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Apprentice HGV Technician

Rygor Auto • Apprenticeship • Swindon, England, United Kingdom • £33.70k - £37.70k / year • 2w ago

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Apprentice HGV Technician

Rygor Auto, Swindon
Apprentice National Minimum Wage

40 hours/week (Mon-Fri) + 30-min unpaid break

Kickstart Your Automotive Career

Are you ready to start your journey in the automotive industry? Join the UK’s largest Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer group and gain hands-on experience, expert mentoring, and ongoing training from the Daimler Academy, to help you build a successful career in the automotive industry.

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Role Level on the Rygor Career Journey Map: AT1, Apprentice or Trainee

You are an emerging talent in the business, learning through courses and from your colleagues to be the future of the business.

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️ Behaviours & Skills Needed

Resilience: Ability and drive to keep going, even when challenges arise.
Motivation: Being eager to learn and give your best every day.
Time Management: Staying organised and completing tasks on time, whether that’s hands-on learning, or academic college work.
Commitment: You will need to be fully committed to the entire apprenticeship programme, demonstrating dedication to completing your work and actively learning from those around you throughout the course and beyond.
Residential Weeks: This course requires periods of staying away from home, typically for one week at a time, to study and train at the learning academy. Attendance at these residential college weeks is a mandatory part of the apprenticeship, so you must be able to commit to attending them.
GCSE Grades: This course requires a Grade 4 in both English & Math GCSE.

You’ll collaborate with experienced technicians, develop your skills through structured training, and be supported throughout your course.

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What is it like to be an Apprentice in Team Rygor?

“My apprenticeship is teaching me so much about myself, in addition to learning the skills I need to drive my career forward.”- Erin, HGV Technician Apprentice.

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Benefits & Perks

Wellbeing

An extra day off for your birthday
20 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
Mental & physical wellbeing resources, such as our Wellbeing Booklet
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Four times death in service benefit
Auto-enrolment pension
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Training & Development

Dedicated mentors and one-to-one on-site support
Opportunity to learn at the Daimler Training Academy
Award-winning training programme & self-development tools like our Self Development Journal
Annual apprentice events to network and celebrate achievements
Technician toolbox and tools after successful completion of year one
Branded uniform & boot allowance
Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities
Toolbox insurance

Reward & Recognition

Reward & Recognition Programme, including Group Awards, Long Service & Team Member of the Month
Recipients of the Silver Award under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Working for an official Great Place to Work™️ for four years running
Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing
Working for a UK Best Workplace for Development

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Our Values & Behaviours

We’re looking for incredible team members who share our values and can add to our culture. Values are shared beliefs that guide our decision-making, culture is how we function as a group and how we live our values as individuals. You can read more about our values and the behaviours on our website.

Rewarding: Grateful, courageous, curious

✔️ Reliable: Honest, attentive, trustworthy

Respectful: Inclusive, resilient, kind

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Application & Interview Process

We shortlist CVs online, so make sure to include information about yourself that makes you stand out.

You will receive a short screening call with our People Team. If successful, you will move on to the next step in the process.

The next stage will be a Teams interview with our People Team. This will be to understand why you want an Apprenticeship with Rygor.

If successful at the virtual interview stage, you will be invited to tome to site and meet the team, have a tour, and let’s have a chat so we can get to know each other better. Your interview will include a chat with the hiring manager and potentially an interview task.

If your application is successful, we’ll be excited to make you an offer!

If you need support with your application, we encourage you to explore the Rygor Career Hub—a free resource designed to help you reach your career goals. You can access the site here.

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About Rygor Auto

We’re an award-winning multi-franchise Dealer group with branches across England, officially recognised as a Great Place to Work™️ four years running. With continuous investment in sites, staff development, and customer service, we’re passionate about growing talent and building a culture you’ll love.

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Diversity & Inclusion

We celebrate your authentic self. No matter your age, ethnicity, gender identity, disability, or background, we welcome you to join Team Rygor. If you need adjustments during the application process, let us know.

Support: If you need to make reasonable adjustments to our process, please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make the adjustments that may be

✅ Ready to apply? Start your journey with Rygor today!

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