Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician Apprentice

A & P AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES LTD

Tyne and Wear, NE11 0JY

Closes in 19 days (Friday 27 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 July 2024

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Summary

A and P Air Conditioning Services are excited to offer the opportunity for an Air Con and Refrigeration Apprentice to join our ever-expanding business.

Annual wage
£14,193 a year

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Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 30 September

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

Northumberland Apprentices will learn all aspects of:

  • Adhering to strict Health and Safety procedures, industry rules and regulations
  • Working 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
  • Servicing, maintenance and installation of a wide range of air conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment.

Day to day tasks will include:

  • Learn how to service, maintain and install commercial air conditioning and refrigeration units
  • Problem solve and repair identified faults on systems
  • Work on site environments, 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 you’ll work

Unit 18, Douglas Court, Eleventh Avenue

Team Valley Trading Estate

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE11 0JY

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 SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

Your training course

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Installation, commissioning, testing, fault diagnostics, rectification of systems, component/refrigerant suitability and selection
  • Working with pressure systems and electrical circuits and systems
  • Evaluating and mitigating risks of refrigerants including toxicity, flammability and other potential risks or hazards to self and the general public
  • Decommissioning, safe recovery and disposal of equipment and hazardous waste transfer
  • Electrical and electronic control systems setting, testing and fault finding; and their integration with system-associated communication networks
  • Positioning, fixing, jointing and testing of pipework, electrical circuits and water circuits where relevant
  • Determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing appropriate components and systems for maximum performance and efficiency
  • Using system operating parameters for efficient performance to achieve measurable and sustained reductions in carbon emissions
  • Routine and reactive service and maintenance, testing, fault finding, reporting and rectification
  • Retrofitting and retrofilling of existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants including safety, reliability and environmental considerations

    • Your training plan

    • All apprentices must achieve a “Level 2 Certificate in F Gas and ODS Regulations Category 1” as this is a legal requirement under the EU F Gas Regulation 517/2014 to work on equipment containing Fluorinated Refrigerants
    • Employers who recruit candidates without English or Maths at Level 2 or above must ensure that the apprentice achieves this standard prior to the completion of the Apprenticeship
    • Day release to a college campus

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
    • Maths (grade 9-4 or A*-C)

    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

    • Able to follow instruction
    • Be friendly and approachable
    • Be keen to learn every aspec
    • Be logical thinking to learn
    • Be willing to travel to vari
    • Can-do attitude
    • Confident to ask questions w
    • Very good timekeeper
    • Very reliable in attendance

    About this company

    Installations, service and maintenance in air conditioning equipment in the commercial and domestic sectors.

    After this apprenticeship

    • The possibility of full time employment on the successful completion of the apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000261834.

    Apply now

    Closes in 19 days (Friday 27 September at 11:59pm)

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