Hub Engineer Apprentice

Warrington & Vale Royal College; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Hub Engineer Apprentice at a leading provider of industrial cleaning equipment in Runcorn. This role offers hands-on training in maintenance and repair, ensuring skills development in mechanical and electrical engineering while working towards a recognized qualification. The apprenticeship includes both practical experience and college education, establishing a strong foundation for future development within the company.

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and develop engineering skills.
• Ability to follow health & safety procedures.
• Participation in on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Assist in servicing, repairing, and maintaining industrial cleaning machines.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults.
• Participate in on-the-job training and attend college.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

No formal qualifications required

Job description

Apprenticeship summary

As the UK's largest independent provider of cleaning equipment, we are hiring an exciting new role for a Hub Engineer Apprentice to join our team in Runcorn. You will be trained in the maintenance, repair, and servicing of industrial cleaning machines, working alongside our experienced engineers.

• Assist in servicing, repairing, and maintaining a range of industrial cleaning machines.
• Learn to diagnose electrical and mechanical faults on industrial cleaning machines.
• Follow health & safety procedures to maintain a safe working environment.
• Participate in on-the-job training and attend college as part of the apprenticeship programme.
• Assist with Hub organisation and stock management.
• Ensure all preparation, repair, and refurbishment jobs are completed to set quality standards and to defined criteria per machine job family and to time.
• Test machines in line with company guidelines before delivery to customers to ensure quality criteria have been achieved.
• Refurbish machines to set quality standards and guidelines, including cosmetic repairs and valeting.
• Perform fault diagnostics on smaller machines and process all machines requiring repair to more senior engineers in the hubs for completion.
• Fully prepare, inspect, and valet all small equipment (not requiring repair) ready for dispatch to customers and in line with quality standards.
• Ensure that all machines and ancillaries are PA tested and correctly labelled before delivery to customers.

One day a week at Warrington & Vale Royal College (Winsford site).

Role progression to Field Service Engineer Roles, Hub Team Leader, Technical Services Engineer.

Employer

INDUSTRIAL CLEANING EQUIPMENT (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD

ICE is the UK's largest independent provider of cleaning equipment. We manage thousands of sites across the UK in a wide variety of sectors including retail, healthcare, warehousing, manufacturing, distribution, and education. As well as supplying and servicing traditional cleaning equipment, we also have over a decade of experience in robotic floor cleaning machines. The successful apprentice will diagnose faults and carry out repairs, ensuring our fleet of machines and robots are at peak efficiency. This is an excellent opportunity to develop hands-on mechanical and electrical engineering skills whilst working towards a recognised apprenticeship qualification.