Apprentice Electrical Maintenance Technician

Breedon Group

Derbyshire (S33 6RP)

Closes in 17 days (Sunday 22 February 2026)

Posted on 3 February 2026

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Summary

Have you always had that knack for practical, hands-on tasks? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work? If so, perhaps electrical maintenance engineering is your career call. Earn as you learn, combining college study for a Level 3 Advanced Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship.

Wage

£20,817.58 a year

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• Pension • 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top • Share Saver Scheme • Life Assurance • Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways.

Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
37 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start and finish times to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

4 years

Positions available

2

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

Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, cement, and construction are no longer old-fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in-between.

Are you interested in:

  • Being paid to go to college; earn as you learn, without having to ‘work the time back’.
  • Achieving a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in a sought-after engineering discipline.
  • Full company funding of any fees for qualifications and training.
  • No need to buy your own kit or any work equipment; it’s all on us.
  • 40 hours a week Monday to Friday.
  • A competitive salary significantly higher than the national minimum wage for apprentices.
  • Support from a community of apprentices; a collaborative and comprehensive induction.
  • A huge variety of potential career progression pathways at a stable, thriving business.

As an Apprentice Electrical Maintenance Technician, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry site production.

  • You’ll be dismantling, examining, replacing, and reassembling mechanical and electrical systems and components.
  • Servicing and maintaining equipment.
  • Working on big yellow machinery to equipment that deals with dust, there will be lots to learn.

If you’re one to tiptoe around puddles with trepidation, maybe this role isn’t for you. You won’t be spending every day in a clean, corporate office swivelling on an office chair! If you have a natural affinity with the great outdoors, in all weathers, then now we’re talking!

Where you'll work

Hope Works
Hope
Hope Valley
Derbyshire
S33 6RP

Training

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

Training provider

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Training schedule

Level 3 Electrical Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician.

More training information

You will attend college in either Macclesfield which will be on a day release basis for 3 years or Rotherham which will be full time attendance for the first 10 months. Both programmes offer the same apprenticeship qualifications over the 4 years. The choice of college will be dependent on where you live.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any (grade Minimum 4)
  • Any (grade Minimum 4)
  • English (grade Minimum 4)
  • Maths (grade 6/B)
  • Science (grade Minimum 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

Breedon is a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland. Our GB division comprises fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products businesses throughout the UK . We supply aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete & mortar and concrete blocks, together with a range of specialist building products including clay bricks and tiles, other clay products, decorative aggregates and Welsh slate, which are sold throughout the UK and Ireland.

http://www.breedongroup.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • There are opportunities to not only become a qualified electrical maintenance technician, but also progress into area and management roles.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012544.

Apply now

Closes in 17 days (Sunday 22 February 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.