RAC Mobile Mechanic Apprenticeship

Summary

The RAC are looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice Mobile Mechanic to join their team. You’ll gain hands-on experience in vehicle maintenance and repair, working alongside experienced technicians while developing your mechanical, problem-solving and customer service skills.

Wage

£16,500 a year

Training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday: 6-10 hour shifts between 8am - 8pm and every other Saturday.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 2 February 2027

Duration

2 years 3 months

Positions available

10

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Assist with the inspection, diagnosis, and repair of a variety of vehicles on-site and at customer locations.
• Use hand tools, power tools, and specialised equipment to carry out repairs and maintenance tasks.
• Read and interpret schematics and technical manuals to support accurate repairs.
• Perform assembly and disassembly of vehicle components as required.
• Conduct routine maintenance such as oil changes, tyre replacements, and brake inspections.
• Support with equipment repairs including welding and other fabrication tasks when necessary.
• Maintain a clean and organised workspace, ensuring safety standards are upheld at all times.
• Provide excellent customer service by communicating effectively with clients regarding repairs and service needs.
• Assist in heavy lifting tasks related to vehicle parts or equipment handling.
• Contribute to the ongoing upkeep of mobile service units to ensure operational readiness.

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Valderrama, Haywards Road, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4LB
• Cyan Park, Coventry, CV2 4QP
• 1 Dove Place, Hatton, Derby, DE65 5AB
• 1 Ivison Way, Lichfield, WS13 2AA
• Snowdon Drive, Winterhill, Milton Keynes, MK6 1AP
• Blenheim Industrial Park, Nottingham, NG6 8WA
• 610 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 1AB
• Stevenage, SG1 1PF
• The Market House, 61 High Street, Tring, HP23 4AB
• M X Building, Camp Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1AD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

NORTH LONDON GARAGES GTA

Training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

What you'll learn

• Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
• Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
• Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
• Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
• Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
• Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
• Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
• Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
• Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
• Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
• Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
• Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
• Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
• Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
• Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
• Apply team working principles.
• Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Complete and record learning and development activities.
• Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.
• Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
• Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
• Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
• Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
• Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
• Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
• Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
• Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
• Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
• Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
• Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
• Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
• Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
• Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
• Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
• Apply team working principles.
• Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Complete and record learning and development activities.
• Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.

Training schedule

This apprenticeship follows a block release programme. You will spend four weeks working with the RAC, followed by one week attending college. This pattern will continue throughout your apprenticeship.

More training information

Training will be delivered by North London Garages GTA, with ongoing support provided throughout the apprenticeship. Apprentices will gain practical workplace experience with the RAC alongside their formal training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

DRIVING LICENSE in:

FULL UK MANUAL LICENSE (grade UK MANUAL LICENSE)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

• Comfortable working shifts between 8am - 8pm
• FULL UK Manual Driving Licence