Apprentice Engineer Bristol

Summary

On completion of the training and subject to consideration of ability, aptitude and successful college results it is expected that you will qualify as a Service Technician. Once qualified as a Service Technician you will be responsible for providing a variety of inspections, preventive maintenance and repairs.

Annual wage

£16,609 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 September

Duration

3 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

In your first year you will attend a local college for off-the-job training, you’ll also attend your local branch during holidays to help gain further understanding of our business and the nature of the work carried out.

In your 2nd and 3rd year you’ll gain on-the-job training in the field.

What will you learn?

First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate electrical and mechanical plant equipment, such as motors, switchgear, cables & conductors, pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, integrated electromechanical power and control systems
Relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements
Planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance and operational practices, processes and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment
The relevant engineering including electrical theories and principles relative to the role of a Service Technician

On the completion of your apprenticeship, you will have achieved:

Advanced Level Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance

Where you’ll work

Konecranes Demag UK Ltd

Unit C3 Ashville Park

Thornbury Industrial Estate

South Gloucestershire

BS35 3UU

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGINEERING TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)
Sciences (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Willingness to stay and travel away from home on a regular basis; this includes being away for blocks of 1 week at our training in our UK Training Centre in Banbury. Willingness to work in other UK districts for periods of time (hotel and food subsistence paid for). You must live local/within commuting distance of the branch location.

About this company

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. The Group has approximately 17,000 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries.

https://www.konecranes.com/en-uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified as a Service Technician, you may wish to look at specialising in one of the other sectors such as modernisations, waste to energy and projects

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