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Apprentice Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician
NORTHWOOD HYGIENE PRODUCTS LIMITED
Oldham (OL2 6HL)
Closes in 9 days (Saturday 10 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 August 2026
Summary
We’re offering an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Maintenance Technician to join our team and grow with us. As an apprentice, you’ll work alongside experienced technicians, learning how to maintain, repair, and improve equipment and facilities.
Wage: £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
Training course: Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
Hours: Working 40 hours per week. Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm during the apprenticeship. Transitioning to a 3 shift rotation at an appropriate time.
Start date: Sunday 11 October 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
- To ensure all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks are completed safely, cost effectively, on time and to a satisfactory standard. And that the relevant PPM documentation is completed accurately and on time
- Observing, learning and understanding a wide range of engineering skills and processes while under the instruction of skilled technical staff
- To be able to demonstrate these skills and processes as the training period progresses by working independently or with a team
- To maintain and to ensure general good housekeeping of the engineering workshop
- Following common processes and standards within the engineering department including Safety, Quality, Environment and Security
- To attend workshops and participate in any learning opportunities
- Achieving and maintaining a high standard of quality for all tasks
- To understand and promote health and safety awareness with all Northwood Hygiene Ltd Associates and contractors
- To maintain a logbook over the duration of the apprenticeship period, recording projects that have been undertaken and the skills learned
- Working closely with third party engineers and OEM representatives, when required
- To undertake and successfully complete suitable coursework / examinations ensuring yearly progression to end point assessment
- Attending offsite training facilities punctually and keeping up to date with coursework
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Where you'll work
Unit 1, Woodstock Business Park
Meek Street, Royton
Oldham
OL2 6HL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Training course: Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
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.
- Follow security procedures.
- Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
- Apply sustainability principles.
- Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
- Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
- Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures.
- Reinstate the work area.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others to give and receive information.
- Record information.
- Produce or update documents.
- Use digital and information technology.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
- Electrical.
- Control and instrumentation.
- Mechanical.
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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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Northwood Hygiene products are a leading manufacturer of high-quality paper hygiene and wiping products. Our commitment to innovation, sustainability and customer satisfaction sets us apart in the industry.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Following successful completion of the apprenticeship the candidate will be offered full-time employment as a Shift Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is: ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Jacob Evans
jevans@rochdaletraining.co.uk
01706631417
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047193.
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Closes in 9 days (Saturday 10 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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