Controls and Instrumentation Engineering Apprentice
Westcott Venture Park, Aylesbury
£24,752 Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Perkbox, 22 Days’ Holiday (rising with service)
This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business that truly puts safety at the heart of everything we do and has big plans for the future.
Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of foodservice businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for an Engineer Apprentice to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues, and the planet.
With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat, and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with local, community-based depots that seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.
Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our H&S culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.
As an Engineering Apprentice based in our Westcott AD Plant, you will be a fundamental part of our team, enabling us to continue with our mission to serve the planet, a purpose we care strongly about and are committed to.
Completing an Embedded Electrical Electronics Systems Design & Development Engineering Apprenticeship Level 6 through Buckinghamshire New University - this is a fantastic opportunity to start and develop a career in Electronic Systems Design and Development.
Why join us?
* You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, help us to become more successful, and deliver more benefits to the environment.
* We’re growing, and so will you be able to develop your own career.
* We provide opportunities for you to develop your career; we encourage continuous learning and pride ourselves on promoting from within.
* Help us achieve even more amazing things.
What do we expect of each other?
* That each of us act like owners of this growing business.
* We collaborate to enable us to be the best we can be – especially when it comes to safety and wellbeing!
* We are committed to making food sustainable and ensuring that nothing is wasted, so we encourage our colleagues to come forward with their ideas.
* Focus on the things that matter and approach every situation proactively and with agility.
A little bit more about the role:
* Performing supervised maintenance tasks.
* Develop skills in automation, control, electrical, and instrumentation.
* Develop the ability to create process logic and SCADA graphics for required process changes/upgrades.
* Perform routine diagnostic checks on automated systems.
* Develop the ability to perform verification checks on interlocks, alarms, and controls performance.
* Develop the ability to troubleshoot PLC, instrumentation, and LV electrical control circuits.
* Ensure the daily maintenance of PPM records by using CMMS.
* Provide supervised technical support to the site.
* Learn through supported reactive maintenance activities.
* Perform mini-projects to cover relevant FE criteria and support the overall maintenance strategy.
Interested?
What are we looking for? As you can imagine, you’ll need a broad range of personal skills to succeed, but we don’t expect you to have everything from the start! We will coach, train, and support you; it’s more important that you have the right interpersonal skills and the intelligence to grasp our business and take us forward.
We will be looking for:
* Strong interest in engineering and maintenance, systems, and controls.
* Able to work safely at all times.
* Demonstrable attitude to learn.
* Methodical approach and high level of attention to detail.
* Minimum 5 GCSEs or above and A-Level/BTEC in Maths and/or Sciences.
* Driving license is essential.
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