Apprentice Electrician Required

Summary

We are looking for an apprentice electrician to join our company. All of our current engineers started as apprentices and have been with us between 5 and 40 years. We look after and invest in our apprentices, so you will receive the best support and equipment available. We want you to succeed and become the next generation.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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The apprentice will start on minimum wages for apprentices but we will look to enhance that depending on the apprentice performance.

Training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm with half an hour lunch. Occasional weekend work might be required but this is rare.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 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

We operate in all market sectors, so you will work with all of the qualified engineers to give you the widest possible experience
You will work on domestic, industrial, commercial, school/academies, testing, Solar PV, and extension jobs
Typical work will be assisting the engineers as required on jobs whilst they supervise and train you over time

Where you'll work

22A STATION RD
WYMONDHAM
NORFOLK
NR18 0JX

Training

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

College or training organisation

JTL

Your training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.

Your training plan

The training provider is JTL - a renowned training provider who we use for all of our apprentices
Training is provided by block release, a week at a time throughout each of the 4 years. You are paid whilst undertaking this training
Your training will be supplemented by what you learn, supporting our qualified engineers and your own learning at home between college training weeks

More training information

We have worked with JTL extensively over the years and they have been effective at training previous apprentices to qualification
As above, the course structure is a mix of week block release at JTL classrooms in Norwich and your own learning and assessments.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

Other requirements

The candidate would need to be able to get to the office premises for 8am each morning and if 17 years, ideally they would be able to drive and possibly meet the engineers at site instead of the office. Some working outdoors, some lifting from time to time but full training provided and no risk taken with apprentices health and safety.

About this company

Alan R Cross & Son is famous in Norfolk for its distinctive red vans and has been operating for 75 years. We are a family business currently being run by the third generation and have a proud history of training apprentices to become our next engineers. We have a large, loyal and diverse customer base meaning that you will be doing different work every day. We want our enginers to be the best so we invest in them via uniform, training, equipment, IT so they can be the best and offer the best possible service to our customers.

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Company benefits

Company pension scheme. Fully funded Branded Uniform. Contribution to protective boots and trousers. Contribution to the tools and equipment purchase.

After this apprenticeship

Post qualification work to gain experience circa 5 years
Progress to full salary engineer asap after qualification
Start to lead on jobs and ruin jobs yourself
Become part of the management team eventually
Run a sector of the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ALAN R CROSS & SON LTD

David Brown

david.brown@arcrosselectrical.co.uk

07740 648963

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326483.

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