Typical duration to gateway: 42 months
Delivery: Weekly day release and off-the-job training
Delivery Location: East Coast College – Lowestoft Campus
Service & Maintenance Technicians: Ensuring Light Vehicles are Inspected, Repaired and Maintained to Ensure Compliance and Safety
Machining Technicians specialise in producing bespoke components or products for domestic appliances or medical equipment, as well as complex components for machinery such as vehicles and aeroplanes. As a machining technician, you will use a variety of machines to carry out your work such as centre lathes, vertical and horizontal milling machines and horizontal and cylindrical grinding machines. This also includes inspecting finished parts for quality, performing routine maintenance and ensuring safety and efficiency in the production process.
This role typically reports to an engineering or manufacturing team leader. This would be as part of a defined or cross functional team and may also interact with customers, suppliers, colleagues, quality auditors and regulators.
Course Content:
- Inspecting and servicing vehicles
- Maintaining the workshop to comply with health and safety legislation
- Diagnosing faults and carrying out the necessary repairs as a solution
- Providing high quality customer service when dealing with customer enquiries
Entry Requirements:
- GCSE grade 4 or Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths
If you do not possess these grades, you will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
Progression Opportunities:
- Diagnostic Technician: Focus on advanced fault diagnosis using specialised tools and software.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Specialist: Gain expertise in servicing and repairing electric vehicles.
- Performance Tuning Technician: Focus on modifications to enhance vehicle performance.
- Workshop Controller: Oversee the daily operations of a repair workshop
- Fleet Maintenance Manager: Manage the maintenance of a fleet of vehicles
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