Instrumentation & Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

CEM SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD

Matlock (DE4 2HJ)

Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026

Posted on 20 February 2026

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Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful engineering company based in Darley Dale as their new instrumentation and maintenance engineer apprentice. This is an exciting role where you will be supporting routine planned maintenance, fault finding and repair services.

Wage

£19,500 a year

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Defined salary reviews dependant on performance against objectives with on-the-job and college-based work.

Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Duration

3 years 4 months

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

Routine planned service of emissions monitoring instrumentation:

  • Electrical systems
  • Electronic Instrumentation
  • Signal / communication protocols
  • Compressed gas and compressed air

Sites located throughout the UK and Ireland:

  • Adhering to site rules for safe working. Carrying out specific site inductions
  • Travel to and from sites for visits lasting between 1 and 5 days. Some overnight stays would be necessary. All travel and related expenses fully paid
  • Range of different industries including forges, crematoriums, manufacturing plants, energy from waste facilities & power plants

Fault finding, repair and calibration:

  • Testing instrumentation on repair rigs in-house
  • Call out visits to customers to establish issues and repair if possible

Customer support:

  • Talking to site point of contact about works carried out before leaving site
  • Preparing calibration reports to send to customer after the works have been completed, alongside a detailed covering email

Remote maintenance:

Dialling into site emissions equipment to look at performance of instrumentation and predict future maintenance requirements

Remote reporting:

Produce instrument performance reports to satisfy client requirements

Where you'll work

Stancliffe House, Molyneux Business Park
Whitworth Road, Darley Dale
Matlock
DE4 2HJ

Training

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

Training provider

TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD

Training course

Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
  • Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
  • Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
  • Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
  • Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
  • Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
  • Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
  • Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
  • Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
  • Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
  • Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
  • Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
  • Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
  • Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
  • Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
  • Reinstate the work area.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
  • Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
  • Record information.
  • Produce or amend documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
  • Identify and highlight issues (red pen), with technical drawings.
  • Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment. Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques. Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Remove and replace electrical parts.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Set up and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Conduct functional testing.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Check calibration and make adjustments.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Check loop function.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
  • Electrical and control and instrumentation. Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Select, check, and use electrical and mechanical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Use electrical and mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Remove and replace electrical parts.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Conduct functional testing.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Remove and replace mechanical parts.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
  • Electrical and mechanical. Apply bench fitting techniques.
  • Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
  • Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
  • Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
  • Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
  • Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
  • Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
  • Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
  • Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
  • Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
  • Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
  • Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
  • Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
  • Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
  • Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
  • Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
  • Reinstate the work area.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
  • Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
  • Record information.
  • Produce or amend documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
  • Identify and highlight issues (red pen), with technical drawings.
  • Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.

Training schedule

As part of your apprenticeship, and dependent on your prior attainment and age, you may be required to complete English and Maths Functional Skills which is an integral part of your apprenticeship. Upon successful completion you will be awarded additional certificates of recognition for these qualifications.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5/B or above)
  • Maths (grade 5/B or above)
  • Science (grade 5/B or above)

Other in:

Engineering (grade L2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • Driver's license – UK wide travel (occasional ferries to Ireland)
  • Must be comfortable to work at heights
  • Happy to occasionally stay away from home
  • Must be 18+ due to customer site access restrictions
  • Must hold a relevent level 2 qualification within Engineering

About this employer

Having worked in the emissions industry for many years, the company's founder Mike Lloyd recognised the need for presenting system and service solutions for emissions monitoring based on client's precise and specific needs and following that up with an ongoing dedicated and robust service plan.

Being independent gives us the flexibility to design, manufacture and install turnkey solutions to suit the specific requirements of each application. We offer a complete portfolio of MCERTS approved products for Emissions Monitoring and have access to a wide range of analysers for Process Control. Additionally, we have a strong partnership with Dr. Födisch (part of the ABB group) and are trusted UK suppliers of these industry leading brands.’

CEM Solutions (UK) Ltd. has over 10 years experience in the industry and has an ever-growing customer base throughout the UK. It is a source of much pride that we have positive and long-standing relationships with many of these customers.

https://www.cemsolutions.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Enhanced annual leave – 5 days more than statutory plus an additional day for each 2 years of service up to 36 days

After this apprenticeship

Excellent progression opportunities – we are looking for someone to be part of our team long-term! We will continue to provide opportunities for professional development to enable you to be the best you can be.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD

James Sayles

saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk

07929669938

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016921.

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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026