Service Engineering Apprentice - Cannock Field Service - Finning Power Rental
FINNING (UK) LTD.
Cannock, WS11 8XW
Closes in 5 days (Friday 28 February)
Posted on 3 February 2025
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Summary
Engineering Apprentices required to help us build a sustainable future. Join our team as an apprentice and we will help you to build your future. We are looking for diverse Service Engineer Apprentices. No experience is required, just a willingness to learn and have an interest in engineering/heavy plant. Apply now and start your exciting journey.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
You will be paid £15,704 in the first year, £19,048 in the second year, £23,008 in the third year and £27,348 in the fourth year. Please note if you are 21+ you will be paid the national minimum wage.
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
8am- 5pm
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
During the first two years of the apprenticeship, you will develop skills in maintenance, repair and troubleshooting. The final two years will allow you to develop advanced diagnostic skills and repair techniques to include but not limited to:
- Undertake, overhaul, repair or refurbishment work on the machines
- Carry out standard diagnostic tests on machine components
- Carry out planned maintenance and general repairs
- Complete commercial assessments and field inspections
- Check and record all parts and materials required for machine preparation work
Where you’ll work
5B
Orbital Way
Cannock
WS11 8XW
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
FINNING (UK) LTD.
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
We are offering a 4 year Apprenticeship and at the end of the Apprenticeship, you will gain a Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician Level 3 standard. You will be supported to work alongside our Engineers to carry out planned and unplanned maintenance, inspections, diagnostics and rebuilds of heavy plant equipment. The successful candidate(s) will carry out a broad range of duties relating to the proper maintenance of equipment and be trained by Finning's in-house specialised Apprenticeship Training Team in our academy. Finning are the employer provider so all training is done on site.
You can find more information on the Maintenance & Operations engineering Technician apprenticeship by visiting this webpage:-
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0154-v1-4
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English & Maths (grade 4 minimum)
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
- Team working
Other requirements
Due to insurance requirements you must have a valid driving licence and have held this for 2 years by September 2025. The standard will meet the professional standards of the Engineering Council for registration as Engineering Technician (Eng Tech) by an appropriate Professional Engineering Institution.
About this company
Finning is the UK and Ireland distributor for the world-renowned Caterpillar products with over 80 years of industry leading achievement. We believe that our people are the heart and soul of our company and fundamental to our success. Apart from the satisfaction of working with a brand leader we offer an attractive all round package including 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare, share scheme and various flexible benefits. https://www.finning.com/en_GB/company/careers/our-people/apprenticeship.html (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.
https://www.finning.com/en_GB/company/careers/our-people/apprenticeship.html (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
At the end of our Apprenticeship, you will be a Level 3 Caterpillar qualified engineer. You can then expect to be offered further training and development with Finning.
You can find out more about our apprenticeship scheme and about what our current apprentices say by visiting this page:-
https://www.finning.com/en_GB/company/careers/our-people/apprenticeship.html
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FINNING (UK) LTD.
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299971.
Apply now
Closes in 5 days (Friday 28 February)
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Company’s application instructions
Please follow the link provided. This will take you to our Apprenticeship webpage where you can scroll down and click on the location that you wish to apply to. This will take you to the application page to apply.