Apprentice Service Engineer – Industrial Cleaning Equipment
P C Jones Industrial Cleaning Equipment
KEYNSHAM (BS31 2ED)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 July 2025
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Summary
Join our team as an Apprentice Service Engineer and learn how to repair and maintain industrial cleaning equipment like Pressure washers, floor cleaners, and industrial vacuums. This hands-on role is perfect for someone practical who wants to start a career in engineering.
- Wage
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£18,720 a year
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Progress-based pay review after 6 months. Tools, uniform, PPE and training provided. Possibility of full-time role upon completion.
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Primarily workshop-based in Burnett with some local site visits. College day release included. No evening or weekend work.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- 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 hands-on Apprenticeship is perfect for someone practical who wants to start a career in engineering. You’ll gain real experience in our workshop and on customer sites while studying at college. Tools, training, and support provided.
The apprentice will work alongside experienced engineers to learn how to inspect, service, and repair industrial cleaning equipment. This is a hands-on role with a mix of workshop-based work and on-site support visits.
Typical tasks include:
- Assisting with diagnostics, maintenance and basic repairs on cleaning machines.
- Preparing and testing machines before delivery or hire.
- Cleaning, inspecting and replacing worn parts.
- Supporting senior engineers during on-site service calls.
- Helping to maintain the workshop space, tools, and spare parts stock.
- Learning how to complete service records and customer job sheets.
The apprentice will spend most of their week at our Bristol workshop (BS31) outside of college time. As skills and confidence grow, they’ll also accompany engineers on customer visits.
Where you'll work
UNIT 23
BURNETT BUSINESS PARK
GYPSY LANE
KEYNSHAM
BS31 2ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BATH COLLEGE
Your training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Your training plan
You will be required to attend College two days per week for the first year of the apprenticeship at our Somer Valley Campus in Radstock. You will be attending one day per week from year two onwards.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Interest in mechanical systems
- Willingness to learn
Other requirements
This role includes physical work such as lifting components and standing for long periods. It may also include accompanying engineers on customer site visits, so good personal presentation and communication are important.
About this company
P C Jones Industrial Cleaning Equipment is a Bristol-based company that supplies, hires, and maintains professional cleaning machines such as floor scrubbers, sweepers, vacuums and pressure washers. We work with a wide range of businesses including warehouses, schools, manufacturers and facilities companies. We’re a small, friendly, and hands-on team with a focus on quality service and long-term customer support.
After this apprenticeship
The apprentice may progress into a full-time Service Engineer role with us after completing their qualification. Further training opportunities could include advanced servicing roles within the business or machinery installation technician.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BATH COLLEGE
Laura Joy
laura.joy@bathcollege.ac.uk
01225328752
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329155.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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