Apprentice Mechanic
THE OUSE AND HUMBER DRAINAGE BOARD
Brough (HU15 2FW)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 8 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Train as a Land-Based Service Engineer supporting flood risk management. Maintain tractors, machinery and equipment used across watercourse networks, working in a workshop and on-site. Gain hands-on experience with progression to Level 3.
- Wage
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£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Land-based service engineer (level 2)
- Hours
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Working days and hours will be confirmed and agreed at interview, depending on business needs.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 June 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
- Assist with inspection, monitoring and maintenance of plant, vehicles and equipment
- Support planned servicing and preventative maintenance
- Carry out reactive repairs in the workshop and on-site across the operational area
- Work on tractors, agricultural machinery and specialist equipment
- Help manage tools, parts and equipment inventory
- Follow health, safety and environmental standards at all times
- Support wider engineering activities and gain exposure to other service areas
Where you'll work
24 Innovation Drive
Newport
Brough
HU15 2FW
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
The apprentice will spend 4 days per week in the workplace gaining practical experience, alongside 1 day per week at college (day release) to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for the role
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- This is a hands-on, physically demanding role involving manual work and lifting
- You will work both in a workshop and outdoors in all weather conditions
- Early starts and travel across the operational area may be required
- Work can be dirty, working with machinery, oils and equipment
- A strong commitment to health and safety is essential
- Interest in mechanics, problem-solving and practical work is important
About this employer
Yorkshire and Humber Drainage Boards manage water levels and reduce flood risk across the region. They maintain drainage systems, watercourses, and pumping stations, supporting agriculture, protecting communities, and enhancing the environment.
Join a respected public organisation at the heart of flood risk management, protecting communities, homes and vital infrastructure across the region. As part of our team, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on essential plant, machinery and equipment, supported by experienced engineers who are invested in your development.
We offer a supportive working environment, generous annual leave, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. You’ll benefit from varied work across both workshop and site settings, giving you real insight into the industry. With clear progression routes, including the opportunity to move onto a Level 3 qualification, this is an excellent opportunity to build a long-term career in engineering.
Company benefits
Generous annual leave, Local Government Pension Scheme, hands-on training with an experienced engineer, varied workshop and site work, and potential progression to a Level 3 qualification.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the Level 2 Land-Based Service Engineering Apprenticeship, you may progress onto a Level 3 qualification within the organisation. With experience, you could move into a fully qualified Mechanical/Service Engineer role, taking on greater responsibility for maintenance, diagnostics and repairs.
Longer term, there are opportunities to specialise or progress into areas such as senior engineering roles, asset management, project support, or wider operational roles within the Drainage Boards.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE
Jade Bishop
apprenticeshipenquiries@bishopburton.ac.uk
01964553056
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027588.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Friday 8 May 2026 at 11:59pm)