Mechanical Engineering Apprentice

NORTHWOOD TISSUE (DISLEY) LIMITED

Cheshire (SK12 2HW)

Closes on Sunday 15 June 2025

Posted on 9 May 2025

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Summary

Are you looking to establish an engineering career in a progressive manufacturing organisation? Then look no further. This could be the job for you. We will give you a permanent employment contract from day 1, so at the end of your 4-year apprenticeship there will be a job ready and waiting for you to move into. you need to be 18 or over to apply.

Wage

£25,500 a year

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this will be reviewed at 12, 18, 24 and 36 months against a clear development plan.

Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday between 08:00 - 17:00, You may be required to work shifts during your apprenticeship.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

4 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 a mechanical engineering apprentice, you will be learning all aspects of mechanical engineering to become a fully competent mechanical engineer at the end of the 4-year apprenticeship.

Role:

This apprentice role will enable you to learn the skills required to be able to assist the production department, resources, and systems to ensure the company maintains a high-quality product, always in line with company policies, regulatory standards, and statutory guidelines / deadlines.

At the end of the 4-year apprenticeship, with the training provided and qualifications achieved, we expect that you will become fully competent at being an electrical engineer with skills in the following areas:

  • Follow PPM inspections to maintain plant reliability
  • Complete maintenance and fault finding on a highly automated production facility
  • Understand the use of condition monitoring and how it guides maintenance activities
  • Read and interpret technical drawings
  • Experience with pumps, mechanical drives, bearings, and fans.
  • Refurbishment and in-house repair of equipment
  • Reporting on Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Where you'll work

Disley Tissue Ltd Waterside
Disley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 2HW

Training

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

College or training organisation

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Your training plan

  • Our apprenticeship provides valuable on-the-job training and experience combined with studying for several qualifications, including level 3 Maintenance Operations and Engineering Technician
  • This is to be completed at Macclesfield or Stockport College on a day release basis

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade level 9-4)
  • Math (grade level 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

Successful applicants will have to be 18 or over (due to the nature of the work and H&S implications), live within 30-minute commute of the site

About this company

Northwood Tissue Disley Ltd is part of the Northwood group. We make and sell tissue products

https://www.northwood.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

discount portal which gives us money off various brands Toothfairy - access to a dentist We Care - employee assistance programme to support with mental and physical health, wellbeing and finance management.

After this apprenticeship

  • As a mechanical engineering apprentice, you will be learning all aspects of Mechanical engineering to become a fully competent Mechanical engineer at the end of the 4-year apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTHWOOD TISSUE (DISLEY) LIMITED

Tracy Walters

tracy.walters@northwood.co.uk

07471351351

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319793.

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Closes on Sunday 15 June 2025

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