Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

EATON MEDC LIMITED

Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 5FB

Closes in 15 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 November 2024


Summary

Eaton MEDC are looking to train an Apprentice Maintenance Engineer. You will be part of a busy maintenance team and will report to the maintenance supervisor. You will receive training in all areas of the role and will be given the time to study towards a Level 2 qualification.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
37.5 hours per week. 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 1 January

Duration

1 year

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

  • Perform maintenance tasks including the replacement of parts including pipes, valves and filters. 
  • Conduct mechanical maintenance including the replacement of parts such as bearings, drive chains and sprockets.
  • Handle electrical maintenance tasks including fault finding and replacement of switches, sensors, stop/start buttons, and photocells. 
  • Conduct hydraulic maintenance including the replacement of parts such as pumps, hoses, valves, seals and coolant management. 
  • Perform routine servicing of machinery including visual checks, monitoring oil levels and greasing moving parts.
  • Diagnose and repair machinery breakdowns by identifying faults and implementing appropriate solutions. 
  • Conduct fault diagnosis 
  • Perform monthly health and safety checks.
  • Assist with installations across the plant.

Where you’ll work

Unit B Sutton Parkway

Oddicroft Lane

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 5FB

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

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

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.

Training course: Level 2 Engineering Operative – Maintenance Engineering Pathway

Requirements

Desirable 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this company

Eaton are dedicated to improving people's lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. The World runs on critical infrastructure and technology - planes, hospitals, factories, data centre, vehicles, we depend on these every single day and the companies behind them depend on Eaton to solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet. Eaton do business in more than 175 countries to make a difference in the World.

http://www.eaton.com (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

After completion of the apprenticeship, the successful candidate could further their engineering qualifications and career within Eaton.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EATON MEDC LIMITED

David Knight

davidknight2@eaton.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286071.

Apply now

Closes in 15 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

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