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Apprentice Engine Builder

mountune is one of the UK’s leading motorsport businesses, for more than 40 years we have been at the cutting edge of class leading motorsport engines, components and more recently road car performance upgrades. Supplying engines to BTCC, Rallycross, Circuit racing as well as low volume manufactures.

The ideal candidate will have a practical aptitude and a keen interest in all things automotive and motorsport, in addition to having a good attention to detail, a positive attitude, honest, friendly, good time-keeping and be a conscientious team player.

Minimum qualifications required for the apprenticeship are 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 and above in Maths; English; IT and Science (or equivalent)

During your three-year apprenticeship, you will be taught through on the job training and college leave in accordance with current apprenticeship regulation, to be able to:

Diagnose, repair, modify, and maintain specifically engine and powertrain related systems.

Correct and safe removal, replacement, adjustment, and testing of engine components and systems.

Safely operate and be proficient in the use of all workshop equipment and hand tools pertaining to the above tasks.

These operations may be completed in mountune workshops, customer site or in the field.

Work from verbal direction, written direction, sketches, detail drawings, and service manual instruction.

Work in any of the workshop departments as and when deemed appropriate by Management to gain practical/theoretical knowledge of the technical side of mountune.

These areas will include:

  • Engine build workshop
  • Engine test facility
  • Vehicle workshop, mechanical/electrical
  • Fabrication department
  • Any other area/department deemed suitable to allow advancement of technical knowledge or understanding of the business
  • Any other task deemed within your technical capabilities.
  • Any other ad hoc duties as and when required.

You will be reporting directly to the General Manager of Mountune.