APPRENTICE MECHANIC
Erewash Borough Council
Derbyshire (DE7 4HA)
Closes in 26 days (Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 November 2025
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Summary
Erewash Borough Council is offering an exciting chance to join their team as an Apprentice Mechanic - no prior qualifications needed, just enthusiasm! This fully funded Level 2 Apprenticeship covers tractors, mowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters. You'll get the chance to assist with servicing vans and HGVs, giving you a taste of heavy-duty mechanics.
- Wage
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£24,413 a year
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Pay information will be discussed at interview.
- Training course
- Land-based service engineer (level 2)
- Hours
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The work pattern will be discussed at interview.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
🛠️ Carrying out inspections, diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on horticultural machinery
🚚 Supporting the servicing of council vehicles, including vans and HGVs
👨🔧 Learning from experienced technicians and gaining real-world workshop experience
📚 Attending Riseholme College in Lincoln one day every week
Where you'll work
Merlin House Merlin Way
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 4HA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE
Training course
Land-based service engineer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
- Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
- Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
- Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
- Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
- Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
- Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
- Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
- Complete organisational documentation and reports.
- Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
- Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
- Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
- Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
- Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
- Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
- Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
- Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
- Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
- Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
- Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
- Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
- Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
- Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
- Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
- Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
- Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
- Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
- Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
- Complete organisational documentation and reports.
- Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
- Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
- Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
- Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
- Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
- Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
- Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
- Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
- Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
- Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
- Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
Training schedule
This apprenticeship offers full-time, hands-on training in the workplace for five days a week, with one day released for off-the-job learning at college. You’ll gain practical experience alongside expert guidance, combining real-world skills with formal qualifications.
More training information
What You’ll Learn:
⚙️ Master the fundamentals: engines, transmissions, hydraulics, electrics, fabrication, and more
🧠 Understand health & safety protocols and engineering best practices
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3/D)
- Maths (grade 3/D)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
💪 Someone physically fit and ready for hands-on work. 🔍 A curious mind with a genuine interest in how machines work. 🚀 A committed and enthusiastic individual eager to build a career in engineering. If you’ve got GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 3/D in English and Maths - or are willing to work towards them - this could be the opportunity for you. Prior experience in engineering is a bonus, but not essential. Ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the world of mechanics? Apply now and start your journey!
About this employer
Erewash Borough Council, is committed to helping you grow. This apprenticeship isn’t just a job - it’s a launchpad for your future. You’ll gain valuable skills, earn while you learn, and be part of a supportive team that wants to see you succeed. The Council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. The Council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Please ensure that you make it clear on your application that you wish to be considered under these criteria.
Company benefits
*29 or 33 days annual leave a year (after 5 years continuous service) plus bank holidays *Free workplace parking *Training & CPD opportunities *Local Government Pension Scheme*Discounted leisure membership *VIVUP employee benefits & discounts
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
The successful candidate, on completion of the apprenticeship and passing the End Point Assessment, may be eligible for a permanent position if available. When the apprentice has successfully achieved an apprenticeship qualification the apprentice will remain with the Council where a job opportunity exists, subject to satisfactory performance and conduct. Progression opportunities may be discussed at interview.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002006.
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Closes in 26 days (Monday 22 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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