Combined Electrical Engineer & Service Engineer Apprentice

Summary

We are a local company designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing refuse and linen laundry chute systems. We are looking for enthusiastic school leavers to join our team learning to manufacture, repair and service our product.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Annual Salary

Training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Thursday 8:30 to 17:00, Friday 8:30 to 16:00

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

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

Key Areas of Responsibility Training will be provided in the areas listed below. • Learning how to manufacture, repair and service our products. • Working safely under the company's Health and Safety guidelines. • Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained in all work areas, including the engineering workshop and customer premises. • Carry out any safety or quality compliance checks before and after the production or installation of the product. • Carry out electrical and mechanical checks and repairs ensuring the system remains in good working order. • Learn both the electrical and mechanical elements of machinery and site-based equipment and product. • Identify potential improvements to equipment and communicate these to the site. • Reading engineering drawings. • Ensure the security of all engineering stores, tools, and equipment. • Wiring PLC systems, Fire Panels, Linen Chutes, • Design, Assembly and Commissioning. • Support any Engineers when necessary.

Where you'll work

Hardall House
Ludun Close
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU5 4PN

Training

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

College or training organisation

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
Reporting work outcomes or issues.
Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
Operating within limits of responsibility.
Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
Reporting work outcomes or issues.
Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
Operating within limits of responsibility.
Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.

Your training plan

Apprenticeship Standard & Pathway of engineer fitter Day release to MK College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 9-4)
English (grade 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

Proactive
positive
enthusiastic
and a can do attitude
Self-motivated
Great attention to detail
ability to problem solve.

Other requirements

Able to travel to the employer and MK college when required.

About this company

Hardall International Limited have been designing, manufacturing, and installing bespoke chute systems since 1983. Our unique heritage still shapes the way we do business today. By consistently creating optimal disposal solutions for a variety of applications inclusive of Recycling, Refuse, Linen and Clinical waste, Hardall have rightfully earned the status of market leaders in their field. That sense of purpose and mission to provide quality has always been and still is a huge a part of Hardall’s culture.

After this apprenticeship

For the right applicant on successful completion of the apprenticeship programme there maybe the possibility of a permanent position within the company.

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