Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

ELIQUO HYDROK LIMITED

St. Columb, TR9 6TL

Closes in 21 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 October 2024


Summary

Eliquo Hydrok are offering an exciting opportunity to join their organisation as an Engineering Technician apprentice! Gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours to kickstart your career in the engineering sector. You will plan preventative maintenance, plus more.

Annual wage
£15,392 a year

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Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 5.30pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 11 November

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

The apprentice will operate within the fitting department, and will competently carry out the following to an efficient and high-quality output:

  • Ensure the mechanical and electrical fit outs are completed to the appropriate levels of quality and to standards and manufacturers best practice
  • Responsible for providing the relevant Supervisor/Departmental Manager with progress updates and raise concerns where necessary
  • Ensure all Health and Safety protocols are followed
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings
  • Be able to work as part of a team
  • A willingness to learn new skills and work under own initiative
  • Keep working area in a neat and tidy fashion
  • Clear and accurate completion of all company documentation

Where you’ll work

Unit 3

Warren Road

Indian Queens

St. Columb

TR9 6TL

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

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

  • The apprentice will achieve a Level 3 Maintenance Engineering Technician apprenticeship
  • This will be on the Mechatronics pathway
  • Engineering Technician/Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
  • They will spend four days a week in the workplace, and one day a week at St Austell College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

There may be the potential for overtime with enhanced overtime rates for the successful candidate, which can be discussed at interview.

About this company

We are an established market leader and provider of water treatment technologies to all municipal water companies in the UK and Ireland. Our products and services help protect the health of the rivers, seas and drinking water which we all rely on. Our Vision. Why we exist: To provide sustainable water treatment solutions which facilitate healthy rivers, seas and drinking water provision. Our Mission: What we aim to do: To deliver environmentally considerate, cost effective and practical solutions allowing municipal water companies to treat surface water, wastewater and drinking water for the public. Our Values. How we will act: Sustainability; Curiosity; Integrity; Commitment. As a key-worker industry we design, manufacture, engineer and install surface water, wastewater and drinking water solutions, from flood management products through to large scale sewage treatment tanks and filtration. We are the exclusive UK distributor for a number of leading European specialist manufacturers within the water industry and we work closely with our 100% shareholder ELIQUO WATER Group based in Germany, particularly to develop products to support Net Zero Carbon. Our established team of 160 people are crucial in our quality and performance and we have a good track record of career progression.

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

Company benefits

Medicash Health Plan Company Pension Sick Pay On-site Parking Cycle to work scheme Company events Annual Appraisal Personal Development Plan

After this apprenticeship

  • Possible full-time employment on completion of the apprenticeship
  • The apprentice may also wish to progress onto a higher level apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Ceri

01209616103

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282030.

Apply now

Closes in 21 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)

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