Apprentice Engineer Sheffield
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Company: KONECRANES UK LIMITED
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Location: South Yorkshire, S60 1BP
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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-2000030826
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Application Deadline Date: 30/06/2026
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Start Date: 24/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday. Hours to be confirmed.
Brief Description
On completion of the training and subject to consideration of ability, aptitude and successful apprenticeship 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 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.
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 your will assist in the repair, maintenance and practice service of our customers cranes. The successful applicant will need to 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.
What will you learn?
- First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate electrical and mechanical plant equipment, such as motors, switchgear, cables & 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
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.
Working in this industry is very rewarding although it is at times very intense and demanding of the individual.
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 local/within commuting distance of the branch location.