Apprentice Service Engineer
FlaktGroup UK Ltd
Recruiting nationally
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 11 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 May 2026
Contents
Summary
We’re looking for an Apprentice Service Engineer based in Kent to assist our field service engineers in maintaining and repairing HVAC equipment across multiple sites. This role offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop essential skills, and progress within a leading company in the HVAC industry.
- Wage
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£17,877.69 a year
- Training course
- Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8:30-5pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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 Be Doing
- Assist field service engineers in daily tasks and site visits.
Gain experience in communication, report writing, and customer interaction. - Learn and adhere to Health and Safety Regulations.
- Show flexibility in working hours, with potential overtime required.
- Engage in both college and self-learning for professional development.
Where you'll work
Ideal location for the apprentice will be in Kent, travel across South East will be required for the role.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNITED COLLEGES GROUP
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
Day release at college.
Denzil Road, Dudden Hill Lane, London NW10 2XD.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5)
- Math (grade 5)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Being comfortable with working at height.
About this employer
For over 100 years, we have proudly developed innovative and energy efficient Indoor Air Quality solutions for commercial buildings and critical ventilation applications. Today FläktGroup is one of the global leaders with +600 MEUR in sales to more than 65 countries and headquartered in Herne, Germany. With the widest product range in the industry, our products are found everywhere from homes, offices and schools, to hospitals, data centres, subways and offshore.
Company benefits
Competitive Salary.
25 Holiday (Bank Holidays & Holiday Purchase Scheme).
Pension Scheme.
Life Assurance Scheme.
EAP & Mental Health Support.
Learning & Development Opportunities.
After this apprenticeship
Although not guaranteed possibility to progress to an AC Improver.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FlaktGroup UK Ltd
Chloe Wilson
chloe.wilson@flaktgroup.com
01432377211
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033802.
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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 11 June 2026 at 11:59pm)