Apprentice Technician

The role of the Apprentice Vehicle Technician is to:

Observe and gain knowledge of how to carry out the correct method of repair and maintenance of manufacturer vehicles.

Assist in the repairs, routine maintenance and diagnostic work on manufacturer vehicles as per written instructions or as directed by the manager/supervisor.

Undertake training as agreed; attend all relevant training and college courses as required.

Department/Business/

Location:

Workshop

Reports to:

Workshop Controller and Aftersales Manager

• Under supervision, carry out work on vehicles in accordance with the manufacturer’s procedures.
• Ensure all work carried out is completed accurately.
• To report, using the correct procedures, any additional work found during repair/inspection.
• Accurately complete job cards, including any written descriptions of faults found or repairs completed.
• Ensure that own tools and tools of the company are kept clean and are maintained in a serviceable condition.
• Ensure all work is carried out observing safe working practices of self and others.

• Energy and enthusiasm
• Competency in numeracy, literacy and IT.

Harwoods Group is a values led, family owned automotive retail group that was founded in 1931. Our values are lived and breathed by all of our colleagues to enable industry leading customer experience and colleague engagement, as detailed below:

We Treasure our people and our customers

We challenge ourselves to grow & improve

We grab responsibility

We run in the same direction as one team

We inject energy and fun into our work

We are a top 30 automotive dealer group, as ranked by annual turnover on AM100, representing the following brand partners:

Bentley, McLaren, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Audi, Volvo, BMW & Mini (Service), MAN

We operate across 5 counties in the South East of England, namely:

Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Wiltshire, Hampshire.

With a high colleague engagement score of 72%, Harwoods Group has a real differentiator with our industry leading people development programme, including:

Recruitment and selection; onboarding; induction; probation; lets talk one to ones;
Harwoods Academy; succession and development; colleague recognition.

After continued growth, we now operate with circa 1,100 colleagues across circa 28 state of the art facilities.

We demand the best for our colleagues and our customers and look forward to your application at