Apprentice Air Conditioning Engineer Commercial Maintenance Services UK Limited Areas of work include Hampshire, Surrey, south and west of the M25 ring road £6.40 an hour, 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday, 40 hours a week Must have a full drivers licence at point of interview This role is subject to a successful DBS check The education for this apprenticeship will start in September, employment is ASAP, before being signed up as an apprentice you will be employed by the business on National Minimum Wage for your age Established in 2000, CMS is a privately owned national market leader in Facilities Maintenance, built on the core values of Integrity, Expertise and Responsiveness. With Engineering hubs located throughout the UK and a team of over 130 staff members, CMS offers a range of integrated services, including reactive and planned Gas, Heating, Plumbing, Air-Conditioning, Electrical, Renewables and Catering Services. Awarded as one of the Top 20 fastest growing companies by the Journal's Fastest 50 companies in 2020, CMS continue to grow at pace, delivering critical services to the Care, Education, Leisure & Hospitality, Retail and Public Sector. Our business is organised in regional teams of up to 20 commercial engineers who work in concert with our central technical support team to deliver, service, repair, maintain and install the full spectrum of commercial building services. As an apprentice you will be part of the customer facing powerhouse of our business within a designated region with a portfolio of key clients and sites. Within the role you will learn to: Adhere to strict Health and Safety procedures, industry rules and regulations Work on commercial and residential premises with qualified engineers, supporting with callouts and assisting on maintenance contracts, filling out necessary paperwork and adhering to company and clients Service, maintain and install of a wide range of air conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment Problem solve and repair identified faults on systems Work on large and small commercial sites to install various Air Conditioning & Refrigeration systems Carry out pre-planned repair works on Air Conditioning equipment Understand customer requirements to ensure successful delivery/installation/maintenance of works Where appropriate to do so, provide our site based client teams with guidance on the operation and management of their assets and advising them when their plant needs to be replaced or upgraded rather than repaired Provide data to support the creation of quotes (including equipment, parts and labour) Be the Subject Matter Expert for one of your regional team's key technical competencies Skills Team working Communication Problem solving Customer care Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages Computer literate Personal qualities Attention to detail Logical Organised The ability to work independently and take initiative Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team Qualifications GCSE 9-4/A-C in English and maths or Functional Skills Level 2 in both, proof of certificates is required. Due to the demands of the role, applications with less than the required grades will not be considered. Equally, applications received without stating GCSE maths and English/Functional Skills/equivalent results will not be considered. What does the programme include? Key activities are: the design, installation, routine maintenance, reactive service, commissioning and de-commissioning of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump systems. Technicians require a thorough competency in their understanding of the engineering principles of thermodynamics and the vapour compression cycle in order to perform operations. Apprentices are expected to acquire the required transferrable knowledge, skills and behaviours identified in the Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician Standard and to provide evidence of their application in their specific work environment. This apprenticeship has been designed by industry representing a wide range of employers diverse in terms of size, location and type of work and supported by Professional Institutes and Trade associations. During on-programme training apprentices must achieve the mandatory qualifications “Level 2 Certificate in F Gas and ODS Regulations Category 1, a Level 2 NVQ Diploma in either Refrigeration or Air Conditioning and a level 3 Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning” as defined in the apprenticeship standard. The F Gas Certificate, Level 2 and Level 3 certificates must be submitted as part of the Gateway. All apprentices must complete an Apprentice Development Journal on-programme. This must be completed before the apprentice can pass through to the End-point Assessment at Gateway stage, and will be used to inform the Apprentice Development Journal synopsis which the apprentice will write during the EPA period. This standard is designed to meet the professional standards of the Engineering Council for registration as an Engineering Technician (EngTech) in partnership with the Institute of Refrigeration and CIBSE. What attendance is required? A 36 month apprenticeship programme delivered on a day-release basis (one day per week) at City of Portsmouth College's North Harbour Campus in North Harbour, Portsmouth. Following successful completion of the course and End Point Assessment you will achieve the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard which includes a Level 2 NVQ Diploma in either Refrigeration or Air Conditioning, a level 3 Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and an F-Gas Handling Fluorinated Gases and Ozone-Depleting Substances Category 1 certificate. Learning and assessment The Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician is a specialist occupation involved in planning, preparing and safely carrying out work activities in process, product and space cooling. Knowledge must be transferrable between any of the core activities of refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pumps. Apprentices will spend typically 36 months on-programme working towards the apprenticeship standard, with a minimum of six hours a week off-the-job training. Off the job can consist (but is not an exhaustive list) of college attendance, homework/coursework, project related work, employer training, mentoring, and coaching. First 24 months will be spent learning the basics of being a Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician. By the end of the first 24 months the apprentice will have achieved the Level 2 NVQ that incorporates the F Gas and ODS Regulations Category 1, they must pass this to then progress onto the final 12 months which solidifies the Level 3 learning and ensures they can progress after the apprenticeship to a Supervisory role. They will cover heat load calculations, air conditioning systems etc. This ensures the apprentices finishes the education completely and so gains more employability prospects. The End-point Assessment (EPA) will provide summative synoptic assessments to test apprentices against the full apprenticeship standard. Before accessing EPA there will be a Gateway stage at which evidence will have to be provided for each apprentice to confirm their readiness to progress to EPA. At Gateway the employer confirms the apprentice has acquired the required knowledge, skills and behaviours to progress to Endpoint assessment. This must include a completed Apprentice Development Journal and appropriate on programme learning outcomes and must be verified by way of a Gateway Form signed by Employer and apprentice. End-point Assessment (final 3-6 months) - apprenticeship results and grading is generated on aggregate of three assessment methods Knowledge and skills test - an online multiple-choice exam assessing across the knowledge requirements of the Standard. This is written, delivered and marked by the End-point Assessment Organisation (EPAO). Practical test - takes between 14-18 hours to complete and can be carried out over a maximum of three days. It is anticipated that a minimum of 14 hours should be allowed in order to carry out all of the test tasks specified adequately. Practical tests must be written by the EPAO in line with the specification in this End-point Assessment Plan. The assessment will be observed, documented, recorded, marked and graded by an Independent Assessor appointed by the EPAO. Professional interview - a focused interview with an Independent Assessor appointed by the EPAO enabling the apprentice to give evidence verbally of how they have applied the required knowledge, skills and behaviours through their work experience, drawing on examples from their Apprentice Development Journal synopsis. The synopsis itself will not be assessed as part of the Interview and will not contribute to the grading of the apprenticeship. Performance in the EPA will determine the apprenticeship grade of Distinction, Merit, Pass or Fail. After completing the apprenticeship and with a few years of experience on the tools, a fully competent technician works without immediate supervision, and liaises effectively with other trades and with end users. Things to keep in mind 33 days holiday, including bank holidays Pension (if eligible) Private healthcare Future prospects Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, and subject to progress as an employee, Commercial Maintenance Services UK Limited would like to offer you a full time job. Job Specification Benefits