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We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic about engineering and is keen to learn. Whether you've enjoyed Design & Technology at school, worked on vehicles, carried out DIY projects, or simply have a passion for engineering, we'd love to hear from you!
As a Maintenance Engineer Apprentice, you will work alongside our experienced Maintenance and Facilities team to develop the skills and knowledge needed to maintain our manufacturing equipment, facilities and working environment. You will gain hands-on experience supporting planned preventative maintenance (PPM), responding to equipment breakdowns, carrying out repairs, and maintaining machinery, tools and site facilities. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will learn a wide range of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and joinery skills while working closely with colleagues, managers and external contractors to ensure the business operates safely and efficiently.
- Assist with Maintenance & Facilities team.
- Working with team leaders and managers.
- Maintaining of weld booths, prep bays, test bays and air line repairs as required.
- Cleaning of weld, prep and test bays.
- Cleaning & repairing of weld sets, hand tools, ducting and lights.
- Repair and replace air lines in bays.
- Repair and replace welder torches in bays.
- Repair and replace hand tools in bays.
- Assist in day-to-day reactive work/breakdowns.
- Help maintaining the PPM schedule on machinery.
- Assist with the upkeep of building and grounds
- Assist maintenance in machinery repairs.
- Learning new skills and techniques on mechanical and electrical repairs.
- Assist in different aspects of joinery, plumbing, electrical and mechanical work.
- Assist contractors on site.
Location:
Foundry Park
Chesham Street
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4NS
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Training course:
Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
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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.
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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.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential full-time role upon completion of apprenticeship.
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