Apprentice Mechanic

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.

Requirements

• Essential qualifications
  • GCSE in English (grade 3/D)
  • GCSE in Maths (grade 3/D)
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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 entire team’s and the environment’s safety
• 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

Benefits

• Wage: £15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age
• Generous annual leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hands-on training with an experienced engineer
• Varied workshop and site work
• Potential progression to a Level 3 qualification

Application Process

• Closes: Friday 8 May 2026 at 11:59pm

About Yorkshire and Humber Drainage Boards

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.

Contact

• Training provider: BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE
• Contact person: Jade Bishop
• Email: apprenticeshipenquiries@bishopburton.ac.uk
• Phone: 01964553056
• Reference code: VAC2000027588