Apprentice Heavy Vehicle Technician
Level: 3
Employer: DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED
Location: Ashburton Point
Duration: 3 Years
Expected start date: 05/09/2025
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
You will have the opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge whilst carrying out maintenance and repairs on heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes in your workplace, this will include mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical vehicle systems.
You will be immersed in the fast paced and thriving world of the automotive industry. The tasks you will face will be ever changing, with new technologies and diagnostic techniques constantly being introduced.
Some of the tasks you will be working on include:
- Servicing vehicles – carrying out checks and general maintenance according to the manufacturers’ guidelines.
- Repairing and replacing faulty parts and components.
- Maintaining repair and service records
About employer
Dennis Eagle, part of the Terberg Environmental Group, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of refuse collection vehicles, with an established reputation for supplying quality products that meet the highest expectations in terms of performance, cost and delivery. Committed to the continued development of innovative solutions for the waste and recycling market, the company provides complete vehicle solutions, producing refuse collection bodies, chassis and bin lifts. Its comprehensive product portfolio offers a configuration to suit every application, and this is backed-up by unrivalled customer service provided by the largest aftersales and support structure in the industry. Today, Dennis Eagle manufactures over 1,000 units per year for UK local authorities and private sector contractors. In addition, it has a continually expanding customer base overseas, including in continental Europe, Scandinavia, Australia and the U.S.A. The company has consistently led the low entry chassis market, and its Elite 6 cab has been proven to offer an unparalleled standard of direct driver visibility and cyclist safety. As a result of the company’s expertise in developing large trucks with high visibility cabs for use in urban environments, it was approached by TfL to take part in the Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) initiative. This has led to the development of an Urban Safety Vehicle range, which currently includes skip-loader, tipper and tipper grab variants, with plans to introduce a number of other body options moving forward.
The apprenticeship training is delivered via weekly block releases at S&B throughout a year, learning will also take place in the workplace and a S&B Development Coach and Workplace Mentor are allocated to support and monitor your progress to help you reach your goals and manage your workload. Your employer will pay you when you are attending weekly training blocks at S&B.
We are committed to providing you with all the support and training you need to gain your Apprenticeship Qualification and to develop your career further with us. As a company we love to help our employees by encouraging them, this could open up even more career opportunities.
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
