Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprentice

POMPHREY & SONS LTD

BRISTOL (BS2 0QZ)

Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 8 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 June 2026


Summary

Working for a family run business you will become a skilled Engineer in the Garage Equipment Industry. You will work towards a Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard.

Wage

£16,640 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Overtime is at time and a half

Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
8.00am - 5.00pm with an hour for lunch and a 20-minute break in the morning, working days TBC

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

3 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

  • As an apprentice at Pomphrey and Sons you will hone your skills in Engineering and Maintenance of all types of equipment, to become a highly skilled Engineer
  • The successful candidates will work in the maintenance/service department of Pomphrey and Sons, maintaining, servicing and repairing of all the equipment supplied and used by our customers
  • When starting out you will learn the business and carry out tasks such as; steam cleaning of equipment, the tidying of the workshop, the spray painting of the repaired equipment
  • You will then progress onto helping the skilled engineers out
  • This will be by stripping equipment down, turning, welding and milling
  • Once you have a good skill set you will help the service engineers on site, to help install pipework, lifts, air compressor and to repair all types of workshop garage equipment

Where you'll work

92-98 KINGSLAND ROAD
BRISTOL
BS2 0QZ

Training

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

Training provider

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations.
  • Locate, and rectify faults on plant and equipment.
  • Communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities.
  • Read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation.
  • Prepare work areas to undertake work related activities and reinstate those areas after the completion of the work related activities.
  • Inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements.
  • Assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment.
  • Communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification.
  • Position, assemble, install and dismantle electrical plant and equipment, which may include motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, to agreed specifications.
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on electrical plant and equipment.
  • Replace, repair or remove components in electrical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Position, assemble, install and dismantle mechanical plant and equipment which may include pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, to agreed specifications,
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on mechanical plant and equipment.
  • Replace, repair or remove components in mechanical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Position, assemble, install and dismantle plant and equipment which may include instrumentation and control of temperature, pressure and flow systems to agreed specifications.
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on plant and equipment.
  • Replace, repair or remove components in plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Calibrate and configure instrument and control systems.
  • Install, assemble and dismantle wind turbine plant and equipment, which will include pitch systems, yaw systems, switchgear, control systems to agreed specifications.
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on wind turbine plant and equipment including mechanical drive systems.
  • Replace, repair or remove components in wind turbine plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on integrated plant and equipment.
  • Replace, repair and/or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Calibrate and configure integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
  • Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electromechanical power and control systems.
  • Replace, repair or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
  • Safely and efficiently carry out routine and non-routine operating procedures on plant and equipment.
  • Monitor and control the operation and performance of the plant and equipment.
  • Handover and accept responsibility for plant and equipment.
  • Evaluate and solve complex problems within energy conversion plant and systems.
  • Rapidly and correctly respond to contingencies and abnormal conditions, to maintain energy conversion and production plant and equipment within operational parameters.

Training schedule

Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Level 3

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Initiative

About this employer

Pomphrey and Sons is the south west largest garage equipment company. We install repair and service all type of garage equipment.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • To become a skilled engineer within the Maintenance and Service team of Pomphrey and Sons Ltd

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Team

apprentice@cityofbristol.ac.uk

01173125250

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039196.

Apply now

Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 8 July 2026 at 11:59pm)