Service & maintenance engineering apprentice

CORE INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

Bacup (OL13 9RW)

Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025

Posted on 7 May 2025


Summary

Core Industrial are looking for a MOET apprentice to join them, as an apprentice you will be responsible for the maintenance, service, breakdown and installation of M&J industrial shredders. Our customer’s sites are based all across the UK. We work with most of the large recycling companies and small independent ones.

Wage

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 08:00 to 16:30/ Friday 15:30.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

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

  • Installation of new shredders and maintenance and breakdown cover of over 150 M&J shredders in the UK .
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on integrated plant and equipment.
  • Replace, repair and/or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Diagnose and determine the cause of faults with both mobile and stationary M&J shredder power and control systems.

Where you'll work

Unit 11
New Line
The Sidings
Bacup
OL13 9RW

Training

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

College or training organisation

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Your training plan

  • Working towards a Level 3 Maintenance and operations engineering technician apprenticeship.
  • The apprentice will be enroled at Burnley College. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (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

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

Work will include weekends and most jobs are site based. There will be some occasional workshop days.

About this company

Core Industrial Solutions has over 20 years in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing recycling equipment. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join the team. This is a great opportunity to gain all the knowledge, skills and behaviours of working within this industry. Core Industrial Solutions pride themselves on being able to offer excellent service and back up to all of their customers in both mechanical engineering and electrical services. Their maintenance packages are tailored to suit individual customers needs, whether it is routine maintenance or fast response breakdown cover.

https://www.coreindustry.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression on completion of the qualification, can lead to progression onto Level 4 or full time position within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Themis

themis@burnley.ac.uk

01282733005

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319246.

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Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025

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