Apprentice Electrical Engineer

Description

Job description:

Street Cranexpress Limited are looking for an Apprentice Electrical Engineer to complete a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship and join their team.

Role & responsibilities:

• Refurbishment/modernisation of cranes, hoists and lifting equipment
• Crane and gantry installation, inspection, testing and commissioning
• Jib crane installation, inspection, testing and commissioning
• To carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and identify potential mechanical and electrical problems with our reporting system
• To carry out service follow-up (SFU) and/or project-modernisation work related to crane conversion or refurbishment
• To attend emergency breakdowns, identify faults and carry out effective repairs. These will generally be electrical problems, possibly PLC-related
• To document all site visits using our cutting-edge reporting technology

Skills required:

• Must be able to work on your own and as part of a team
• Must be willing to work toward a structured training program
• Good organisational and time management skills

Personal qualities the candidate must have:

• Willingness to travel and/or lodge away from home, towards the end of the program
• Apprentices will be required to lodge away, as this may be a requirement once qualified
• Willingness to work overtime and work weekends. This can sometimes be a requirement of qualified engineers dependant on the location of some jobs
• The individual should be self-motivated and take responsibility for their own development

Employer description:

Street Cranexpress is a family-run, innovative British business with 50 years’ experience in the lifting equipment sector.

The services we offer include maintenance, breakdowns, repair, modernisation, and certification of lifting equipment. At its core, Street Cranexpress is a customer service company, and we pride ourselves on our ability to keep the UK’s factories productive, no matter the industry.

Things to consider:

During the first year you will be required to attend the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre in Sheffield, full time for an initial block of study.  You will return to your workplace one Friday per month.  After the initial block training you will attend the AMRC Training Centre for one day a week to undertake the knowledge study. The remaining four days will be spent in company learning on the job.

Please note the AMRC Training Centre reserves the right to close applications ahead of the published closing date.

This apprenticeship will be based in the Midlands and Street Cranexpress will consider candidates from Birmingham, Warwickshire, Coventry, Derby, or anywhere across the West Midlands as well as Leicestershire

Qualification Requirements:

Advanced Apprenticeships entry requirements

You will need both of the following:

• GCSE English language C or 4 or above
• GCSE Maths C or 4 or above.

Applicants are also required to successfully complete a series of assessments at the University of Sheffield’s AMRC Training Centre, as well as an employer recruitment and selection process to secure a place on an apprenticeship programme.