Construction Plant Apprentice
C R J SERVICES LTD
CHESHIRE (WA16 9LU)
Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025
Posted on 9 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our family feel team in a successful national business. You will maintain support across a wide range of equipment including such as Screeners, Shredders, Waste processing equipment & Plant equipment. Ability to earn up to £40,000 to £42,000 per annum within 2 years of completing apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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To be discussed at the interview.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
Our Heavy Plant Mechanics provide maintenance support across a wide range of equipment including such as Screeners, Shredders, Waste processing equipment & Plant equipment within a workshop-based environment. At CRJ, you will learn all about:
- Hydraulics
- Electrical systems
- Engine Systems
- Transmissions
- Mechanical
- Welding and fabrication
- Engine management systems
- Conveyors systems
- Pneumatic systems
- Fire suppression
- Vehicles systems
- Safety Standards
- Workshop processes
Where you’ll work
BROOK HOUSE FARM
LONDON ROAD
ALLOSTOCK
CHESHIRE
WA16 9LU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
REASEHEATH 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
- Land-based Service Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Apprentices without level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End Point assessment
The qualification the apprentice will achieve at the end is an advanced level 3 apprenticeship. Within this apprenticeship, you will be given the opportunity to build a solid foundation of technical knowledge and gain real life experience. You’ll combine on-the-job training with practical lessons at college, where our specialist staff will teach you in our fully equipped workshops.
The apprenticeship will be at Reaseheath College and will last 3 years. This will be 9 weeks in college per year, delivered in 3 x 3 week block release courses, at Reaseheath College, Nantwich.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English, Maths (grade 4 / C and 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Must be able to get to our site for the times shown above. We would suggest a commuting time of no more than 40 minutes. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for Apprentices is £6.40 hour (April 2024). This applies to 16-18 year old Apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other Apprentices the National Minimum Wage appropriate to their age applies. The wage for Apprentices applies to both time spent on the job and time spent training Off-the-job training must make up at least 20% of the apprentice’s contracted hours, over the total duration of the apprentice’s planned training period.
About this company
CRJ is the leading supplier of mobile recycling equipment in the UK. Our machines shred, screen and sort waste streams, helping businesses to divert millions of tonnes of waste from landfill, saving costs and creating saleable products. Our Nationwide service includes our unique equipment set up, maintenance and support services, backed up with a large stock holding of parts; all aimed at keeping our customers operation up and running. We are a growing financially stable business in a very resilient industry. We have a business growth plan over the next few years and are performing well. We are a team of 65 hard working and dedicated people, working in lovely rural area between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel . We currently having three apprentices doing extremely well at college and in the workplace, demonstrating CRJs commitment to its Apprenticeship Programme. We have family values and are a company where you will listened to. Product training in the workplace will be provided for all our products.
After this apprenticeship
There are a number of progression routes within our engineering department, including team leader and supervisor roles. The apprentices can expect to earn £40,000-£42,000 within 2 years of finishing their apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
Ali Wennell
Ali.wennell@crjservices.co.uk
07795 228848
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314795.
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Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025
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