Apprentice Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Engineer

COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED

Bishopsfield Road, Fareham,, PO14 1NH

Closes in 6 days (Thursday 10 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 September 2024

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Summary

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 1 November

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

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

Fareham College Campus

Bishopsfield Road, Fareham,

PO14 1NH

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 PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE

Your training course

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

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
  • Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
  • Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
  • Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
  • Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
  • perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
  • Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
  • Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
  • Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
  • Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
  • Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
  • Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
  • Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
  • Identify and use tools and equipment.
  • Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
  • Complete a customer handover.
  • Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
  • Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
  • Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
  • Apply ethical principles.

    • Your training plan

    You will attend a day release course once a week at Fareham College.

    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
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working

    Other requirements

    Travel required around local area and occasional overtime. Full Driving License Essential

    About this company

    Established in 2000, CMS is a privately owned national market leader in Facilities Maintenance. With Engineering hubs located throughout the UK, a team of over 130 staff members, CMS offers a range of integrated services, including reactive and planned Gas, Heating, Plumbing, Air-Conditioning, Electrical, Renewables and Catering Services. Awarded as one of the Top 20 fastest growing companies by the Journal's Fastest 50 companies in 2020, CMS continue to grow at pace.

    Company benefits

    Private Healthcare Pension 33 Days annual leave (inc bank holidays)

    After this apprenticeship

    Progression to fully qualified Air-conditioning Engineer

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES UK LIMITED

    Geoff Barrass

    geoff.barrass@cmsltd.uk.net

    07940957511

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278465.

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    Closes in 6 days (Thursday 10 October at 11:59pm)

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