Apprentice Air Conditioning Engineer
COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED
Gateshead (NE10 0HN)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 August 2025
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Summary
CMS (Birmingham) one of the UK's leading specialist Facilities Maintenance companies, delivering support 24/7. Are you ready to learn a highly skilled trade that's in demand across industries? Our Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship offers hands-on training, expert mentorship and a pathway to a rewarding career in a growing field.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
- Training course
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 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
What you'll do at work
· Adhering to strict Health and Safety procedures, industry rules and regulations
· Working on commercial and residential premises with qualified engineers, supporting with callouts and assisting on maintenance contracts, filling out necessary paperwork and adhering to company and clients
· Servicing, maintenance and installation of a wide range of air conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment
Day to day tasks will include:
· Learn how to service, maintain and install commercial air conditioning and refrigeration units
· Problem solve and repair identified faults on systems
· Work on site environments, on large and small commercial sites to install various Air Conditioning & Refrigeration systems
· Carry out pre-planned repair works on Air Conditioning equipment ·
Understand customer requirements to ensure successful delivery/installation/maintenance of works
Where you'll work
Cms Holdings Uk Ltd
Tyne House
Temple Street
Gateshead
NE10 0HN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED
Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
- Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
- Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
- Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
- perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
- Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
- Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
- Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
- Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
- Identify and use tools and equipment.
- Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
- Complete a customer handover.
- Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
- Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
- Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
- Apply ethical principles.
- Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
- Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
- Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
- Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
- perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
- Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
- Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
- Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
- Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
- Identify and use tools and equipment.
- Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
- Complete a customer handover.
- Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
- Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
- Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
- Apply ethical principles.
Training schedule
* Refrigeration Air Conditioning Level 3 Standard
* On and off the job training
* Day release at our purpose built facility at M22 9UH
* A dedicated learning coach * Regular progress reflection meetings
* Access to an electronic portfolio - OneFile
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Mathematics (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- IT skills
- Logical
- Number skills
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
What We're Looking For: * A full UK driving licence is essential - a company van will be provided. Please note: all vehicles are fitted with a Black Box, which supports regular performance reviews with your Training Manager. * A positive attitude and resilience when facing challenges on the job. * Previous work experience or education in electrical, plumbing, or engineering is desirable but not essential - we value enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. What You'll Receive: * Pension and Private Health Care * 33 days of annual leave, including Bank Holidays. * Overtime paid at time and a half, with weekend work paid at double time.
About this employer
Maintenance
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you'll have the chance to step into a permanent role with CMS, where your growth doesn't stop. We're committed to your continued training and development, helping you build a long-term career in a thriving industry. Qualified engineers typically earn between £32,000 and £35,000 annually, with opportunities to progress even further as your skills and experience
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TOTAL PEOPLE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338469.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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