Summary
On completion of the training and subject to consideration of ability, aptitude and successful college results it is expected that you will qualify as a Service Technician. Once qualified as a Service Technician you will be responsible for providing a variety of inspections, preventive maintenance and repairs.
Wage
£17,278.56 a year
Pay review every September throughout the duration of the Apprenticeship.
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Hours to be confirmed.
39 hours a week
Start date
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Duration
3 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Working as part of a team your will assist in the repair, maintenance and practice service of our customers cranes
* The successful applicant will need to able to work at heights as this is a natural part of the servicing and must also be the type of person willing to work within a team
* Health and Safety plays a key role in our industry, and we expect all of our apprentices to achieve the utmost attention to detail in this area
Where you’ll work
Dungeness B Power Station
Dungeness
Romney Marsh
TN29 9PX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Your training plan
In your first year you will attend a local college for off-the-job training, you’ll also attend your local branch during holidays to help gain further understanding of our business and the nature of the work carried out.
In your 2nd and 3rd year you’ll gain on-the-job training in the field.
What will you learn?
First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate electrical and mechanical plant equipment, such as motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, integrated electromechanical power and control systems.
Relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements.
Planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance and operational practices, processes and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment.
The relevant engineering includes electrical theories and principles relative to the role of a Service Technician.
On the completion of your apprenticeship, you will have achieved:
* Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacturing
* BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering
* Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English (grade 4)
* Maths (grade 4)
* Sciences (grade 4)
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
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Physical fitness
Other requirements
Willingness to stay and travel away from home on a regular basis; this includes being away for blocks of 1 week at our training in our UK Training Centre in Banbury. Willingness to work in other UK districts for periods of time (hotel and food subsistence paid for). You must live local/within commuting distance of the branch location.