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Maintenance Apprentice at ICoNiChem
As a Maintenance Apprentice at ICoNiChem, you'll gain hands-on experience maintaining critical equipment on an Upper Tier COMAH site. Learn from experienced engineers, develop fault-finding and maintenance skills, and complete accredited training including First Aid, FLT, MEWPs, Abrasive Wheels, Slinging and Confined Space Entry.
Wage
- £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- Under 18 = £8 an hour
- 18 – 20 = £10.85
- 21 & over = £12.71
- Fixed term with the potential for permanent contract on completion of training.
Training course
- Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
Hours
- (On Site in Widnes) Monday – Thursday, 07.45 - 16.30. Friday, 08.00 - 15.30.
- 40 hours a week
Start date
- Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
- 3 years 6 months
Positions available
- 1
What you'll do at work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
You will work alongside experienced technicians and engineers to safely and efficiently support the manufacturing process.
This can involve:
- Assist with preventative and corrective maintenance on mechanical systems and production equipment.
- Diagnose faults using mechanical drawings, measurement tools, and root-cause techniques.
- Fabricate, fit, and align components to tolerances; replace bearings, seals, and belts.
- Support installation, commissioning, and improvement projects to boost uptime and safety.
- Document work accurately following permit-to-work systems, safe isolations, and site safety standards.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams (electrical, safety, production) to resolve issues quickly.
Where you'll work
MOSS BANK ROAD
WIDNES
WA8 0RU
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
- COGENT SSC LIMITED
Training course
- Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
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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 update 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.
- Electrical. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Electrical. Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Electrical. Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Electrical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Electrical. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
- Electrical. Remove and replace electrical parts.
- Electrical. Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Electrical. Set up, align and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Electrical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Electrical. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Electrical. Conduct functional testing.
- Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm safe isolation of connected services
- Control and instrumentation. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Control and instrumentation. Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Control and instrumentation. Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Control and instrumentation. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Control and instrumentation. Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
- Control and instrumentation. Check calibration and make adjustments.
- Control and instrumentation. Check loop function.
- Control and instrumentation. Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
- Control and instrumentation. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Control and instrumentation. Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
- Control and instrumentation. Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
- Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Control and instrumentation. Conduct functional testing.
- Mechanical. Check and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
- Mechanical. Select, check, and use mechanical maintenance tools and equipment.
- Mechanical. Use mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Mechanical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Mechanical. Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
- Mechanical. Remove and replace mechanical parts.
- Mechanical. Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
- Mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
- Mechanical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Mechanical. Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
- Mechanical. Confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Mechanical. Conduct functional testing.
- Mechanical. Apply bench fitting techniques.
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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 update 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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