Maintenance Engineering Technician Apprentice - Kemira Chemicals

Cogent Skills is working with Kemira Chemicals (UK) Ltd to recruit an Apprentice Maintenance Engineering Technician (Mechanical / Electrical) to join Kemira’s growing team. The MOET Technician will undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of mechanical and electrical plant and equipment as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.

Job Responsibilities

At the end of their training, the Technician will apply their knowledge of the plant and systems to safely perform maintenance and operational activities with minimum supervision. This will require them to:

Comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations Locate and rectify faults in plant and equipment Read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation Inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements Assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment Communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification
 

The Apprentice will follow the new employer-led Maintenance Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard, which will combine practical, technical and behavioural training with theoretical knowledge of relevant science and technology.

Kemira offers you the right mix of opportunities and challenges in a global and diverse working environment. Our result-oriented and collaborative culture empowers you to solve the challenges of tomorrow in an inspiring company, so that together we can have a major impact on the future – yours, ours and the world’s.

If you want to see results in your work across a growing global company, Kemira is the right place for you.

Training:

The Apprentices will study full-time at HETA for the first 6-12 MONTHS (foundation) year, before they transition into the workplace. Any further agreed study in years two and three will be through day release.

Training Outcome:

Potential of a role within the organisation once the apprenticeship standard is completed, with the opportunity to undertake further professional qualifications. Apprentices may be eligible for annual wage increments subject to company budgets and satisfactory completion of goals.

Employer Description:
As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.

Working Hours :
During Year 1 the hours will vary but on average will be Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 or Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 16:30 with a one-hour unpaid lunchbreak when not on day release at the training provider.

Skills:
Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Initiative