Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Apprenticeship - Darlington, United Kingdom - Babcock International
Description
Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Apprenticeship:
- Location: Darlington, GB, DL9 3LL
- Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Programme title: Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship (Vehicle Mechanics)
Salary:
£17,850 (Year 1) increasing to £22,472 (Year 3)
Level: 3
Location:
Catterick
Application closing date:
March 2024
Programme start date:
September 2024
About the programme
As a Babcock Defence Support Group (DSG) Technical Apprentice on our Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship, you'll work on a wide range of Military Land Equipment, tackling challenging and varied tasks in an exciting environment.
No two days are the same as you provide vital services that assist critical military exercises and training. It's a chance to launch a career that makes a real difference to national security.
Apprentices will be trained to a Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician apprenticeship standard (Vehicle Mechanics) to achieve a fully accredited Level 3 qualification.
The rest of the time, you'll be working from your selected home location, with opportunities to work from alternate sites for brief periods to broaden your overall experience.
Your education/training
Your apprenticeship will follow the Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician standard to qualify with an Advanced Apprenticeship.
During your apprenticeship, in both an academic setting and through practical experience in the workplace, you will:
- Develop practical skills and skills working with hand tooling.
- Gain a full understanding of how machines work, including how to service, maintain, diagnose, and repair a wide range of military vehicles.
- Understand technical information and diagrams.
- Be able to write reports, describing the repairs and services you have carried out.
- Understand and follow health and safety regulations.
What you'll need
- GCSE Level 4 or above in Maths and English.
- Able to demonstrate, through testing, an aptitude and understanding of mechanical or electrical components and engineering.
- Be capable of carrying out instructions accurately and methodically.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a team.
What you'll get
We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career.
In addition, you'll benefit from:
- Fully funded qualification
- Personal development training and opportunities
- Minimum 28 days holiday allowance including bank holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Employee share scheme
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme and employee shopping savings portal
- Attractive overtime rates of pay
You'll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities, which our apprentices find incredibly rewarding.
Your career development
It's hard to beat the variety of fantastic opportunities and business experiences you'll receive.
You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.
Plus, when you join us, you'll be automatically enrolled onto our Apprentice Development Programme.Through a series of digital and face to face sessions, presented by wellbeing and performance experts and our external partners, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to thrive and perform at your very best on your programme and beyond.
Closing dates
Job Segment:
Electrical, Apprentice, Engineer, Engineering, Entry Level
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