions.
As an Apprentice at Rivus you will work alongside a team of experienced Technicians, where you will learn to maintain and repair customer?s vehicles to a very high standard.

The role of a Light Vehicle Technician falls into three main responsibilities:
? Servicing ? working to guidelines to ensure a vehicle is running at optimum performance.
? Maintenance ? replacing parts that have wear and tear before they fail.
? Repair ? diagnosing the reason for vehicle failure and fixing the problem.

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.

If you want to go home from work every day knowing that you have played an inportant role in keeping some of the nation's most essential fleets on the road, then this is the Apprenticeship Programme for you.

Qualifications Required

? If you have started or achieved a level 3 in Light Vehicle maintenance or a similar field, you may not be eligible for the apprenticeship
? Minimum of GCSE (or equivalent) grades of 9* - 4 (A - C) in English and Maths

Personal Qualities

We want to identify those people that are ambitious and demonstrate a willingness to learn, who are excited by the prospect of working in the automotive industry and want to become experts in their technical field.

Skills Required

Key personal skills to demonstrate include:

A keen interest and enthusiasm for automotive vehicles and the industry.
Honest and trustworthy with a willingness to adapt and learn
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Ability to follow instructions and work individually where required.

Future Prospects

Rivus Fleet Management believe in providing an extensive, high quality Apprenticeship which gives their Apprentices the opportunity to advance, succeed and fulfil their ambitions for a career in the motor industry.

Other Information

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 a sufficient number of applications.

Travel: Due to the location, please check you are able to travel to the Rivus site easily each day.

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