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Commercial HVAC / Air Conditioning Engineer Apprentice
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Commercial HVAC / Air Conditioning Engineer Apprentice to join our growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to develop a rewarding career within the HVAC and air conditioning industry while gaining practical, hands-on experience alongside experienced engineers.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Helping carrying out Installations of AC and Spiral Ducting
- Maintenance Inspections and Servicing of AHUs
- Splits
- VRVs
- Door heaters
- Chillers and associated equipment such as pressurisation units pumps, valves and controls
Where you'll work
4 KEIGHLEY ROAD
HALIFAX
HX3 6QP
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
- Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
- Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
- Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
- Perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
- Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
- Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
- Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
- Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
- Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
- Identify and use tools and equipment.
- Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
- Complete a customer handover.
- Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
- Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
- Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
- Apply ethical principles.
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Training schedule
Please note you will need to attend block lessons at Bradford College - Tuesday to Friday once a month.
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C+)
- Maths (grade 4 / C+)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
About this employer
Over the last 25 years Calders has worked with an impressive range of clients across the UK and Europe, operating across all market sectors, delivering design, installation and maintenance services and project management solutions.
We are independently owned, maintaining a flexible and personal relationship with all of our clients.
Calders welcome every project as a new challenge applying a balance of creative, technical and business skills to deliver solutions that meet and exceed our client’s expectations. We specialise in high end mechanical projects for blue chip nationwide clients. Our goal is to deliver a quality service, on time and on budget.
Calders provide a full range of mechanical and reactive property maintenance services, with national coverage across the UK. Our team of in house experts have over 100 years of industry experience and are able to support your needs, from planning and design, through to project management, installation and maintenance.
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Company benefits
- 28 days
- Pension
- Working away allowance
- Company vehicle
After this apprenticeship
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Potential for permanent employment, once the apprenticeship is complete.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Sonia Sidje
s.sidje@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
07776956378
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046811.
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