Maintenance Production Technician Apprenticeship
FLOWPLANT GROUP LTD
Rotherham (S62 6EW)
Closes on Monday 7 July 2025
Posted on 27 May 2025
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Summary
Do you have an interest in how things work? If you do, this is the role for you. This role will see you learning how high-pressure systems and pumps work and allow you to become a specialist engineer. Want a rewarding and in-demand career? Read all about this opportunity here.
- Wage
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£17,550 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday between 9.00am to 5.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
With RNN Group support, this Apprenticeship will teach you the skills and knowledge needed to become a specialist Engineer, learning how to manufacture, test and maintain a wide variety of products that are used around the world.
With a course designed to ensure you have the right skill set, this Apprenticeship with teach you all about the manufacturing of:
Pump, Systems and diesel, hydraulic and electric drive
From manufacture, you’ll move on to the test and quality control of the assembled products, such as:
- High pressure unit testing
- High pressure pump testing
- High pressure water jetting accessory testing
Overall purpose of role:
- To acquire the skills, knowledge, and competence to assemble and test products listed above. Use of hand tools and some basic machining
- Although the role will not be completing these tasks the role will encounter components that have been
- Welded
- Machined
- Plated/powder coated
- Material processing
Self-management:
Modern manufacturing organisations require their apprentices to have a set of behaviours that will ensure success both in their role and in the overall company objectives. The required behaviours are:
- Safety mind-set: manage yourself and support others to maintain and contribute to a safe working environment in line with local procedures and National and European requirements
- Strong work ethic: motivated, proactive, committed
- Dependability and responsibility: punctual and reliable
- Positive attitude: constructive thinking, motivated to succeed
- Team player: able to work and interact effectively within a team and committed to equality and diversity
- Effective communication: spoken, listening, body language, presentation, written
- Adaptability: able to adjust to change
- Honesty and integrity: truthful, sincere and ethical
- Self-motivation: self-starter, able to make appropriate decisions and lead their own professional development
- Personal commitment: prepared to make a personal commitment to the industry
This is an excellent role with a very supportive business, so make sure your application shows how you feel you can learn the above points and why you are the best candidate for the role.
Where you'll work
15 Stadium Court
Parkgate
Rotherham
S62 6EW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
RNN GROUP
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
- Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician Level 3
- Functional Skills Maths Level 2 (If required)
- Functional Skills English Level 2 (If required)
- Weekly Day Release at College and 10 weekly onsite reviews & observations.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade A*-C/9-4)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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Keen eye for detail
- Friendly and approachable
- Good attitude to work
- Some knowledge of engineering
Other requirements
Ensure you can travel to the place of work for the working hours stated above.
About this company
Flowplant has been established for over 50 years and is one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of bespoke high-pressure pumps and systems. Our customer base includes telecom contractors, industrial process plants, steel mills, utility companies and drainage contractors. Our machines can be mobile or fixed and diesel or electrically powered. We export to over 50 countries and have a sister manufacturing plant in the USA.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time employment and progression to higher education.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RNN GROUP
Lorraine
lorraine.savage@rnngroup.ac.uk
07713319356
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322658.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 7 July 2025
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