Summary
As an apprentice with us you will support the day-to-day running of the company ensuring that machinery is working, and production isn’t affected. You will be trained to undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of equipment as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.
Wage
£12,480 to £22,308 a year
£9.50
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00 am to 4.00 pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Sunday 16 March
Duration
3 years
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
* Preventative & reactive maintenance
* Scheduled maintenance
* Mechanical fault finding
* Electrical fault finding
* Creating a maintenance plan for the organisation’s equipment
* Establishing maintenance policies and procedures
* Ensuring that maintenance technicians carry out planned maintenance
* Conducting frequent quality checks on equipment to ensure no maintenance is required
* Completing emergency maintenance when equipment breaks down
* Managing the budget for the maintenance of equipment
* Keeping a record of preventive and emergency maintenance carried out
* Ensuring the organisation complies with safety regulations while maintenance takes place
* You will also deal with customers who come to collect and suppliers who deliver to the warehouse
* You will help the team load the van for deliveries
* You will work closely with the operations manager and the office team to ensure a smooth running of the dispatch area
* Any other duties required
Where you’ll work
Tudno Mill
Smith Street
Ashton Under Lyne
Lancashire
OL7 0DB
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
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Level 3.
Training will take place both on-site at Hill Biscuits and weekly day release at the Rochdale Training. Candidates need to ensure that they can attend both sites.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
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
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Experience is desirable
* Punctuality
* Reliability
* Trustworthiness
Other requirements
Please research the location of Rochdale Training as well as the location of the employer to ensure that you can travel to both locations. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW):