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Engineering Apprentice
As an Engineering Apprentice at Wilo, you will work through a dual-discipline pathway, developing both mechanical & electrical engineering skills. Combining practical workplace experience with college learning to gain knowledge and expertise to maintain, troubleshoot, install, and improve a range of engineering equipment & systems.
Wage
£17,550 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Year 2 & 3 salary: £23,107.50
10% Bonus (non contractual)
Potential annual increases
Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
4 years 4 months
Positions available
3
What you'll do at work
- Complete all requirements of the Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship programme, attending college and workplace training as scheduled.
- Learn to safely carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production equipment.
- Assist with diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults under supervision.
- Support the installation, testing, commissioning, and modification of engineering equipment.
- Develop practical skills in mechanical assembly, fitting, bearings, hydraulics, pneumatics, and alignment.
- Gain experience working with electrical systems, including motors, sensors, control circuits, PLC-controlled equipment, and fault finding.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, and technical documentation.
- Use engineering tools, measuring equipment, and workshop machinery safely and correctly.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects to enhance equipment reliability, efficiency, and safety.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and complete apprenticeship documentation.
- Follow all company Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality procedures.
- Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams to support business objectives.
- Demonstrate a proactive attitude towards learning, personal development, and continuous improvement.
Where you'll work
Second Avenue
Centrum One Hundred
Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 2WJ
Training provider
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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 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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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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Training schedule
Majority of time spent in workplace. Attendance to Loughborough College one day per week, term time only, where you will study set units that map directly into your apprenticeship.
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor.
- On-the-job training.
- Off-the-job training.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- 5 subjects including Maths, English, and Science (grade C / 4 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Loughborough College Group will be reviewing and shortlisting applications on behalf of Wilo UK Limited. Please check your email for updates on your application.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion of the Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship, apprentices will have the opportunity to progress into a permanent Engineering Technician role within Wilo.
We are committed to developing future engineering talent and encourage continued professional growth through further training and qualifications. This includes the opportunity to develop skills in AI-enabled engineering, smart manufacturing, automation, data-driven maintenance, and other emerging technologies, helping our engineers build rewarding, future-focused careers while supporting Wilo's continued innovation.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Loughborough College Group Apprenticeship Recruitment
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046256.
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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