Electrical Engineering Apprentice
LEICESTER SWITCH & CONTROL CO LTD
ROTHLEY (LE7 7NL)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 21 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 August 2026
Contents
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career in a thriving company. We are looking for someone that we can train to our high standards of work. The ideal candidate that is driven, enthusiastic and extremely keen to learn.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 0700 – 1600
Friday 0700 – 1300
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 October 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
This typically involves using layout drawings and electrical diagrams to assist with marking out, machining material by using battery powered hand tools, using mechanical tools to allow the fitting and wiring of electrical components inside panels.
Assist with testing of the completed panels to ensure that they are both mechanically and electrically correct to the supplied drawings before dispatching to the customer.
Where you'll work
UNIT 3
ROTHLEY LODGE
LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD
ROTHLEY
LE7 7NL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEICESTER 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
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
4 days a week at Leicester Switch and Controls Ltd and 1 day a week at college.
Requirements
Essential 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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
Many years’ experience in providing both innovative and practical equipment solutions from simple dedicated control applications through to fully networked PLC and SCADA packages. Custom-built industrial control panels for automation, motor drives, instrumentation and process control. Incorporating electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical equipment, with optional levels of system visualisation to suit the application. Wherever possible the control panel designers will always identify opportunities to maximise system performance and reduce energy consumption.
http://www.lsandc.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle2Work
- My Gym Discounts
- Annual Leave Purchase
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Shopfloor Senior / Supervisor
- Electrical Contract Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEICESTER COLLEGE
Sameera
sfaruk@leicestercollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046092.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 21 August 2026 at 11:59pm)