Apprentice Commercial Catering Equipment Technician

SWIFT CATERING EQUIPMENT LTD

Basildon (SS15 6EB)

Closes on Friday 31 July 2026

Posted on 12 June 2026

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Summary

Train to install, commission, maintain,and repair a wide range of commercial catering equipment.  This will include gas and electr-powered appliances such as combination ovens,fryers, grills,griddles, cooking ranges, dishwashers and microwaves.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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This will be reviewed after 6 months

Training course
Commercial catering equipment technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. Start and finish times may vary, depending on the requirements of the work and site restrictions.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

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 an engineer with service calls to various sites, including schools, hospitals, restaurants and bars
  • Identifying the fault
  • Completing worksheets
  • Keeping the clients informed
  • Requsting parts to be ordered by the service desk team
  • Returning to site to complete repairs
  • Assisting with deliveries of new equipment
  • Assist in the installation of new equipment to within one meter of supplies

Where you'll work

10 Braiswick Place
Laindon
Basildon
SS15 6EB

Training

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

Training provider

NORTH EAST SURREY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (NESCOT)

Training course

Commercial catering equipment technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Undertake routine servicing of commercial catering equipment.
  • Interpret, follow and adhere to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, specifications, and customer needs.
  • Plan, organise and schedule own/others' work for example task delegation, work-flow, route planning, time management.
  • Conduct site survey, including recording and updating risk assessments and method statements.
  • Interpret job requirements for example job specification, technical drawings, wiring diagrams and Manufacturers’ Instruction manuals.
  • Determine and source resources for example materials, parts, time and equipment.
  • Manage stock levels.
  • Install connecting pipework for gas, water and drainage to mains service.
  • Conduct electrical connection, disconnection and/or isolation of catering or ancillary equipment.
  • Conduct gas connection, disconnection and/or isolation of catering or ancillary equipment.
  • Conduct water and drainage connection, disconnection and/or isolation of catering or ancillary equipment.
  • Operate and maintain tools and instruments in correct working order, including drills, power tools, spirit levels, specialist tools/instruments.
  • Commission/re-commision catering and ancillary equipment.
  • Diagnose faults in catering or ancillary equipment; identify and implement solutions including fitting replacement or repairing parts.
  • Test catering or ancillary equipment and quality assure to manufacturers’ specification.
  • Report completion of work carried out to customer and management/office.
  • Categorise decommissioned catering or ancillary equipment for reuse, disposal or recycling.
  • Complete documentation for example asset management records, work sheets, waste environmental records.
  • Collect, record and provide data, for example gas, water pressures and air quality readings.
  • Use IT equipment including computers and smart phones and software for example email, internet browsers, word processing and spreadsheets.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, internal or external, for example customers, colleagues, managers, general public.
  • Provide information, guidance or training to stakeholders including demonstrating the correct operation of equipment.
  • Conduct all duties in adherence with health and safety directives and environmental policy and procedures.
  • Store and transport materials, parts, equipment and tools.
  • Undertake routine servicing of commercial catering equipment.
  • Interpret, follow and adhere to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, specifications, and customer needs.
  • Plan, organise and schedule own/others' work for example task delegation, work-flow, route planning, time management.
  • Conduct site survey, including recording and updating risk assessments and method statements.
  • Interpret job requirements for example job specification, technical drawings, wiring diagrams and Manufacturers’ Instruction manuals.
  • Determine and source resources for example materials, parts, time and equipment.
  • Manage stock levels.
  • Install connecting pipework for gas, water and drainage to mains service.
  • Conduct electrical connection, disconnection and/or isolation of catering or ancillary equipment.
  • Conduct gas connection, disconnection and/or isolation of catering or ancillary equipment.
  • Conduct water and drainage connection, disconnection and/or isolation of catering or ancillary equipment.
  • Operate and maintain tools and instruments in correct working order, including drills, power tools, spirit levels, specialist tools/instruments.
  • Commission/re-commision catering and ancillary equipment.
  • Diagnose faults in catering or ancillary equipment; identify and implement solutions including fitting replacement or repairing parts.
  • Test catering or ancillary equipment and quality assure to manufacturers’ specification.
  • Report completion of work carried out to customer and management/office.
  • Categorise decommissioned catering or ancillary equipment for reuse, disposal or recycling.
  • Complete documentation for example asset management records, work sheets, waste environmental records.
  • Collect, record and provide data, for example gas, water pressures and air quality readings.
  • Use IT equipment including computers and smart phones and software for example email, internet browsers, word processing and spreadsheets.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, internal or external, for example customers, colleagues, managers, general public.
  • Provide information, guidance or training to stakeholders including demonstrating the correct operation of equipment.
  • Conduct all duties in adherence with health and safety directives and environmental policy and procedures.
  • Store and transport materials, parts, equipment and tools.

Training schedule

One day per week during term time.

North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot)
Reigate Road,
Ewell,
Epsom,
Surrey.
KT17 3DS.

More training information

Although the college can be reached by public transport it would be preferable if aplicants hold a full driving licence.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4)
  • Maths (grade 9-4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • A full driving Licence
  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
  • Be physically fit as some lifting involved

About this employer

Swift Catering Equipment Limited has been trading for 45 years and is well establiched within the industry.  Originally a family run company the friendly atmosphere has been retained with several employees who have been with us over 15 years.

We manage large contracts for complete new commercial kitchens from specifications, cad drawings,supply and instalation. We complete a large number of service contracts, with schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels and bars as well as breakdown calls.

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

After this apprenticeship

On satisfactory completion of the appreticeship you would be given the oportunity of working for Swift Catering Equipment as a Mobile service/instalation engineer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SWIFT CATERING EQUIPMENT LTD

Sylvia Marks

sylvia.marks@swiftcatering.co.uk

01268491579

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036760.

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Closes on Friday 31 July 2026