Mechanical Engineering Apprentice
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Company: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
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Location: St. Helens, WA9 5DZ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,250.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000018564
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Application Deadline Date: 30/04/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Site Monday to Friday 7:48am to 4pm
Brief Description
Pilkington UK Ltd has exciting opportunities for an individual who wishes to begin a successful career as a Mechanical Engineering Technician in a world-leading glass manufacturing business.
Training to be Provided
- Apprentices will spend one day per week at Waterside and 4 days per week on site
Future Prospects
- We endeavour to offer full time, permanent roles to qualified Engineering Technicians at the end of the period of apprenticeship training
- We are a global business with opportunities for talented individuals both in the UK and abroad; most of our former apprentices go on to become Team Leaders, with many subsequently moving into Engineering management roles both at our Upstream manufacturing sites and at our European Technical Centre in Lathom, nr Ormskirk
- Funding for degrees is available, subject to business requirements, throughout your career
Vacancy Detail
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business which has a proven track record of developing apprentices who aspire to become team leaders and managers in the UK and around the world.
The apprenticeship will provide training in mechanical skills for the maintenance and fault finding of manufacturing equipment within the glass industry, working with our teams of highly skilled Engineers to provide mechanical engineering support to our multi-million pound plant operations
As a Mechanical Engineering Apprentice, you will gain experience of:
- Machine and equipment maintenance, including preventative and planned maintenance tasks on mechanical equipment such as gearboxes, pumps, chain drive systems, hydraulics, pneumatics etc.
- Fault finding and diagnostics
- Using preventative maintenance systems
- Restoring components undertaking repair
- Replacement and servicing equipment
Apprentices will gain knowledge of both mechanical and electrical engineering principles, leadership skills, quality control, health and safety training, and exposure to non-operational functions (Planning, Finance, Commercial) at our world- class manufacturing facilities in St Helens.
Additional Training such as Health and Safety, De-fib, First Aid, Vehicles (including forklift trucks), Technical Knowledge and Leadership Skills will all be provided by the business.
Other Information
This would be a four-year apprenticeship programme. Apprentices may occasionally be exposure to hot working environments and dusty areas due to the nature of our processes.