Rockwool - Level 3 - Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: Rockwool Ltd.
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Location: Hams Hall, B46 1GA
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £275.58 per week
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Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
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Ref: VAC-00774
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Application Deadline Date: 02/08/2025
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Start Date: 17/09/2025
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: At work: Mon- Friday: 36.5 hrs between the hours of 7-5 each day specific times to be confirmed
Brief Description
ROCKWOOL is the perfect place to start your mechatronics maintenance journey. As one of the world’s largest insulation companies, we have a broad range of equipment including Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatics, PLC logic around our hams hall site. You will have an interest in maintenance and a solid willingness to become a multi-skilled technician
Qualifications Required
5 GCSEs at 9 – 4 / A* - C (5 or above preferred), must include maths, English language, and ideally Science, or equivalent related qualification.
Personal Qualities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a practical and hands-on approach, excellent communication and teamwork abilities, and a genuine interest in engineering and a willingness to learn. Furthermore, being reliable, conscientious, and adaptable to different situations is crucial.
Skills Required
Excellent communication skills, Great time keeping and able to demonstrate a clear interest in working in engineering.
Training to be Provided
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with us and Make UK, which are fully paid for, including:
● Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Practical Foundation Training – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company
● Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Workplace Competence Training - in years 2 to 4 in company
● Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Knowledge - in Years 1, 2 & 3 on block release to Make UK
● In house training in line with your requirements.
● Further qualifications deemed necessary by your employer
On completion of your studies and End Point Assessment (EPA), you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Engineering Technician.
Future Prospects
Your future can be whatever you make it. Once you complete your apprenticeship, there is the opportunity to be offered a role in our maintenance department, and beyond that, you can either specialise in a particular area of maintenance, or work towards climbing the ladder to a team leader and beyond.
Vacancy Detail
Who are ROCKWOOL?
Rockwool are Leaders in Insulation and fireproofing products.
Our process involves Re-engineering rock for over 80 years ROCKWOOL is a committed innovator and a market leader for stone wool insulation.
Since our foundation in 1937, we have grown to operate over 42 factories in 23 countries spread across three continents. Altogether, we are more than 12,200 skilled and passionate employees filling a wide variety of roles from our headquarters in Denmark to our facilities and offices in Asia and North America.
ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation delivers long-term, proven performance for thermal, acoustic and fire-resistant applications.
These benefits are underlined by an unswerving dedication to sustainability.
In its lifetime ROCKWOOL insulation will save around 100 times more carbon dioxide than is emitted during its production.
What makes us special?
ROCKWOOL is the perfect place to start your journey in mechatronics maintenance.
As one of the world’s largest insulation companies, we have a broad range of equipment including Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatics, PLC logic and many other facilities around our hams hall site.
Applicants will have a deep interest in maintenance and a solid willingness to become a multi-skilled technician in both electrical and mechanical discipline.
What will you be doing?
You will be trained within a multi-disciplined maintenance team at this service centres, during your training you will experience all aspects of electrical and mechanical maintenance including automation.
Your development will be supported with a mentor and manager and will include:
• Completing a full apprenticeship programme.
• Follow all Health & Safety procedures.
• Installation, testing, fault finding and on-going planned maintenance of automated equipment
• Responding to break downs in a timely fashion to minimise downtime of machinery
• Seek ways to improve all processes and procedures relating to maintenance.
• Develop excellent technical communication skills.
• Conversant in engineering maintenance theories and principles.
• Perform first-line routine mechanical and electrical maintenance, including removing and replacing components, cleaning, lubrication, inspection, and fault finding.
What's in it for you?
Opportunity to work at a brand-new facility.
There will also be many opportunities to work on further projects and various continuous improvements through investment programs around the site.
You will have the opportunity to work with various engineers from different backgrounds to give you a broad variety and knowledge base to help with your progression and college work.
Benefits
1. Year on year salary increases
2. Annual Leave: 30 days + bank holidays
3. Pension: Aviva - 7% company contributions provided employee contributes 5%. Opportunity to increase to 10% matched from day 1 of employment
4. Company Bonus Scheme: Up to 6% paid annually
5. Life Assurance: 4x annual salary
6. Westfield Health Cashback Scheme – includes gym discounts, high street discounts, heath screening, employee assistance programme
7. Subsidised Electric charging facilities on site
Other Information
Clean, open, adequate lighting, plenty of machinery to work on various task on site.
Make UK and Rockwool reserve the right to close this advert without warning, so apply now to avoid missing out