Apprentice Engineer Aylesford
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Company: KONECRANES UK LIMITED
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Location: Kent, ME20 6XJ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £17,968.08 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000022895
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Application Deadline Date: 30/04/2026
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Start Date: 24/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday- Friday, hours to be confirmed.
Brief Description
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 as a Service Technician, you will be responsible for providing a variety of inspections, preventive maintenance and repairs.
Training to be Provided
In your first year, you will attend a local college for off-the-job training. You’ll also attend your local branch during the 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, including 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
Future Prospects
- Once qualified as a Service Technician, you may wish to look at specialising in one of the other sectors, such as modernisations, waste to energy and projects
Vacancy Detail
- Working as part of a team, you will assist in the repair, maintenance and practice service 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
Other Information
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 locally or within commuting distance of the branch location.