Halfords Eskine - Autocare technician apprenticeship

Drive your career forward with this exciting apprenticeship opportunity. As an Autocare Technician/Mechanic apprentice, you will be involved in all aspects of maintenance and repair, from routine servicing to complex diagnostics and repairs on customer vehicles.

Halfords is the UK's leading retailer of automotive and cycling products, with over 600 stores, 10,000 colleagues, and 700 garages across England, Scotland, and Wales. We provide MOTs, car servicing, and repairs for more than one million customers a year.

• Use diagnostic equipment to identify vehicle faults
• Test parts and systems to ensure correct working
• Follow checklists to ensure all critical parts of vehicles are examined
• Carry out bumper‑to‑bumper overview, service, and inspection
• Maintain electronic systems, including on‑board entertainment systems
• Complete legible and accurate paperwork for customers and centre records
• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment

You will work with a wide range of vehicles, including traditional, hybrid, and electric models, providing you with a varied technical training experience.

Our ideal candidate demonstrates strong logic and problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and commitment to completing the apprenticeship programme. Required personal skills include:

• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn
• Teamwork
• Strong communication
• Customer service
• Interest in vehicle engineering

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will continue your learning journey and may progress to team leader or manager roles within the retail network.

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem‑solving skills
• Logical reasoning
• Team working

• Essential: GCSE English, 4/CE
• Essential: GCSE Maths, 4/CC
• Desirable:
  Level1 in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

• Course:
  Autocare Technician (Level2)
• Level: 2
• Route:
  Engineering and Manufacturing
• Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate
• Training Provider: INSPIRO LECTURE LIMITED

• Working Week:
  Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm (possibility of Saturday workings and/or shifts)
• Expected Duration: 2 years
• Working week will be confirmed on application.