Apprentice LPG Engineer

AVANTI GAS LIMITED

Recruiting nationally

Closes on Friday 25 September 2026

Posted on 14 August 2026

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Summary

Kick-start your career as an LPG Engineer Apprentice! You’ll receive full support from an experienced mentor while developing skills in the installation, maintenance, inspection and testing of LPG vessels and work towards becoming a qualified LPG Engineer. A fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn and build a rewarding career!

Wage

£18,000 a year

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• Annual salary reviews • Additional overtime • Pension contribution • 4x salary, life assurance cover • Critical illness cover • Enhanced sick pay • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed. Additional overtime rate (x1.5 for evenings and Saturdays, x2 for Sundays).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 October 2026

Duration

2 years 8 months

Positions available

4

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

  • Assisting engineers in the installation, exchanging and uplift of LPG vessels
  • Assisting with ten-year testing of LPG vessels
  • Assisting in annual visual inspections of LPG vessels
  • Assisting in emergency call outs
  • Loading and unloading of LPG vessels
  • Preparation of LPG vessels and stock level management
  • Completing service works on LPG installations

Key Facts

  • As part of our field-based team, you will report to the National Engineering Inspector
  • You will work within a team of Engineers, located within the UK and you will be provided with a mentor who will support your development in role
  • Location of role – to be confirmed on appointment

Where you'll work

This is a field-based role with 4 open positions, 1 apprentice per location, and you will be required to live within a suitable travelling distance of your allocated recruitment area. Applicants from the surrounding areas are welcome to apply, provided they can reasonably travel to the relevant areas below.

  • Birmingham
  • Coventry / Leicester
  • West Suffolk
  • Devon / Taunton

Training

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

Training provider

HIGH RIDGE TRAINING

Training course

Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)

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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 update 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. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
  • Electrical. Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
  • Electrical. Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Electrical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Electrical. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
  • Electrical. Remove and replace electrical parts.
  • Electrical. Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
  • Electrical. Set up, align and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
  • Electrical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Electrical. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
  • Electrical. Conduct functional testing.
  • Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm safe isolation of connected services
  • Control and instrumentation. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
  • Control and instrumentation. Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
  • Control and instrumentation. Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Control and instrumentation. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Control and instrumentation. Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
  • Control and instrumentation. Check calibration and make adjustments.
  • Control and instrumentation. Check loop function.
  • Control and instrumentation. Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
  • Control and instrumentation. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Control and instrumentation. Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
  • Control and instrumentation. Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
  • Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
  • Control and instrumentation. Conduct functional testing.
  • Mechanical. Check and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
  • Mechanical. Select, check, and use mechanical maintenance tools and equipment.
  • Mechanical. Use mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Mechanical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Mechanical. Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
  • Mechanical. Remove and replace mechanical parts.
  • Mechanical. Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
  • Mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
  • Mechanical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Mechanical. Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
  • Mechanical. Confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
  • Mechanical. Conduct functional testing.
  • 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 update 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

  • Work based training supported by a tutor from High Ridge Training
  • You will be expected to proactively engage and build the skills and knowledge to enable you to become a qualified LPG Engineer
  • This includes the successful completion of the Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician  Apprenticeship

More training information

The apprenticeship training is delivered on site and online, a combination of blended learning

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Mechanically minded

Other requirements

  • Full clean driving licence
  • Interest in engineering along with the willingness and commitment to learn
  • Flexibility in your approach to work
  • Able to perform to a high standard without direct supervision
  • Able to operate effectively in a demanding and pressurised environment
  • Effective communication and organisation skills
  • Willing to work away on occasions to gain experience of different job types
  • Collaborator who works well with others
  • Able to listen, absorb and retain key knowledge
  • Able to work by yourself using your own initiative and understand when you need to seek advice

Desirable competencies:

  • Experience of working with hand and electrical tools
  • General building and DIY skills
  • Mechanically minded
  • Have a grade 4 or above in Maths and English

About this employer

At AvantiGas we take great pride in our employees and value their importance to make our business successful. We work hard to ensure we maintain high levels of employee satisfaction and that we continue to develop and motivate everyone within the business in line with their talent, business goals and aspirations. Our head office is located in Derbyshire, but we have several field based and depot based employees all across the country. We work hard to ensure that the right people are matched to suitable roles in which they can thrive and successfully develop their career.

http://www.avantigas.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Company van
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
  • Private Bupa healthcare and dental cover
  • BHSF Employee assistance programme
  • Retail discount scheme
  • Ongoing support and training

After this apprenticeship

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

  • AvantiGas offer many opportunities in a number of diverse roles across the organisation

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HIGH RIDGE TRAINING

Sheena Adobas

sheena.adobas@highridgetraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048168.

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Closes on Friday 25 September 2026