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Apprentice Maintenance Engineer
Groupe Plastivaloire Northamptonshire (NN3 8RE) Closes in 16 days (Saturday 31 October 2026)
Summary
To work alongside experienced engineers to develop the skills, knowledge, and experience required to maintain, repair, and improve manufacturing and production equipment. The role combines practical, hands-on training with formal academic study, supporting equipment reliability, safety, and operational efficiency.
Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices: Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. 40 hours a week
Start date: Sunday 1 November 2026
Duration: 4 years
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 with planned preventive maintenance (PPM) activities on production machinery and site equipment
- Support engineers in diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults
- Learn to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical manuals, and schematics
- Participate in equipment inspections and condition monitoring activities
- Assist with machine installations, modifications, and improvement projects
- Complete maintenance records and documentation accurately
- Ensure work is carried out in accordance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment performance and efficiency
- Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a safe and tidy condition
- Attend and successfully complete the associated apprenticeship training programme
- Develop a strong understanding of engineering principles, maintenance practices, and industry standards
Where you'll work
North Portway Close Round Spinney Industrial Estate Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 8RE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
Training course: Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels: [opens in new tab](opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
- Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
- Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
- Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
- Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
- Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
- Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
- Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
- Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
- Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste. Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
- Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
- Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
- Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
- Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
- Reinstate the work area.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Record information.
- Produce or amend documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
- Identify and highlight issues (red pen), with technical drawings.
- Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing.
- Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
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Course contents
- Electrical and control and instrumentation
- Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
- Remove and replace electrical parts.
- Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Set up and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
- Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
- Check calibration and make adjustments.
- Check loop function.
- Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
- Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
- Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
- Electrical and mechanical
- Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation.
- Select, check, and use electrical and mechanical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Use electrical and mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
- Remove and replace electrical parts.
- Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Set up, align, and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Conduct functional testing.
- Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
- Remove and replace mechanical parts.
- Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
- Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
- Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
- Apply bench fitting techniques.
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Requirements
Essential qualifications:
- GCSE in: English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills:
- IT skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this employer
Groupe Plastivaloire, run by a family since the beginning, has been able to position itself as a global player in the industry, by innovating, by investing in its production tool and by positioning itself in sectors of the future. To satisfy our global markets, we develop as close as possible to our customers’ production centres, in Europe, North America and soon in Asia. Our strategy combines a long-term view and the capacity to seize opportunities boldly and with reactivity.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, opportunities may exist to progress into roles such as:
- Maintenance Engineer
- Multi-Skilled Engineer
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The contact for this apprenticeship is: NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058200.
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Closes in 16 days (Saturday 31 October 2026)
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