Apprentice Engineer Dungeness

Ips International; Folkestone and Hythe District; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)

On completion of the training and subject to consideration of ability, aptitude and successful college results, it is expected that you will qualify as a Service Technician. Once qualified, you will be responsible for providing a variety of inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs.

Pay review every September throughout the duration of the Apprenticeship.

Training course: Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Hours: Monday - Friday. Hours to be confirmed.

39 hours a week

Duration: 3 years

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

• Working as part of a team, you will assist in the repair, maintenance, and servicing of our customers' cranes.
• The successful applicant will need to be able to work at heights, as this is a natural part of the servicing, and must also be the type of person willing to work within a team.
• Health and Safety plays a key role in our industry, and we expect all of our apprentices to achieve the utmost attention to detail in this area.

Where you’ll work

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3) - Equal to A level

Your training plan

In your first year, you will attend a local college for off-the-job training, and you’ll also attend your local branch during holidays to help gain further understanding of our business and the nature of the work carried out.

In your 2nd and 3rd year, you’ll gain on-the-job training in the field.

What will you learn?

• First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate electrical and mechanical plant equipment, such as motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, integrated electromechanical power and control systems.
• Relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Planned, unplanned, and preventative maintenance and operational practices, processes, and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment.
• The relevant engineering includes electrical theories and principles relative to the role of a Service Technician.

On the completion of your apprenticeship, you will have achieved:

• Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacturing
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering
• Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance

Requirements

GCSE or equivalent in:

• Maths (grade 4)
• Sciences (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

• Physical fitness

Other requirements

Willingness to stay and travel away from home on a regular basis; this includes being away for blocks of 1 week at our training in our UK Training Centre in Banbury. Willingness to work in other UK districts for periods of time (hotel and food subsistence paid for). You must live local/within commuting distance of the branch location.

About this company

Konecranes provides cranes, hoists, warehouse automation, and port equipment, as well as service and parts for various industries.

Once qualified as a Service Technician, you may wish to look at specializing in one of the other sectors such as modernizations, waste to energy, and projects.

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312751.

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