Electrical Engineer Apprenticeship

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the SSV Limited company. The Engineering Apprentice will work as part of a highly skilled and experienced team to support in the maintenance, repair and calibration of electrical equipment to optimise reliability and maintainability.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Training course

Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)

Hours

Minimum of 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00. Overtime, including evenings and weekends, is available. Flexibility in working hours is required. Working hours are project and customer-dependent.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

4 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

Over time, you will develop skills in, and be responsible for, the following tasks:

Reading electrical schematics and diagnosing faults in control systems.
Working with stainless steel conduit, basket and tray for containment of cables.
Running and terminating different cable types, including Cat5e, SWA, SY and YY.
Working on 400V AC mains, 24V DC control and 4-20mA analogue circuits.
Working with 3-phase motors and variable speed drives.
Panel wiring.
Working in an industrial environment in a safety-conscious manner.
Completing paperwork including producing accurate reports on a timely basis.
Completing projects as part of a larger team, including helping with mechanical installations from time to time.
Assisting with the control and coordination of spare parts associated with Electrical Installations.
Working safely and within the requirements of all Risk Assessment Method Statements.
Complying with safe work systems and maintenance procedures.
Maintaining a high level of housekeeping throughout any work area.
Reporting unsafe situations or occurrences.
Ensuring facilities are maintained in compliance with company processes and Environmental Health & Safety design and maintenance standards.
Assisting in the reconnection and reassembly of large process skids and equipment. These can be anything from full brewhouses to water filtration skids and anything in between.
Electrically rebuilding process skids and equipment.
Equipment troubleshooting.

Where you'll work

UNIT 8
SWINNOW VIEW
LEEDS
LS13 4TZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

KIRKLEES COLLEGE

Your training course

Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Read and interpret task related information and data. For example, work instructions, SOPs, quality control documentation, Service Level Agreements, specifications, engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information, work instructions, and operation manuals.
Plan work. Identify and organise resources to complete tasks.
Identify hazards and control measures to mitigate risks.
Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with environment and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
Select, check the condition, and safely use maintenance tools and equipment. Store tools and equipment. Complete or arrange maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.
Follow standard operating procedures and quality procedures.
Follow site isolation and lock off procedures (lockout, tagout) and re-instatement of equipment with system checks and handover.
Apply mechanical and fluid power system maintenance practices and techniques. For example, check levels, parts wear, pressure, and sensors, grease and lubricate parts, replace, fit components, and calibrate equipment.
Apply electrical and control maintenance practices and techniques including use of electrical testing equipment and instruments. For example, panel risk assessment, fixed wire installation testing, fault finding, thermographic surveys, and checking protection settings.
Apply reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures. For example, condition monitoring, oil sampling, thermography, vibration analysis, and ultrasound.
Install and configure instrumentation or process control systems.
Install and configure electrical systems. For example, add distribution boards to circuits, single and three phase motors (AC and DC).
Assemble, position and fix equipment or components. Complete commissioning checks.
Disconnect and remove equipment or components. Complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
Read and interpret equipment performance data.
Fabricate, drill, and join to produce basic parts, spares or components to measurement and tolerance specification.
Apply down-hand (flat) TIG welding techniques: butt and tee.
Apply mathematical techniques to solve engineering problems.
Produce and amend electrical and mechanical engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information. For example, for new component parts or change in circuit diagram or panel.
Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques for example, using PLC data to diagnose issues and locate faults on industrial network.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to understand current performance; collect and record data. Devise suggestions for improvement.
Restore the work area on completion of activity.
Resolve or escalate issues.
Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR. Comply with cyber security.
Record work activity. For example, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records, and any business or legal reporting requirements.
Communicate verbal and written. For example, with colleagues and stakeholders. Use engineering terminology where appropriate.
Produce reports for example, equipment performance reports.
Provide guidance or training to colleagues or stakeholders.
Read and interpret task related information and data. For example, work instructions, SOPs, quality control documentation, Service Level Agreements, specifications, engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information, work instructions, and operation manuals.
Plan work. Identify and organise resources to complete tasks.
Identify hazards and control measures to mitigate risks.
Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with environment and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
Select, check the condition, and safely use maintenance tools and equipment. Store tools and equipment. Complete or arrange maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.
Follow standard operating procedures and quality procedures.
Follow site isolation and lock off procedures (lockout, tagout) and re-instatement of equipment with system checks and handover.
Apply mechanical and fluid power system maintenance practices and techniques. For example, check levels, parts wear, pressure, and sensors, grease and lubricate parts, replace, fit components, and calibrate equipment.
Apply electrical and control maintenance practices and techniques including use of electrical testing equipment and instruments. For example, panel risk assessment, fixed wire installation testing, fault finding, thermographic surveys, and checking protection settings.
Apply reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures. For example, condition monitoring, oil sampling, thermography, vibration analysis, and ultrasound.
Install and configure instrumentation or process control systems.
Install and configure electrical systems. For example, add distribution boards to circuits, single and three phase motors (AC and DC).
Assemble, position and fix equipment or components. Complete commissioning checks.
Disconnect and remove equipment or components. Complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
Read and interpret equipment performance data.
Fabricate, drill, and join to produce basic parts, spares or components to measurement and tolerance specification.
Apply down-hand (flat) TIG welding techniques: butt and tee.
Apply mathematical techniques to solve engineering problems.
Produce and amend electrical and mechanical engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information. For example, for new component parts or change in circuit diagram or panel.
Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques for example, using PLC data to diagnose issues and locate faults on industrial network.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to understand current performance; collect and record data. Devise suggestions for improvement.
Restore the work area on completion of activity.
Resolve or escalate issues.
Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR. Comply with cyber security.
Record work activity. For example, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records, and any business or legal reporting requirements.
Communicate verbal and written. For example, with colleagues and stakeholders. Use engineering terminology where appropriate.
Produce reports for example, equipment performance reports.
Provide guidance or training to colleagues or stakeholders.

Your training plan

The successful candidate will be coming to college for 17 weeks initial block release in the first academic year, reducing down to 10 the following year. You will attend the Process Manufacturing Centre in Huddersfield.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade Grade 4 or above)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
A Full UK driving licence
Ability to travel

Other requirements

As an Apprentice Electrical Installation Engineer with SSV Limited, your day-to-day work will focus on the electrical installation of brewhouses, brewing equipment and process vessels/skids. You will become a specialist in carrying out electrical modifications and installations, both in our workshop in Leeds and on customer sites across the UK and Europe.

About this company

We design, install and commission process equipment, including full turnkey brewhouses, to meet the needs of all beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Our customers range from craft independent brewers to global blue-chip drinks manufacturers.

Company benefits

23 days + Bank/Public Holidays rising by 1 day after 2 years service to a maximum of 28 days.

After this apprenticeship

After successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for full-time employment.

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