Summary
Organised in regional teams 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. You will be part of the customer facing powerhouse of our business within a designated region with a portfolio of clients and sites
Wage
£15,704 a year
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
Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
2
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
* 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
Where you’ll work
Unit 5C
Morse Road
Basingstoke
RG22 6NE
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
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE
Your training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
* Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
* Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
* Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
* Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
* perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
* Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
* Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
* Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
* Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
* Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
* Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
* Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
* Identify and use tools and equipment.
* Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
* Complete a customer handover.
* Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
* Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
* Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
* Apply ethical principles.
* Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
* Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
* Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
* Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
* Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
* perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
* Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
* Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
* Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
* Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
* Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
* Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
* Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
* Identify and use tools and equipment.
* Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
* Complete a customer handover.
* Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
* Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
* Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
* Apply ethical principles.
Your training plan
* Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician
Level 3 (A level) Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4/C/Functional Skills Level 2)
* Maths (grade 4/C/Functional Skills Level 2)
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
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
* Areas of work include Hampshire, Surrey, south and west of the M25 ring road. * 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. * Must have a full drivers licence at point of interview. * This role is subject to a successful DBS check.