Apprentice Plant Fitter
Veolia UK
Bolton (BL1 2TF)
Closes today
Posted on 7 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Veolia is looking for an Apprentice Plant Fitter to join our team.
- Wage
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£22,048 a year
- Training course
- Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, working hours TBC,
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Maintenance, servicing and reactive repair of typical heavy plant equipment. This includes excavators and dumpers
- Preparing machinery for release to live sites
- Jet washing and cleaning of plant in readiness to leave the yard
- Assisting loading out of plant machinery through 3rd party transportation
- Liaison with the operations manager regarding plant movements and allocation timetables
- Accurate record keeping, filing and documentation of performed checks
- General Yard duties, upkeep and maintenance of the workshop and yard to standards
- To main the Veolia health and safety regulations in the day to day operations
Where you’ll work
Turton Street
Bolton
BL1 2TF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
Your training course
Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Interpret technical data, documentation and operational conditions, and apply in line with the technician’s role.
- Interpret and respect safety procedure requirements, undertake risk assessment and mitigation measures to safeguard, bystanders, the general public, property and livestock.
- To communicate with and gather information from colleagues and customers employing a range of techniques as appropriate to the audience. This includes explaining technical matters in straight forward terms and asking questions to gather the information required to perform an efficient diagnosis.
- Demonstrate professional customer care practices as an individual and team member. This includes; presentation of oneself, the work area, the company’s vehicle and equipment. treating customers and colleagues with respect and courtesy, supporting work colleagues, the company and its products and services
- Install and handover machinery, plant and equipment, explaining its safe operation, maintenance and warranty requirements, verification of optimum performance and the completion of handover documentation
- Conduct advanced maintenance, and the repair of technologically advanced machinery and equipment which typically may include; power units, power trains, plant, machinery, equipment and their components
- Carry out diagnostics, repairs and re-instatement of complex products and verify conformity to manufacturer’s specification.
- Compile technical reports, repair proposals, quotations and incident reports
- Maintain and repair complex hydraulic systems and their components as appropriate to the sector.
- Maintain, interrogate, calibrate and repair electronic equipment and systems
- Minimise machinery, plant and equipment downtime by carrying out diagnostic and preventative maintenance efficiently and effectively.
Your training plan
Level 3, Technical Certificate in Land Based Service Engineering and a Competency Certificate (NVQ), H&S and Risk safety training certs.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Science, English and Math's (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Science (grade 4/c or above)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this company
Veolia is tackling the climate crisis through a comprehensive range of waste, water and energy management services that help build a circular economy and protect the environment for generations to come. We're innovators committed to carbon reduction through energy-efficient solutions, preserving natural resources, protecting biodiversity, combating climate change and raising environmental awareness.
https://www.veolia.co.uk/careers (opens in new tab)
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
- A full-time position will be offered upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
uki.veolia.emergingtalent.mailbox@veolia.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314199.
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Closes today
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Company’s application instructions
Please apply through the link provided and fill in the application with as much detail as possible. You will also receive a link to assessments, please complete these within the timeframe given.