Crushing & Screening Engineering Apprentice
POWERX EQUIPMENT LTD
Coventry (CV7 8EP)
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 9 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Kick-start your engineering career with PowerX Equipment Ltd. Learn to service, maintain and repair world-class mobile crushing and screening equipment while working alongside experienced engineers. If you enjoy practical work, technology and solving problems, this is an excellent opportunity to build a long-term engineering career.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
40 hours per week including apprenticeship training. Occasional early starts and travel to customer sites may be required.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 14 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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 a Technical Engineering Apprentice, you will work alongside experienced mobile service engineers learning how to inspect, maintain, diagnose faults and repair crushing and screening equipment used throughout the UK. Your duties will include:
- Assisting with servicing and maintenance of mobile plant machinery
- Learning hydraulic, electrical and mechanical systems
- Carrying out planned maintenance and inspections
- Diagnosing faults using modern diagnostic equipment
- Working safely around heavy machinery
- Using tablets and digital job management systems
- Reading technical manuals and engineering drawings
- Travelling to customer sites with experienced engineers
- Keeping accurate service records
- Learning how to deliver excellent customer service
This is a practical role where around 90% of your time will be spent outdoors, either in our workshop or at customer sites working on heavy mobile equipment such as:
- Powerscreen crushers
- Powerscreen screeners
- Mobile conveyors
- Washing equipment
- Material handling equipment
Every day is different and you'll develop valuable skills in mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and fault-finding disciplines.
Where you'll work
Woodcorner Farm
Green End Road, Fillongley
Coventry
CV7 8EP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
Training course
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
Training schedule
You will attend Solihull College & University Centre (Woodlands Campus) once a week during term time. You will also be visited in your workplace by an Engineering Assessor every 6 to 8 weeks to pick up the work-based evidence and prepare you for the End Point Assessments
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
- Science (grade 4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Computer Science (grade 4 or above)
- Design and Technology (grade 4 or above)
- Engineering (grade 4 or above)
- ICT (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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Technical Minded
- Practical Approach
- Positive Attitude
- Reliable
- Willingness to learn
- Mechanical Interest
- Safety Conscious
- Self Motivated
- Adaptable
Other requirements
This is an outdoor, practical engineering role where approximately 90% of your time will be spent working outside around large mobile machinery. The role involves travelling to customer sites, manual handling, working in all weather conditions and following strict health and safety procedures.
About this employer
PowerX Equipment Ltd is one of the UK's leading specialists in crushing, screening and recycling equipment. We supply, service and support some of the world's leading brands, including Powerscreen, working across quarrying, construction, demolition and recycling industries. We invest in developing our people and offer apprentices the opportunity to build a rewarding engineering career with industry-leading training.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to become a fully qualified Mobile Service Engineer with PowerX Equipment Ltd. Continued development may lead to Senior Engineer, Technical Specialist, Workshop Supervisor, Field Service Manager or Technical Support roles, with ongoing manufacturer training from leading equipment manufacturers including Powerscreen.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
Paul Bates
Paul.bates@solihull.ac.uk
01216787181
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044293.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 9 August 2026 at 11:59pm)