Summary
Have you always had that knack for practical, hands-on tasks? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work? As an Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry and cement site production.
Wage
£20,500 a year
Salary review annually in September.
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
40 hours a week, Monday to Friday. Usually an 8.00am start.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 18 August
Duration
3 years 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* You’ll be dismantling, examining, replacing, and reassembling mechanical and electrical systems and components
* Servicing and maintaining equipment
* Working on big yellow machinery to equipment that deals with dust, there will be lots to learn
You will need a driving licence for this role or be taking your test prior to the start date in August 2025.
Where you’ll work
Coxhoe
Durham
DH6 4BB
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SUNDERLAND ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
You will complete a Level 3 advanced Engineering Technician apprenticeship, where you will complete a 4 year programme. You will gain:
* Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering or Performing Engineering Operations.
* BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (NVQ)
* BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
* Year one will be full time in the training centre in Sunderland for 7 months. 4 days practical training and 1 day of classroom based learning. ** Please enure that you are able to get to Sunderland for an 8am start each day.
* Year two is day release at the training centre in Sunderland
* Year 3 and 4 in the workplace fuill time, with the support of a tutor.
More training information
In year 1 you will learn:
* Producing components using hand fitting techniques
* Maintaining mechanical devices and equipment
* Maintaining fluid power equipment
* Maintaining electrical equipment/systems
* Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits
* Wiring and testing programmable controller based systems
In Year 2 you will learn:
* Health and safety in the engineering workplace
* Communications for engineering technicians
* Mathematics for engineering technicians
* Engineering project
* Mechanical principles of engineering systems
* Electrical and electronic principles in engineering
* Maintenance of fluid power systems and components
* Further mathematics for engineering technicians
* Engineering maintenance procedures and techniques
* Further electrical and electronic principles
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* 5 GCSE's including English, maths & Science (grade 5/C)
* English (grade 5/C)
* Maths (grade 6/B)
* Science (grade 5/C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
Must be able to travel to Sunderland for college for an 8am start. This will be full time at college for the first 7 months and then once a week after that. You will need a driving licence for this role or be taking your test prior to the start date in August 2025.