Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprentice

MAWDSLEYS BER LTD

BRISTOL (BS2 0JZ)

Closes in 15 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 July 2025


Summary

Gaining the skills that will enable you to manufacture, repair and service rotating electrical motors at Mawdsleys BER Ltd.

Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
7.30am – 4pm Monday to Friday 15 min break AM 30 minutes for lunch

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 18 August 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

Skills and responsibilities will include:

  • Testing and inspection of electrical motors
  • Machining components to precise specifications
  • Motor rewinding techniques
  • Welding and joining processes
  • Finishing processes, such as polishing and surface treatment
  • Painting and coating applications
  • Participate/complete an advanced apprenticeship in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering in conjunction with City of Bristol College, supported Advanced Engineering Centre at Parkway

 Learning will include:

  • Health and Safety
  • Interpreting engineering drawings and documents
  • Milling
  • Turning
  • Bench fitting techniques
  • Mechanical principles and applications of maths in engineering
  • CAD
  • Mechanical measurement and inspection techniques

Where you'll work

UNIT C2
KINGSLAND TRADING ESTATE
ST PHILIPS
BRISTOL
BS2 0JZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Your training plan

  • Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Level 3
  • Maintaining the safety, integrity and effective operation of plant and equipment in industries that are part of the national infrastructure engineering sector, such as, electricity generating, oil and gas refining and pharmaceuticals.
  • City of Bristol College (Advanced Engineering Centre)
  • Day Release

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)
  • Science (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
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

• Overalls we will provide • Active workshop environment • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays • Health insurance after completion of 3-month probation • NEST Pension scheme – subject to qualification

About this company

Mawdsleys BER Ltd is a Bristol based company specialising in the repair, rewind, refurbishment and supply of electric motors, generators and pumps. With a client list that ranges from The Ministry of Defence (MOD), naval, railway, ports and docks, global telecommunication companies, facilities management companies to small family businesses and residential addresses. Mawdsleys guarantee an extremely high standard of precision engineering working to exact tolerances where every component is fully traceable

After this apprenticeship

Full time employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Team

apprentice@cityofbristol.ac.uk

01173125250

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331370.

Apply now

Closes in 15 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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