Engineering Marine Apprenticeship
P M E POWER SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
Plymouth (PL7 5EY)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 August 2025
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Summary
As a Marine Engineering Apprentice at PME Group, you’ll work with expert engineers on state-of-the-art medium/high-speed engines, gaining skills in diagnostics, electronics, fault detection, repair, rebuilds, and maintenance. Work both in the workshop and onboard vessels for clients like Princess, Sunseeker, RNLI, and UK boat builders.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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There will be room for a pay progression over the course of the apprenticeship. We offer increased holiday entitlement: 28 days, Plus Bank Holidays.
- Training course
- Marine engineer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday (8 hours per day - exact hours to be confirmed)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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4 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
A hands on learning position where the outcome of the apprenticeship should be that the apprentice will gain experience in the following:
- An understanding of modern engine requirements including electronics and controls
- Gain full understanding of what makes an engine work – and therefore how to take it apart and put it back together again
- Commissioning of new engines
- Use of diagnostic equipment to diagnose faults on modern engines
- Competency in diagnosing faults and making effective repairs.
To enable the apprentice to gain real expertise and understanding of the complex equipment that we work on we will expect them to work in tandem with the college to initially gain a basic understanding of both engineering and working in a commercial environment.
Initially we would expect an apprentice to start in the workshop by observing the engineering team and assisting with simpler tasks such as:
- Cleaning parts, labelling and organising to assist engineers.
- Ensuring tools and spare parts are correctly organised for each ‘job’
As the apprentice confidence grows – and ours in them; they can expect to be increasingly trusted to be actively involved in the work outlined. As their competency grows they will be able to work more independently to enable them to demonstrate their ability.
Where you'll work
Rowdown House
Rowdown Close, Langage Business Park, Plympton
Plymouth
PL7 5EY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE
Training course
Marine engineer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Prepare for meetings and discussions
- Communicate marine engineering principles, concepts and processes relevant to the customer using appropriate listening, questioning, non-verbal communication, recording and presentation techniques
- Use appropriate marine and engineering terminology
- Make recommendations to ensure optimal performance of boats
- Comply with quality, health and safety and environmental regulations
- Prepare the work area in order to conduct marine engineering activities
- Select, use, maintain and store equipment and tools spanners, socket sets, screwdrivers, power tools
- Follow and maintain work procedures, method statements and production records
- Work efficiently and effectively
- Consider sustainability and environmental impacts when making, safety, quality and cost decisions
- Use mathematical techniques, formulae, and calculations in marine engineering processes
- Design layout of marine system or component
- Interpret designer’s plans and engineering data, drawings and documentation
- Finalise time and cost of the work to be done
- Select/ maintain/ store appropriate equipment and materials
- Select/make/use appropriate engineering jigs, templates and tooling
- Select and use calibrated and measuring engineering tools
- Select, source and use a variety of precision data charts and reference tables
- Practical and safe use of tools, materials and equipment
- Safe uses of jigs, templates and tooling
- Measure and mark out to carry out precision machining and hand fitting processes
- Use hand tools to cut, drill, shape and finish components to tolerances
- Move components using appropriate safe methods and equipment
- Assemble, remove, overhaul and refit marine engineering components, sub-assemblies and systems using appropriate machinery, equipment, tools and materials
- Check/inspect components for robustness, fit and tolerances
- Shape, fabricate, manipulate and precision alignment of marine engineering components and materials to accepted tolerances
- Conduct/undertake planned or routine maintenance to required specification
- Check/test/diagnose marine engineering components to company and manufacturing standards
- Complete required organisational and manufacturer’s documentation
- Apply safety and social responsibility practices when working at sea
- Check installation meets required operational standards and is free from defects
- Commission and test systems
- Complete necessary documentation and company protocols
- Undertake basic crew roles
Training schedule
More training information
Day release to attend South Devon Marine Academy, in Kingswear. Allowing you 4 years to complete the Level 2, Level 3 Marine Engineering City & Guilds Diplomas as well as the overall End Point Assessment of the Apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Initiative
Other requirements
The nature of our business means that you can expect to - work in a workshop, work on vessels moored in marinas, work on vessels going out for sea trials, equipment and parts can be heavy and bulky. This is in part a physical job - spaces in engine rooms can be small and uncomfortable at times.
About this employer
PME Group are the importer for the UK and Ireland for MAN marine engines, Northern Lights engines and generators and Emerson control units. We specialise in high quality engineering products and our engineers are trained to a high standard to both reflect the companies ethos but essentially to ensure that all our engineers become ‘experts’ in their field.
After this apprenticeship
Potential to be taken on at completion of apprenticeship as a ‘Junior Engineer’ with the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE
01752 337526
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335525.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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