Apprentice Maintenance/FLT Engineer

Description

Please note, this vacancy is for our March 2027 cohort only.

Job Description:
As an Apprentice Maintenance Engineer at William Lee, your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the

company’s requirements. You will build your knowledge in a busy foundry environment, and your time will be split
between work on plant equipment and mobile plant, including our fleet of Forklift Trucks and Stacker Trucks.

Role & responsibilities:

• Self-resilient and capable of making task related decisions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Be open to and work with change, both culturally and technically
• Works in an inclusive way
• Willingness to undertake additional tasks, within capabilities, to get the job done.
• Willingness to take ownership.
• Take a critical approach to work practice and identify and suggest improvements.
• Believes and promotes Health and Safety within the workplace.
• Self-motivated
• Task orientated.
• Ability to remain calm and effective during stressful times.
• Proactively taking actions to improve
• Adapts quickly to change.
• Ability to multitask.
• Attention to detail.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure that you are always equipped with the correct personal protective equipment and is properly looked after and maintained.

• Ensure that all accidents are reported and recorded in the accident book.
• Ensure any spillages are cleared up immediately and the correct emergency equipment is always available.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s health and safety and environmental policies, ensuring these are understood and upheld.
NB. This Job Description is not exhaustive and may be revised as necessary.

Personal qualities the candidate must have:

• Interest in engineering, manufacturing, and design
• Willingness to learn and develop technical skills
• Strong attention to detail

Employer description:

William Lee is one of the largest foundries in the UK and British Owned. It’s continual investment in plant, processes and a dedicated workforce has enabled the company to be extremely successful, with over 150 years of history and long-term plans. We supply global markets to blue chip companies including BMW, Mercedes, Daimler.

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.

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.