Apprentice Service Engineer

Summary

As an apprentice, you'll work at Exsel Pumps and get hands -on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Annual wage: £13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
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Training course: Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 October
Duration: 3 Years 6 Months
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

You will initially be depot based, however, as skills and knowledge grow, you will accompany experienced engineers to customer sites.

As an Apprentice Service Engineer you will gain knowledge and experience with:

Maintenance, service, repair & inspection of diesel and electric pump plant;
Hose repair and inspection;
Assist with damage reports understanding fault finding and processing;
Maintain your own work area, whether on customers’ or Exsel sites in a clean and tidy state;
Assist in keeping the depot in a clean & tidy state;
All small tools or equipment used to be kept in good condition;
Any defects found must be reported to the supervisor;
To comply with all PPE requirements, either by Exsel or specific customer site regulations.

Where you’ll work

Unit G5

Fort Wallington Industrial Estate, Military Road

Fareham

PO16 8TT

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

NEWBURY COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.

Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.

Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.

Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.

Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.

Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.

Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.

Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.

Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).

Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.

Reporting work outcomes or issues.

Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.

Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.

Operating within limits of responsibility.

Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.

Your training plan

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.

More training information

Forklift truck training;
CSCS card for construction sites;
Any other training courses as deemed relevant to the role.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Pass)
Maths (grade Pass)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

About this company

Exsel is an independent specialist pump rental company. Exsel has a combined wealth of experience and a real ‘Can do’ attitude. Exsel’s Customers receive exceptional levels of service 24 hours a day, seven days a week and it’s the specialist nature of our business that clearly separates Exsel from other more general pump rental companies.

https://www.exselpumps.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company pension scheme; Free parking on site; Supported personal development.

After this apprenticeship

Engineer

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