Installation Engineer Apprentice

Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join Custodian Total Security Services as a Trainee Installation Engineer, based from their North Shields site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress within their role and applicants should be keen to learn and have a flexible approach to their work.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week with 1 hour lunch break)
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 14 October
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

Installing cabling / pulling through (first fix)
Drilling holes / using a cordless drill and a range of hand tools
Mounting equipment for intruder alarms, access controls and CCTV
Liaising with customers on site
Updating site paperwork
Following health & safety guidelines

Where you’ll work

17 EAST PERCY STREET

NORTH SHIELDS

NE30 1DT

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

ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.

Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.

Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.

Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.

Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.

Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.

Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.

Carries out risk assessments.

Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.

Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.

Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.

Plan and install systems cabling.

Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.

Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.

Your training plan

You will attend Access Training (Team Valley, Gateshead) for day release – 1 day per week and be enrolled on the Fire, Emergency and Security Systems level 3 apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (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

Communication skills
Team working
Initiative
Flexible Work Environment

Other requirements

Please ensure that you can travel to North Shields, for a 9am start Please note you may be required to work at height or in small spaces due to the nature of this work. Driving licence preferable for this role but not essential. Probationary period applies.

About this company

Custodian specialise in Intruder Alarms & CCTV installation & maintenance. They are based in North Shields, North Tyneside. They are a NACOSS GOLD Approved Company with more than 35 years of experience, operating throughout the North East of England and North Yorkshire.

After this apprenticeship

The role will develop over time, and there is the possibility of securing a company vehicle in the future for the right candidate.

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