Engineering Maintenance Apprentice

MOOVE LUBRICANTS LIMITED

Kent (DA12 2QX)

Closes in 31 days (Sunday 21 June 2026)

Posted on 21 May 2026

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Summary

Are you interested in engineering, mechanics, or electrical systems? Do you enjoy problem solving and hands-on work?

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprentice to join our lubrication manufacturing business. 

• Wage:

  £19,000 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  • Yearly salary increases

• Training course: Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  4 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

You will work alongside experienced engineers supporting the maintenance and reliability of the equipment used to manufacture lubricants, oils, greases, and related products.

Duties will include:

• Supporting maintenance and repair activities across the manufacturing site
• Assisting with electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Helping maintain pumps, motors, valves, conveyors, and production equipment
• Supporting planned preventative maintenance programmes
• Learning engineering safety procedures and industry standards
• Using engineering tools, equipment, and digital maintenance systems

Where you'll work

Moove
Dering Way
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 2QX

Training

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

Training provider

IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Training course

Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

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

Training will be supported by:

IPS

Northbank House
Sir Thomas Longley Road
Medway City Estate
Rochester, Kent, ME2 4DU

Typically in Year 1, the apprentice will attend workshop blocks within IPS Rochester and one day a week studying the Technical Certificate. In Year 2, the Apprentice moves to day-release and will attend the Training Centre one day a week to continue the Technical Certificate, starting in Year 2 and continuing until they are ready for the End Point Assessment in Year 4. 

The Apprentice will continue to receive regular training contact with IPS all throughout the programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade Grade 4 or above)
• Maths (grade Grade 4 or above)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Science (grade Grade 4 or above)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience

Other requirements

• Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

About this employer

Being part of the Moove Group and owned by one of Brazil’s largest companies (Cosan SA), we benefit from being part of a corporate organisation with the agility of a medium sized business. We are fast-paced, people focused, driven by innovation and our customer relationships. We also want to foster our employee’s growth and development through continued education and career advance

https://www.mooveeurope.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Comany pension matched upto 7%
• Life assurance 4x basic salary
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• EAP and Perks

After this apprenticeship

• Excellent progression opportunities within engineering and manufacturing

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MOOVE LUBRICANTS LIMITED

Maria Becker

Maria.Becker.uk@moovelub.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033038.

Apply now

Closes in 31 days (Sunday 21 June 2026)

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