Apprentice Service Engineer

Summary

Coolcheck Refrigeration Ltd, is offering the opportunity for a highly motivated person to join our Service maintenance team you will learn a variety of tasks and skills related to this position including repairs and maintenance of refrigeration and air conditioning units, within commercial premises.

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

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Christmas bonus Ability to purchase hand tools with no VAT Additional 5 days holiday after 5 years service

Training course

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

Hours

8:30am-5pm Monday- Friday

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 February

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

In this role you will be part of a team working with individual qualified engineers, working in and around the North East.

·We will train you in all aspects of repairs and maintenance, along with the relevant training courses on offer.

·The Safe use of hand and power tools and,

all relevant Health and Safety Legislation.

· The role will involve some working outside in all weather conditions.

·This role will involve verbal communication with our customers.

·Working with one of our qualified engineers

·Carrying out reactive responses to a range of refrigeration and air conditioning breakdowns.

·You will attend commercial/industrial based sites, together with large site environments, i.e. bakeries, factories, office blocks,along with smaller commercial sites, i.e. general dealers, public houses to install various Air Conditioning & Refrigeration systems such as VRV's, Splits, Multi-splits & Cold Rooms.

·You will carry out the maintenance and repair of air conditioning equipment including service maintenance and repair of split AC system, VRV/VRF systems and heat pumps, you may also be required to work on specific refrigeration.

Where you’ll work

UNIT D4

BERGEN CLOSE

TYNE TUNNEL TRADING ESTATE

NORTH SHIELDS

NE29 7TA

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 SUNDERLAND 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.
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

Training alongside the service engineer will be based on the road travelling around the North East of England for 4 days a week, the remaining day will be spent training at the Ashington campus.

Driving license is essential.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4-9 Or Equivalent)
Maths (grade 4-9 Or Equivalent)

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
Analytical skills
Logical
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

Working both indoor & outdoors

About this company

Coolcheck Refrigeration provide all aspects of refrigeration and air conditioning services to a wide range of clients. We undertake service, maintenance and installation works on behalf of clients and other contractors. There will be opportunities to work in a variety of environments on all types of systems including refrigerated cabinets, cold rooms, cellar coolers, ice machines, bottle coolers, VRVs, cassette or wall mount air conditioning, heat pumps, extracts and ducted systems.

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

After this apprenticeship

Potetinal Full Time Position for the right candidate after the apprenticeship is finished.

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