GXO - Level 3 - Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship

Join our highly automated site and develop hands-on engineering skills in a fast-paced logistics environment.

You will work alongside experienced engineers while completing a Level 3 Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship, gaining both practical and academic qualifications.

Wage

£24,999.96 a year

Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Hours

• Working week at company (08:00 - 16:00, Monday to Friday, excluding a 30-minute unpaid break)
• 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

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What you'll do at work

A vacancy has arisen within our flagship site at Hams Hall, working with Automated Machinery used to store and retrieve finished Goods products to meet customer demands on time every time. The Engineering Team’s role is to ensure equipment reliability through high maintenance standards.

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About GXO

GXO is a Fortune 500 company and is widely recognised as the world’s largest pure play contract logistics provider, providing supply chain consultancy and solutions to some of the world’s most admired brands. Employing approximately 150,000 globally people across more than 970 facilities. Improved stock visibility and availability, reduction of lead times, collaborative warehousing and transport models, and an absolute commitment to continuous improvement, are just some of the reasons why many of our customer relationships are so high.

This role is based at the Nestle Purina Factory in Hams Hall.

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Your Responsibilities

• Site activities but not exclusive to whilst working with a qualified Engineer you will be expected to achieve the following:
• Ensure all planned preventative maintenance schedules are completed to high standards every time
• Carry out repairs/maintenance tasks, with a first-time fix approach
• Ensure any spares are booked out to the correct asset via the PPM system
• Ensure any Company Quality Health & Safety objectives and statutory obligations are adhered to at all time
• Will involve working at heights up to 30 metres (full training will be given)
• Deal with all breakdowns effectively ensuring any downtime is minimised
• Ensure spare parts availability by monitoring stock levels and reordered as necessary
• Communicate with Operations Team ensuring all planned preventative maintenance is scheduled efficiently
• Be involved in ensuring Key Performance Indicators are met and delivering a high level of customer service
• Be involved in the continual improvement of equipment
• Responsible for fault diagnosis and problem solving on all Material Handling Equipment ASRS Cranes/Conveyors
• Small amount of Co-Packing machinery equipment to maintain

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Where you'll work

Hams Hall Faraday Avenue B46 1Al

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Training provider

EEF LIMITED

Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents:

• Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
• Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
• Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
• Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
• Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
• Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
• Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
• Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
• Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
• Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
• Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
• Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
• Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
• Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
• Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
• Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
• Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
• Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
• Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
• Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques.
• Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
• Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
• Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
• Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
• Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
• Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
• Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
• Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
• Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
• Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
• Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
• Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
• Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
• Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
• Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
• Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
• Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
• Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
• Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
• Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
• Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
• Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
• Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques.
• Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
• Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
• Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.