Mechanical Apprentice
MVV ENVIRONMENT DEVONPORT LIMITED
Plymouth (PL5 1FL)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 January 2026
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Summary
You will develop educational status and experience in Mechanical maintenance which enables support for the Maintenance Manager in the maintenance of the EfW (CHP) Facility.
Ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient maintenance of Mechanical equipment to deliver best plant service availability and performance within budget.
- Wage
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£27,976 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, times to be agreed with your manager
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 May 2026
- Duration
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3 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
Assist Engineers and contractors with mechanical and electrical work as required of the EfW plant including boiler, turbine, generator, flue gas treatment systems, and associated plant.
Assist other departments with administration and whole site tasks.
Where required assist the Shift Team Leader in the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the Plant.
Where you'll work
Devonport Efw Chp Facility Creek Road
Plymouth
PL5 1FL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations.
- Locate, and rectify faults on plant and equipment.
- Communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities.
- Read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation.
- Prepare work areas to undertake work related activities and reinstate those areas after the completion of the work related activities.
- Inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements.
- Assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment.
- Communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle electrical plant and equipment, which may include motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on electrical plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in electrical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle mechanical plant and equipment which may include pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, to agreed specifications,
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on mechanical plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in mechanical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle plant and equipment which may include instrumentation and control of temperature, pressure and flow systems to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Calibrate and configure instrument and control systems.
- Install, assemble and dismantle wind turbine plant and equipment, which will include pitch systems, yaw systems, switchgear, control systems to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on wind turbine plant and equipment including mechanical drive systems.
- Replace, repair or remove components in wind turbine plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on integrated plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair and/or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Calibrate and configure integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electromechanical power and control systems.
- Replace, repair or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Safely and efficiently carry out routine and non-routine operating procedures on plant and equipment.
- Monitor and control the operation and performance of the plant and equipment.
- Handover and accept responsibility for plant and equipment.
- Evaluate and solve complex problems within energy conversion plant and systems.
- Rapidly and correctly respond to contingencies and abnormal conditions, to maintain energy conversion and production plant and equipment within operational parameters.
Training schedule
Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Level 3.
You will be based at our Devonport Facility, with release to City College Plymouth for study.
More training information
The hours of work are full-time (40 hours per week) inclusive of learning time.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
With around 6,500 employees and annual sales of around Euro 4.1 billion, MVV is one of Germany’s leading energy companies. Our activities focus on providing a reliable, economical and environmentally-friendly supply of energy to our industrial, commercial and private household customers. Here, we cover all stages of the energy value chain: from energy generation, energy trading and energy distribution to operating distribution grids through to our sales activities and environmental energy and energy-related service businesses. We are also investing in our future grid capability, modernising our generation plants and innovative green technologies.
After this apprenticeship
After successful completion of this course, you may be able to work in Engineering or Operations.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010659.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 27 February 2026 at 11:59pm)