Apprentice Engineer
OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Worcestershire (B98 9DB)
Closes in 8 days (Saturday 7 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 October 2026
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Summary
As an Apprentice, you will work alongside our experienced Maintenance Engineer to learn the skills required to maintain and improve the equipment and infrastructure that keeps our multi temperature logistics operation running efficiently. You will develop practical engineering knowledge in a supportive environment.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - 7 hours per day with 1 hour lunch break exact start and finish times to be discussed with the applicant.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 14 December 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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 planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes across warehouse and production equipment including tape machines, conveyors and other operational machinery
- Carry out routine inspections to identify wear, damage or potential failures before they become an operational issue
- Support engineers with mechanical and electrical maintenance tasks.
- Assist with equipment installations, modifications and improvements.
- Ensure engineering tools, workshops and spare parts are maintained in a clean and organised manner
Where you'll work
Seafield Lane
Beoley
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9DB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems and other relevant guidelines
- Identify and deal appropriately with any risks, hazards, hazardous situations and problems that may occur within the engineering environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Demonstrate effective communication skills which include oral, written, electronic
- Complete appropriate documentation accurately, efficiently and legibly using the correct terminology where required
- Obtain and follow the correct documentation, specifications and work instructions in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the engineering activities, extracting the necessary data/information from specification and related documentation
- Select and use appropriate tools, equipment and materials to carry out the engineering operation
- Deal appropriately with any problems that may occur within the manufacturing environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Work efficiently and effectively at all times maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste
- Carryout fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques
- Carryout maintenance activities in line with work instructions
- Carryout tests on the maintained equipment in accordance with test schedule/defined test procedures
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment to service by replacing or repairing components
- Plan the mechanical manufacturing operation before they start
- Mount and set the required workholding devices
- Produce individual components, sub-assemblies or completed assemblies using mechanical manufacturing techniques
- Carryout quality checks during and after mechanical manufacturing operations
- Wire and terminate different types of cabling e.g. single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electrical components e.g. component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electronic components e.g. resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, etc.
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment/system to service after the assembly and testing has been completed
- Shape the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Produce components which meet the specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the fabrication activities
- Plan the materials, processing or finishing operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Carry out the material, processing or finishing operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Plan the technical support operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the technical support
- Carry out the technical support operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the technical support operation
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Genuine interest in engineering
- Practical and hands on approach to work
- Good problem solving skills
- Willingness to learn
- Reliable with a positive attitude
About this employer
Oakland International is a multi-award-winning, family-owned business operating across the UK and Ireland, specialising in temperature-controlled logistics UK and integrated food logistics UK solutions.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
An Engineering Apprenticeship provides a strong foundation for a long-term career within the business. Upon successful completion, apprentices who demonstrate the required skills, commitment, and performance may have opportunities to progress into a variety of technical and leadership roles.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057627.
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Closes in 8 days (Saturday 7 November 2026 at 11:59pm)