Autocare technician

Overview

An exciting opportunity for apprentices to be trained using the latest diagnostic equipment at Skillnets Training Academy for the F1 Autocentres Programme, with the relevant skills to react to the ever-changing technological developments within the car industry. Apprentices will be provided with a Line Manager and Mentor at the workplace, in addition to receiving support and face-to-face visits from a Skillnet Skills Coach.

• This is a Level 2 Autocare Technician Formula One Autocentres Apprenticeship Programme delivered by Skillnet Training Academy.
• Training is delivered on a block release basis at Skillnet's training academy in Daventry. All travel and hotel accommodation for training attendance will be paid for by F1 Autocentres.
• Assessments will be conducted in the workplace by a dedicated Skills Coach.
• You will be assigned a workplace mentor for support in the dealership. Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity, e.g., remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
• Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
• Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
• Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle-specific data on cars, car-derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
• Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
• Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyres and balance wheel assemblies on cars, car-derived vans, or light goods vehicles (e.g., ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres).
• Inspect, remove, and replace parts or components in cars, car-derived vans, or light goods vehicles for steering, suspension, braking, emission, air conditioning, battery/charging, and fluid/filtration systems.
• Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified vehicles.
• Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car-derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
• Apply safe working practices to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
• Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
• Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices, including identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolving low level complaints, and making recommendations based on inspection results.
• Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
• Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
• Apply organisational sales processes (e.g., show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing, and closing).
• Apply team working principles.
• Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
• Communicate with others verbally (customers, suppliers, colleagues) and in writing (internal/external customers, colleagues, managers).
• Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Complete and record learning and development activities.
• Apply procedures to check and replace fluids and filtration parts.

• Training is delivered using a blended learning approach.
• Apprentices will receive site visits during their working hours from a Skills Coach to observe and provide teaching relevant to the apprenticeship.
• Apprentices will also attend block training sessions at Skillnet in Daventry every 6-8 weeks.
• Block training will run between Monday to Wednesday or Monday to Thursday.
• All hotel accommodation and travel is paid for by Formula One Autocentres for apprentices. The programme encourages apprentices to learn to drive to support additional duties related to moving customers' vehicles.

• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
• Upon completion of the Autocare Apprenticeship with Formula One Autocentres, apprentices are eligible to enrol on further commercial training to support career progression (e.g., EV training to become site Mentors, Managers, and Senior technicians).
• Qualifications:
  
  Communication skills, attention to detail, organisation, and teamwork.
• Established in 1969, Formula One Autocentres is a family-owned business with over 130 branches across England and more than 800 staff.