Apprentice Compressor Service Engineer

AYLESBURY COMPRESSOR SERVICE LTD

AYLESBURY (HP19 8RS)

Closes in 4 days (Monday 9 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 February 2026

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Summary

Attending customer sites to perform servicing, breakdowns and installation work.

Wage

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

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Training course
Compressed air and vacuum technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 07.00 - 16.00.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 13 February 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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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

Core Responsibilities:

  • Servicing & Maintenance: Performing routine checks on air compressors, dryers, filters, and vacuum equipment to ensure optimum efficiency.
  • Fault Diagnosis & Repair: Identifying mechanical or electrical issues and conducting fault-finding missions to restore systems.

Where you'll work

59 RABANS CLOSE
RABANS LANE INDUSTRIAL AREA
AYLESBURY
HP19 8RS

Training

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

Training provider

ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Compressed air and vacuum technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Install compressed air or vacuum equipment, piping, electrical connections and control systems.
  • Commission compressed air or vacuum equipment and/or components.
  • Lock off and isolate equipment; electrical and mechanical.
  • Decommission and disconnect specified equipment or components, for long term shut down or disposal for example. Categorise equipment for reuse, disposal or recycling and when necessary, complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
  • Maintain and service compressed air or vacuum equipment or components.
  • Diagnose; rectify faults and/or repair of compressed air or vacuum equipment, components and systems.
  • Inspect pressure/vacuum vessels, their safety devices and/or other equipment.
  • Select and use hand tools, specialist tools and instruments, including test equipment. Check tools and identify and report tool defects where necessary. Store of tools and equipment.
  • Plan and prepare for work, for example task delegation, work-flow, route planning and time management. Obtain and check parts.
  • Report and record work activity, for example asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
  • Adhere to heath and safety regulations, legislation and safe working practices; identify risks, hazards and control measure.
  • Read and interpret technical and safety documentation, for example risk assessments, method statements, permits to work, operation and maintenance manuals and wiring diagrams.
  • Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external, for example customers, colleagues, managers and the general public.
  • House-keeping, including restoring the work area on completion of the activity, returning any resources and consumables, disposal of waste, re-cycling/re-using where appropriate.
  • Use IT, for example document creation, communication and information management.
  • Install compressed air or vacuum equipment, piping, electrical connections and control systems.
  • Commission compressed air or vacuum equipment and/or components.
  • Lock off and isolate equipment; electrical and mechanical.
  • Decommission and disconnect specified equipment or components, for long term shut down or disposal for example. Categorise equipment for reuse, disposal or recycling and when necessary, complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
  • Maintain and service compressed air or vacuum equipment or components.
  • Diagnose; rectify faults and/or repair of compressed air or vacuum equipment, components and systems.
  • Inspect pressure/vacuum vessels, their safety devices and/or other equipment.
  • Select and use hand tools, specialist tools and instruments, including test equipment. Check tools and identify and report tool defects where necessary. Store of tools and equipment.
  • Plan and prepare for work, for example task delegation, work-flow, route planning and time management. Obtain and check parts.
  • Report and record work activity, for example asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
  • Adhere to heath and safety regulations, legislation and safe working practices; identify risks, hazards and control measure.
  • Read and interpret technical and safety documentation, for example risk assessments, method statements, permits to work, operation and maintenance manuals and wiring diagrams.
  • Communicate with stakeholders - internal and/or external, for example customers, colleagues, managers and the general public.
  • House-keeping, including restoring the work area on completion of the activity, returning any resources and consumables, disposal of waste, re-cycling/re-using where appropriate.
  • Use IT, for example document creation, communication and information management.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

ACS Compressed Air Technology Ltd (formerly Aylesbury Compressor Services Limited) is an independent UK-based specialist in the sales, installation, and maintenance of industrial compressed air and vacuum systems. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Aylesbury, the company provides nationwide coverage for a broad range of pneumatic solutions

http://www.acscompressors.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Becoming a service engineer within the compressed air industry.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012038.

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Closes in 4 days (Monday 9 February 2026 at 11:59pm)