Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

Schneider Electric; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company based in Scarborough is offering a Maintenance Engineer Apprentice position focused on optimizing operational performance through maintenance techniques. The role involves ensuring safety, managing spare parts inventory, and providing support during breakdowns. Ideal candidates should have a demonstrable interest in engineering, strong teamwork skills, and a minimum of 5 GCSEs. Benefits include a competitive salary and various employee programs.

Benefits

Competitive Salary & Attractive Bonus Scheme

Employee Share Ownership Programme

Pension Scheme & Generous Life Assurance

28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays

Flexible Working Arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong teamwork and communication skills for effective collaboration.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently, meeting deadlines.
• Motivation and willingness to learn, with a good attendance record.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and integrity of all plant and equipment.
• Support continuous improvement and site projects.
• Respond to breakdowns quickly using fault-finding techniques to minimize downtime.

Skills

Demonstrable interest in engineering

Basic PC literacy

Teamwork and communication skills

Aptitude for practical science or engineering tasks

Education

5 GCSE’s at Grade 4 or above including Maths, English, and a science-related subject

Job description

Role Title: Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

Location: Scarborough (On-Site)

Apprentice Level: UK Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship Programme

Salary: £20,000

Role Mission

As a Maintenance Engineer Apprentice you will optimize operational performance through proactive/reactive maintenance techniques. This is to ensure that safety is secured through the adoption of safe working practices and the provision of safe plant and equipment, whilst also providing on‑rota call‑out cover in support of the factory reactive breakdowns.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and integrity of all plant and equipment.
• Support continuous improvement and site projects.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and manage spare parts inventory.
• Monitor key performance metrics (MTTR, MTBF, service schedules).
• Respond to breakdowns quickly using fault‑finding techniques to minimize downtime.
• Maintain site facilities and oversee subcontractor safety.
• Train and implement autonomous maintenance practices.
• Comply with company policies and procedures in all activities.

Training

During your apprenticeship, you will receive two different types of training.

On‑the‑job Training and wellbeing support

Feedback opportunities

Off‑the‑job Training

‘Off‑the‑job’ training is delivered by one of our carefully selected Training Providers during your normal working hours. You will spend at least 20% (average 6 hours per week) of your working hours completing ‘off‑the‑job’ training. This is protected time and is a requirement for apprenticeship delivery. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills, and behaviours set out in the apprenticeship standard so you can achieve occupational competence.

Work Pattern

37.5 hours per week to be worked from Monday to Friday. Exact start and finish times are to be agreed upon with Line Manager. Some of these hours will be allocated to off‑the‑job training as part of your Apprenticeship Programme.

Monday to Thursday: 07:55 to 16:25

Friday 07:55 to 13:25

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrable interest in engineering
• Basic PC literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Office or equivalent software.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently, meeting deadlines.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills for effective collaboration.(Verbal and written English)
• Aptitude for practical science or engineering tasks.

Desirable

• Problem-solving and fault‑finding ability to minimize downtime.
• Organizational skills for managing spares and maintenance records.
• Flexibility and dependability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Motivation and willingness to learn, with a good attendance record.Mechanical aptitude.
• Understanding of health & safety practices in an industrial environment.

Education

A minimum of 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent), at Grade 4 or above including Maths, English and a science related subject.

Previous Experience Required

No pre‑requisite experience required but a demonstrable interest in engineering through school or hobby interests.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for our apprenticeship positions. Additionally, certain visa types may not meet the eligibility criteria for apprenticeship funding under current government guidelines.

Company Overview

Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency. We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world‑leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future‑proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes.

Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end‑to‑end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software, and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.

We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000+ colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Attractive Bonus Scheme
• Employee Share Ownership Programme
• Pension Scheme & Generous Life Assurance
• 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays
• Holiday Buy Programmection
• Flexible Working Arrangements (Role Dependent)
• Hybrid Working Arrangements (Role Dependent)
• Access to Health & Wellbeing Support
• Volunteering Opportunities
• Access to Employee Discounts (including Fitness, Shopping & Dining)
• SE Career Hub Portal Access (Portal includes view of internal job opportunities, mentors, and projects globally)
• Learning Portal Access (Portal includes content that supports continuous learning)

Legal Statements

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, colour, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

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