CHEP Pontefract - Level 3 - Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: CHEP UK ltd
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Location: Pontefract, WF8 4QD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £337.01 per week
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Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
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Ref: VAC-00645
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Application Deadline Date: 09/08/2024
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Start Date: 18/09/2024
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: At CHEP Mon - Fri - 8am - 4pm
Brief Description
We are looking for the next generation of talented Technical Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to enhance the current level of skills at CHEP. The apprenticeship position will give you the opportunity to develop in a high tech environment covering a wide range of disciplines.
Qualifications Required
3 GCSEs at 9 – 4 / A* - C (5 or above preferred), must include maths, English language, and ideally Science, or equivalent related qualification.
Personal Qualities
• Relish the challenge of physical work in an industrial environment.
• Have an excellent work ethic strong focus on working safely.
• Good People Skills.
• Having a good, positive, ‘can do’ attitude.
• Personable, enthusiastic, trustworthy with integrity and respect for colleagues.
• A willingness to learn and adapt to change.
• Good attention to detail.
• Tenacious.
Skills Required
• Good communicator.
• Having a good, positive, ‘can do’ attitude
• Excellent Technical Aptitude.
Training to be Provided
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with us, which are fully paid for, including:
● Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence) – off the job full time at Make UK in Aston, Birmingham in year 1
● Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)
● Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
● In house training in line with your requirements.
Future Prospects
• Additional training and development available for the right candidate.
• Continuation of higher education and academic studies in engineering.
• Continued professional development.
Vacancy Detail
CHEP is a global solutions company dealing in pallet and container pooling services, serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chains. It is a subsidiary of Brambles. CHEP offers wooden and plastic pallets, small display pallets, crates, and IBC containers.
We are looking for the next generation of talented Technical Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to enhance the current level of skills at CHEP. The apprenticeship position will give you the opportunity to develop in a high tech environment covering a wide range of disciplines.
You will be highly trained to work in the world of manufacturing. The initial training will be broad based and could lead to a first appointment as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician.
Working under supervision you will work towards being responsible for the following tasks:
• Complying with legislative and industry best practice.
• Performing proactive and reactive maintenance.
• Follow all Health & Safety procedures.
• Maintain electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Seek ways to improve all processes and procedures relating to maintenance.
• Identification of failure modes and trends, complete root cause analysis processes.
• Identify life cycle issues and raise these with recommendations.
• Work Safely following detailed risk assessments.
• Report maintenance tasks on maintenance systems using accurate and descriptive problem reporting.
Working with our Training Provider (College) and work mentors you will develop skills and knowledge on the following tasks:
• Technical communication skills.
• Strong safety mindset and understanding of safety procedures.
• Adaptable and flexible attitude to work.
• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively.
• Ability to problem solving and continuous improvement mindset.
• Approachable, a team player and active listener.
• To be Resilient and have tenacity to achieve goals.
• Ability to prioritise, work under pressure and make decisions when required.
• Be fully conversant in engineering maintenance theories and principles within own discipline.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Develop Strong Fault-Finding abilities within own discipline.
• Ability to Shut down & start up equipment safely - LOTO.
• Perform first line routine mechanical maintenance, including removing and replacing components, cleaning, lubrication, inspection, and fault finding.
• Maintain fluid power systems.
• Perform first line electrical maintenance, including testing, fault finding, repairing, and replacing components.
• Understand the principles of electrical machines, testing electrical equipment and circuits.
• Understand the operation of process controllers within an engineered system.
• Commission and perform maintenance of instrumentation/process control systems.
• Perform maintenance of programmable control systems
• Understand the requirements of electrical installations.
• General maintenance workshop skills, e.g., grinding, drilling, machining etc.
• Computer proficient including basic network understanding.
Other Information
• Candidates will have to live in provided accommodation when attending the college for technical training (except for those who live locally). Costs will be paid by the company. Candidates will have to travel back to accommodation on the Sunday to be ready for early Monday start but will have a half day on Friday to travel home.
• After initial training at the service centre and college, you will be placed onto a shift pattern to match your mentor, this is be recompensed with a shift premium.
• During the programme in year 3 & 4 you will travel to other sites in UK for short block sessions to expand your skills and knowledge.
PLEASE NOTE - Make UK reserve the right to close this vacancy at short notice, so if you would like to be considered, please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.