Apprentice Engineering Maintenance Technician
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Company: THE FRESH PRODUCE CENTRE LIMITED
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Location: Kent, TN12 6UT
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000038487
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Application Deadline Date: 02/08/2026
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Start Date: 10/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm
Brief Description
Would you like to earn a salary, whilst learning on the job and gaining a qualification? We have an exciting opportunity for a Engineering Maintenance Techinician apprentice. You will gain skills in electrical, mechanical, and control & instrumentation maintenance.
Training to be Provided
Year 1
- Day release (Tuesdays) focuses on knowledge
- Skills Training delivered in blocks of 4 weeks (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
- Focus is on fundamentals to prepare the learner for the workplace
Year 2
- Day release (Mondays) focuses on knowledge
- Workplace integration
- Workplace visits from IPS trainer every 4-6 weeks
Year 3-4
- Monthly day release during year 3 to work on an engineering project
- Continued workplace visits from IPS trainer every 4-6 weeks
- Learner is prepared for transition into gateway and apprenticeship assessment completing all requirements of the apprenticeship
Future Prospects
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is the opportunity for a permanent position as a multi skilled engineer
Vacancy Detail
Disciplines Covered: Apprentices gain skills in electrical, mechanical, and control & instrumentation maintenance. This includes working on motors, power supplies, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), pumps, valves, gearboxes, and control systems.
Core Duties: Apprentices learn to conduct planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, repair and replace equipment, and ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards
Training Structure: The apprenticeship combines on-the-job experience with off-the-job training. Year 1 typically involves workshop blocks and technical study, followed by day-release training in subsequent years. Off-the-job training is structured to develop the required knowledge, skills, and behaviours.
Your duties will include:
- Carry out fault finding investigation on electrical and mechanical equipment
- Understand principles and present practical knowledge of mechanical engineering, including condition monitoring of the machines
- Design and fabricate equipment as and when required
- Read and interpret relevant data and documentation
- Using basic CAD tools to design electrical circuits for control panels
- Present practical experience of the work with electric motors, inverters, power supplies, sensors and other automation equipment.
- To carry out upkeep of the building and plant equipment.
Other Information
Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete an eligibility check phone call with IPS International, Apprenticeship Training Provider. Please note that your application cannot proceed without completing this call.
Enrolment onto your apprenticeship programme is subject to prior attainment checks, and your Personal Learning Record will be reviewed upon successful appointment. We are also obligated to follow the guidelines around eligibility, set out by the government apprenticeship funding rules.
NB: Please include minimum qualifications (GCSE maths and English grades) in your apprenticeship application. Tailor your application to the vacancy, dedicating 1-2 paragraphs for each question to demonstrate interest in the role and the company.
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