Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

Your duties will include:

Day or block release at IPS International Working with PW engineering mentors to develop basic skills and PW machine and equipment appreciation Breakdown maintenance Maintaining repairable spares Reliability best practices Planned Preventative Maintenance – intrusive and non-intrusive Condition monitoring Criticality assessments Developing Planned Preventative Maintenance schedules

Appreciation of the Maintenance Planners role:

Work planning Stores spares management Parts ordering

Appreciation of the Project Manager’s role:

Project planning from scope of supply to FAT, installation and commissioning

Training:

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

This is a 4 year apprenticeship Year 1 will be spent at IPS International, Medway City Estate, Rochester, Kent ME2 4DU. Year 2 will be in the workplace with day release at IPS and Years 3 & 4 will be full-time in the workplace

Training Outcome:
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be a qualified multiskilled engineer with the potential to progress to Senior technician and Shift Engineering Manager

Employer Description:
We specialise in delivering convenient, seasonal fresh fruit packs to market, including difficult to procure and process fruits, such as berries, pomegranates, coconut, mango and banana. We put our customers at the centre of all our decisions and by listening to our customers, we are able to grow the prepared fruit category as a whole. We do this through best in class market insights, we are able to bring new products and mixes to retailer shelves, which we know our customers truly appreciate. We provide the following Benefits: Medicash (allowances to cover costs such as dental and optical bills, physiotherapy, alternative therapies, and even consultancy charges, available for employees and their families. A taxable benefit) Wagestream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday) Internal Learning and Development programme including Management essential skills Free, on site parking with electric charge points Staff events On site staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food Fruit pots on Wednesdays Modern offices and facilities A supportive team 33 days holiday p/a including bank holidays (equivalent for 5 days per week) Standard pension contributions (5% from employee, 3% from employer)

Working Hours :
40 hours per week aligned with assigned shift pattern.

Skills:
Communication skills,Willing to learn,Can do attitude,Interest in Engineering