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What You'll Do at Work
- Assist Senior Engineers: Work directly alongside experienced maintenance engineers to learn practical skills in machine manufacturing and servicing
- Equipment Inspection & Testing: Learn to inspect, test, and ensure the safety and functionality of vacuum lifting equipment
- Repairs & Circuit Assembly: Assemble mechanical parts and electrical/pneumatic circuits, and carry out repairs for integration into company machinery
- On-Site Customer Servicing: Travel to client facilities to conduct routine servicing, maintenance, and equipment inspections
- Documentation & Reporting: Complete detailed check sheets and generate accurate inspection reports for completed work
- Hands-On Technical Support: Apply practical hand-tool skills and a mechanical/electrical aptitude to daily manufacturing and maintenance tasks
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Training Course
Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
What You'll Learn
Course Contents:
- 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 update 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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Electrical
- 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.
- Use electrical 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 and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
Control and Instrumentation
- Conduct and confirm safe isolation of connected services
- Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
- Check calibration and make adjustments.
- Check loop function.
- Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
- Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
- Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
Mechanical
- Check and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
- Select, check, and use mechanical maintenance tools and equipment.
- Use mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- 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.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
- Confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
- Apply bench fitting techniques.
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Training Schedule
Engineering Maintenance Technician - single discipline Level 3.
The apprenticeship training will take place at the Sheffield Colleges Advanced Technology Centre campus and be delivered on a day release.
Essential Qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
- Science (grade 9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other Requirements
Applicant should be a driver or learning to drive. The ideal applicant should be someone who already has interests which involve working with their hands. e.g. motor vehicle or cycle maintenance or other creative hobbies.
About This Employer
Kilner Vacuumation Company was incorporated in 1964, the first UK company established specifically to develop and manufacture Vacuum Lifting Equipment. In the early 1960s the term 'Vacuum Lifting' was little known, practical applications had only come into being in the late 1950s. Born from overhead crane manufacturing, Kilner Vacuumation rapidly introduced vacuum lifting technology in to the UK steel industry. Having demonstrated the multiple benefits of using vacuum lifting equipment for metal plate and sheet, demand from many other industries followed. In 1970 Kilner Vacuumation acquired land for a new purpose built factory and with the rush for North Sea oil and gas, provided the steel industry with the necessary equipment to service the rolling mills. During the 1980s and 90s we developed products for many industries and contributed to many key projects. Our dedication to Safety, Reliability & Innovation has earned us a sound reputation worldwide for our products. In 2015 and beyond we continue to provide solutions to new challenges and benefits for both new customers and old.
Our products are working in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Eire, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Venezuela.
After This Apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. On successful completion of apprenticeship there is the possibility of full-time employment.
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