Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: Cory
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Location: Belvedere, DA17 6JY
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £20,000.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000025393
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Application Deadline Date: 14/06/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, typically starting at 7.00am and ending at 4.00pm (including break). When at college, training times are typically Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Brief Description
Start your career as a Mechanical or Electrical Engineer with Cory, working at our Riverside Energy from Waste facility in Belvedere, South-east London, the UK's largest energy-from-waste campus. The successful candidate will have many opportunities to gain a wide variety of skills both through College and on-the-job learning.
Training to be Provided
The apprentice will take the full Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician apprenticeship with IPS, a leading apprentice provider in Rochester, Kent.
During the first year, training is delivered in 4-week blocks, full-time at IPS, with a week back at Cory between training learning more about the business and your role. Cory will pay travel costs to attend offsite training.
As an apprentice, you will work towards these qualifications:
- Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering BTEC (in years 1 and 2)
- Level 3 Engineering NVQ (in years 2 and 3)
- Level 4 Engineering HNC (in years 3 and 4)
Future Prospects
On completion of the apprenticeship, you may move into one of these career paths:
- Maintenance Fitter/Technician
- Electrical Fitter/Technician
- Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Fitter/Technician
- Assistant Plant Operator
Vacancy Detail
- Learning the energy from waste process including the combustion process, boiler chemistry, water-steam cycle, turbine and pollution control equipment
- Learning how to contribute to a positive Health, Safety and Environmental culture
- Learning how to carry out routine inspections, safety checks and corrective maintenance
- Learning how to carry out fault finding and problem solving of systems and their equipment
- Learning how to safely operate plant, equipment and machinery;
- Supporting maintenance and operation colleagues during breakdowns
- Learning about Stores and the importance of keeping them maintained and up to date
- Learning how to complete and submit quality reports to document the condition of assets and assist in the continual improvement of the facility