Maintenance Operations and Engineering Technician Apprentice
DYSON TECHNICAL CERAMICS LIMITED
Crook (DL15 0LB)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 June 2025
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Summary
Multi-skilled maintenance apprentice training within a Technical Ceramic manufacturing company that supply Ceramic Nozzles to the Steel industry worldwide and Tin Oxide Electrodes to the Glass producing industry worldwide.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Mon-Thu 08:00 - 16.30
Fri 06:00 - 12.00.
38 hours 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
- Develop current work instructions and create all work instructions for new products
- Produce product work flow for each product identifying each operations time and function
- Aiding with the implementation of new product introduction including generation of SOP’s
- Design and production of manufacturing lines and equipment for new products and to further improve production efficiencies in order to accommodate increasing demand
- TPM and on-site repairs of any plant equipment
- New product testing and evaluation in order to improve Product Standard Times
- Responsible for ensuring plant equipment adheres to all health and safety legislation
- Ensure all machinery in the manufacturing area’s are regularly maintained to give optimum performance
- Fault diagnosis and root cause analysis on breakdowns
- The installation and commissioning of new equipment.
- Regular reviews will be conducted to ensure steady progress in being made and that the training that is being delivered is effective.
Where you'll work
West Hunwick Works
Hunwick
Crook
DL15 0LB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
S.W. DURHAM TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
This apprenticeship standard requires the learner to pass all the following in order to complete their End Point Assessment:
Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
Day(s) Release to take place at South West Durham Training. Day(s) to be determined.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Engineering (grade Pass)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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
Dyson Technical Ceramics Ltd We employ 50 people at the Hunwick site and a further 5 in administrative roles in the Chesterfield office. We manufacture Technical Ceramics for the Steel and Glass industries worldwide. Dyson have been manufacturing on the Hunwick site for over 200 years and has an established reputation excellent quality and delivery within the Technical Ceramics industry. We also have a loyal workforce with the average length of service in excess of 16 years and many who have received 25 and 40 year, long service awards.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time job within this company upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
S.W. DURHAM TRAINING LIMITED
Sarah Merryweather
smerryweather@swdt.co.uk
01325 313194
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325872.
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Closes in 14 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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