Special Skills (Vehicle Repair) Apprentice

Special Skills (Vehicle Repair) Apprentice

Accelerate your career to a specialist vehicle repair manufacturing operative.

You’ll get the best of both worlds on our 2-year scheme, with a blend of first-rate college learning combined with hands-on, real-world experience working within the plant. In this specialist apprenticeship, you will work in either Quality Assurance or on the Final Line, identifying and carrying out vehicle repairs and gaining valuable industry knowledge in repair standards across all parts of the car.

This isn’t just an apprenticeship- it’s your pathway to becoming a vital part of our team.
You’ll be working shoulder-to-shoulder with our experts in production, engineering, and maintenance, each ready to share their knowledge and support you as you grow. From the moment you step onto our shop floor, you’re treated as an equal- making real contributions to the manufacturing process and gaining life skills to take forward into your career.

It’s a hands-on and challenging scheme, designed to help you develop as far as you want to go. Shift work is part of the deal, but the rewards are exceptional – we invest in our apprentices because we believe in your potential to be part of our future. You will be rewarded by earning over £16,000 a year, with a host of perks including pension scheme, private healthcare, discounts, monthly prize draws and access to our employee discounted car scheme*.

So, are you ready to help shape the future of mobility? Join us, and let’s drive the future of sustainable automotive manufacturing together. Apply now and accelerate your career with a Nissan Manufacturing apprenticeship.

*Eligible after 6 months’ employment and 1+ year of driving

Starting Salary of £16,402

Summary

You’ll get the best of both worlds on our 2-year scheme, with a blend of first-rate college learning combined with hands-on, real-world experience working within the plant. In this specialist apprenticeship, you will work in either Quality Assurance or on the Final Line, identifying and carrying out vehicle repairs and gaining valuable industry knowledge in repair standards across all parts of the car.

4 GCSE grades or equivalent (achieved or predicted):

• Mathematics (Grade A-D or 3+)
• English Language (Grade A-D or 3+)
• Two other subjects (Grade A-D or 3+)

OR

• Functional Skills Level 2
• A can-do attitude, motivated to achieve in your daily work and learning
• 16 or over at the start of your apprenticeship
• The ability to commute to and from the Nissan Sunderland plant SR5 3NS
• Eligibility to work in the UK. You must have ordinarily resided in the UK & Islands for at least 3 years by Sept 2025 (proof will be requested during the selection process)
• Please note, we operate a zero-tolerance approach to drugs and alcohol and pre-employment testing is part of our recruitment process. Any failure will result in the withdrawal of any offer and non-progression of your application.

What you’ll be doing

• You will split your time between college learning and working as part of the specialist panel team at our world-class manufacturing plant
• At college, you will learn the skills and theory you need for your role and onward specialist career in manufacturing, including correct use of tooling and equipment and tooling, usage of machinery and lean methodology such as 5s and Kaizen tools
• Working in our technically-advanced and innovative environment, you will develop into a specialist skills vehicle repair operator, able to perform specialist manufacturing operations in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and adhering to our safe working policies and procedures

Through this blended approach, you will have the chance to achieve the following qualifications by the end of your apprenticeship:

• Level 2 Team Leading or Level 3 Improvement Technician

*Performance-dependent. All qualifications may be subject to change.

Benefits at a glance...

• Competitive salary (increased every six months based on performance) and pension
• Paid overtime and shift allowance (if applicable)
• 26 days' holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• Residential team building trip to Derwent Hill
• Social and celebration events, monthly draws and employee discount scheme
• Opportunities to take part in CSR activities
• Progressive training and development
• Access to our on-site fitness centre, sports and social complex
• Private healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Parental leave policy
• Discounted employee car scheme after 6 months (+1yr driving)

Apply for this job…

Before you apply for this role, we just need to know that you are eligible to apply. Please answer these questions before proceeding to application.

• Do you have the right to work in the UK? Yes No
• Can you commute to/from the Nissan Sunderland plant? Yes No
• Will you be aged 16+ in September 2025? Yes No

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Nissan is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion across our workforce. Our ambition is that our workforce is wholly representative of all the communities in which we operate, with every employee feeling respected and able to contribute to the best of their ability.

We’re committed to treating everybody with fairness and respect. If you have a condition that you think may impact your ability to perform during the recruitment process you will have the opportunity to inform us, and we will ensure to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.