Apprentice Specialist Plant Fitter

M Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an apprentice in the Plant & Fleet department, where you will maintain essential infrastructure services. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain a Level 3 Land Based Service apprenticeship while working alongside experienced professionals. You'll engage in hands-on maintenance of plant vehicles and equipment, ensuring they operate safely and efficiently. With a focus on safety and teamwork, you'll be part of a supportive environment that encourages growth and development. This is your chance to kickstart a rewarding career in the automotive industry with a respected employer.

Benefits

Matched Pension Scheme

Online GP Service

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discounts

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

25 Days Annual Leave

Complimentary Tool Kit

Qualifications

• Must have 4 GCSEs including Maths, English, and Science.
• Full UK Driver’s license required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine maintenance and service repairs on plant vehicles.
• Diagnose and fix mechanical and electrical issues efficiently.

Skills

Manual Dexterity

Interest in Automotive Industry

Flexibility in Working Patterns

Education

4 GCSEs at 4-9 (C-A)

Tools

PDA Device

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

This role is in our Plant & Fleet department, our Plant & Fleet supports teams across our business with their vehicle, plant and specialist equipment needs, offering hire solutions that are commercially effective, reliable, safe and compliant.

You will be working alongside qualified and highly experienced members of staff, many of whom would have started their careers as an Apprentice just like you. You will have a dedicated mentor assigned who will help you maximize your potential by sharing your knowledge.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain recognised and accredited qualifications whilst you earn and gain a vast amount of experience within a highly respected company.

At the end of the 36 month programme, you will gain a Level 3 Land Based Service apprenticeship as well as all the necessary experience and skills needed to excel within your role.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Join our team and play a vital role in keeping our fleet of plant vehicles and equipment in top condition. Your day-to-day will involve carrying out routine maintenance and essential service repairs, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

You'll use your skills to diagnose and fix a variety of mechanical and electrical issues, tackling both minor and major repair jobs as needed. Keeping records up to date is important, and you'll do this using a PDA device to make sure everything is accurately logged.

Collaboration is key, so you'll be working closely with the workshop team to keep communication flowing and tasks on track. And, of course, safety is our priority—you’ll follow all M Group's Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality (SHEQ) policies and procedures to ensure a safe and responsible work environment for everyone.

What you’ll bring

• 4 GCSE’s at 4-9 (GCSE C-A) in Maths, English, Science plus another subject.
• Full UK Driver’s license
• Flexibility in working patterns and MUST be able to work away from home.
• Passionate about the automotive industry
• You possess a high degree of manual dexterity and an interest in working with machinery
• Keen to learn with an interest in development and progression

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Complimentary tool kit supplied
• Travel paid to/from college from your home address

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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