Apprentice Maintenance Technician
Frasers Group
Shirebrook (NG20 8RY)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 6 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 March 2026
Contents
Summary
As part of our ongoing investment in people and talent, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for individuals to begin their journey into engineering and maintenance through our Maintenance Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme.
- Wage
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£28,000 a year
- Training course
- Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
- Hours
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Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off rotation of days and nights (4 days, 4 off, 4 nights, 4 off)
Working times: 12 hours shifts (days - 6am-6pm, nights 6pm-6am)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 June 2026
- Duration
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3 years 8 months
- Positions available
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3
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
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide maintenance support for distribution systems, including conveyor belts, sorting machines, and automated storage systems. Working and supporting closely with the maintenance technicians as well as the ability to work autonomously.
- Perform reactive and preventive maintenance on distribution equipment according to manufacturer guidelines and safety standards with appropriate support where required.
- Monitor the performance of distribution systems to identify potential issues and report any irregularities or potential problems to the maintenance supervisor.
- Adhere to all health and safety regulations and company policies.
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities and
- compliance checks.
- Work closely with the distribution and logistics teams to support seamless operations.
- Assist with the implementation of new systems and technologies within the distribution centre.
Minimum Technical Expectations (During Training)
As you progress through the programme, through you should be able to demonstrate:
- Troubleshooting ability appropriate to your stage, starting with following clear instructions, progressing to independently resolving standard faults, and eventually supporting complex, multi-system issues.
- Competence in practical maintenance tasks, under supervision initially, then independently when assessed as safe.
- Progressive development in electrical and mechanical skills, with evidence of competence through observation and practical assessment.
Work ethic & Learning commitment
The programme will suit you if you:
- Are prepared to commit to regular study, both at college and through structured self-learning.
- Can cope with the practical, physical, and hands-on nature of engineering work.
- Are motivated to progress towards becoming a fully competent multi-skilled Maintenance Technician.
- Are comfortable stepping into unfamiliar challenges and learning from mistakes.
Core Behaviours
These reflect what we expect from engineers-in-training at Frasers Group:
- Ownership & Reliability – You show up prepared, follow processes, complete work to a high standard, and take responsibility for your learning and actions.
- Safety First Mindset – You consistently work safely, follow all procedures, and understand that unsafe shortcuts are never acceptable.
- Curiosity & Problem-Solving – You’re keen to understand how things work, ask questions, and apply logical steps when investigating issues and solving problems.
- Team Player – You communicate clearly, support others, and show respect to colleagues across all departments.
- Professionalism & Attitude – You remain calm under pressure, respond positively to feedback, and demonstrate consistent, dependable conduct.
Where you'll work
Unit A
Brook Park East
Shirebrook
NG20 8RY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE
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
An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence. You will be expected
to work towards the L3 Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline, with support from your employer and the
Chesterfield College Group.
More training information
This apprenticeship will last 40 months with an additional 4 months to complete your End Point Assessment. If successful, the apprenticeship will start in August 2026 with onboarding beginning from the end of May, which you will need to be available for. You will be required to attend college for 1 day per week for the duration of the apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C Or Equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4/C Or Equivalent)
- Science or Technology related subject (grade 4/C Or Equivalent)
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
- Due to the shift patterns you must be at least 18 to apply for this position
- Please note you must be able to travel to Pride Park in Derby for the 1 day a week day release for this position
About this employer
At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:
- Think without limits – Think, think fast, think fearlessly
- Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
- Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet
https://www.frasers.group/about (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 20% Discount
- 20 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- On site restaurant
- Discounted gym memberships
- Extensive bonus schemes
- Pension scheme
After this apprenticeship
Continued progression oppertunities with Frasers Group upon successfull completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE
James Sayles
saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk
07929669938
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022100.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Monday 6 April 2026 at 11:59pm)