Apprentice Plumbing and Renewables Engineer

GREENLINC PLUMBING AND RENEWABLES LIMITED

Lincoln, LN6 3UA

Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 16 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 September 2024

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Summary

Here at GreenLinc Renewables we are proud to be one of only a handful of MCS accredited renewable energy specialists in Lincolnshire . We are looking for a bright, enthusiastic Apprentice to join our team. As a new company built up of a small team, we welcome ideas and opinions from all team members in order to continuously improve and grow.

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

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Performance based wage increases available.

Training course
Low carbon heating technician (level 3)
Hours
Typical working week - Monday to Friday 8-4 There may be some earlier starts required when working away

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

Duration

3 Years 3 Months

Positions available

2

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

Duties will include, but will not be limited to:

  • Plan low carbon heating and hot water systems to meet customers needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance and regulatory requirements.
  • Carry out preparatory work for the installation of low carbon and hot water systems.
  • Test and commission low carbon heating and hot water systems.
  • Carry out routine service and maintenance procedures on low carbon heating and hot water systems.
  • Decommission heating and hot water systems
  • Conform to all heath, safety and welfare in the workplace requirements.

Where you’ll work

10 Turnstone Road

Teal Park

Lincoln

LN6 3UA

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

LINCOLN COLLEGE

Your training course

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Operate in a safe working manner by complying with health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
  • Apply environmental and sustainability principles.
  • Produce work programmes for tasks within low carbon heating and hot water industry.
  • Produce risk assessments and method statements for the low carbon heating and hot water systems work.
  • Install, low carbon heating and hot water systems.
  • Test, commission and handover low carbon heating and hot water systems, including providing operational advice.
  • Install electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
  • Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
  • Service, maintain, diagnose faults and rectify low carbon heating and hot water systems, including safe isolation of supply.
  • Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
  • Decommission heating and hot water systems.
  • Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to heating and hot water systems.
  • Plan, size and select low carbon heating and hot water systems.
  • Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
  • Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.

    • Your training plan

    • The Apprentice will work towards their Apprenticeship Standard in Low Carbon Heating Technician Level 3.
    • The successful candidate will be assigned a dedicated assessor who will provide support and guidance throughout the course.
    • This is a Day Release programme which means you will attend Lincoln/Newark College, 1 day per week, term time only. This will fall within your contracted working hours.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade A*/9 to C/4)
    • Maths (grade A*/9 to C/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
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    Candidate must have a valid driving licence, or be able to make their own way to our site in North Hykeham.

    About this company

    Here at Greenlinc Renewables we are proud to be one of only a handful of MCS accredited renewable energy specialists in Lincolnshire . Since establishing we have installed 100s of projects throughout Lincolnshire with each one of those homes reducing their heating and electricity bills. As we are a new company built up of a small team, we welcome ideas and opinions from all team members in order to continuously improve and grow.

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

    After this apprenticeship

    Full time position available on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LINCOLN COLLEGE

    Margaret Davis

    apprenticeships@lincolncollege.ac.uk

    01522 876284

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279031.

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    Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 16 October at 11:59pm)

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