Apprentice Commercial/Industrial Heating Engineer/Fitter (Level 3)

M & B HEATING & MAINTENANCE LTD

WEST MIDLANDS, WV13 3PE

Closes in 15 days (Sunday 6 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 September 2024

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Summary

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to work for a small friendly, family run business. The right applicant will gain a good qualification and learn to be an industrial/commercial heating engineers.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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Salary will be reviewed annually

Training course
Gas engineering operative (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday : 8am to 5pm Exact hours are yet to be finalised

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

1 Year 9 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

Gas Engineering Operatives are responsible for ensuring customer safety and always providing service excellence. Operatives will be required to explain how gas installations are designed and how appliances and controls operate, providing energy efficiency advice to customers as an integral part of the role. An apprentice will be supervised at all times and undertake the following duties.

  • Install and commission a range of gas appliances and associated systems and controls such as boilers, industrial/commercial heaters.
  • Assist fitting gas pipework
  • Carry out scheduled maintenance activities and servicing of gas appliances, systems and components.
  • Safely identify and rectify faults.
  • Safely decommission gas appliances.
  • Select, use and maintain the appropriate tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
  • Return the working area to a clean and tidy state, safely disposing of waste and recycling items where appropriate.
  • Provide excellent customer service including providing advice and guidance on operating appliances safely and maximising energy efficiency.
  • Prioritise health and safety at all times.

Where you’ll work

THE WORKSHOP

UPLANDS GROVE

WILLENHALL

WEST MIDLANDS

WV13 3PE

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

BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

Your training course

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety practices.
  • Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
  • Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
  • Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
  • Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
  • Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
  • Decommission appliances and systems.
  • Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
  • Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
  • Undertake and document risk assessments.
  • Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
  • Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Check and action inspection records and schedules.
  • Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
  • Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
  • Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
  • Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
  • Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
  • Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.

    • Your training plan

    Apprentices will achieve either

    • IGEM IG/1 Supplement 2 Certification (Natural Gas) or
    • IGEM IG/1 Supplement 4 Certification (LPG).

     

    The standard alligns with the following professional recognition:

    • Gas safety registered
    • Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) for Engineering Technician (EngTech)

     

    The off-the job-training will be delivered from James Watt College, Great Barr on a block release basis. This will be followed by a work attachment where apprentices will complete a portfoilio of evidence.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4/C or above)
    • Maths (grade 4/C or above)

    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
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness

    Other requirements

    As part of this apprenticeship you will be required to travel to both the employer location and also attend James Watt College, Great Barr. Please ensure that you have researched your travel arrangements and are happy with the time it will take and distance required to travel, before you apply for this vacancy

    About this company

    M & B Heating & Maintenance Ltd are a small friendly, family run business Local industrial heating engineers serving the Wolverhampton and West Midlands area. Our Industrial heating business has been in operation for over 30 years. We provide emergency call-outs 24 hours a day and provide maintenance and installation services for businesses.

    http://www.mbindustrialheating.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    After completion of this level 3 apprenticeship, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to continue to work at M&B heating. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

    BMet Recruitment Team

    recruitment@bmet.ac.uk

    0121 362 1122

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277759.

    Apply now

    Closes in 15 days (Sunday 6 October at 11:59pm)

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