Apprentice Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician

SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED

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About the Role

<p>The purpose of this role is to train and develop to be capable of installing, maintaining and improving mechanical and electrical systems across the site, specialising in one discipline while supporting the other.</p>

  • In this role you will ensure that all equipment and machinery—both modern and ageing—remain safe, reliable and fully operational through effective reactive and preventative maintenance. 
  • By supporting breakdown response, planned maintenance and continuous improvement activities, the apprentice helps maintain plant performance, uphold safety standards and contribute to the smooth running of a modern steel production facility. 
  • You’ll be supporting the installation, maintenance and improvement of mechanical and electrical systems across the site, carrying out both reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance on a wide range of equipment. 
  • The role involves working on both modern and older plant within a busy steel production environment, responding to breakdowns and helping put corrective actions in place.  
  • You’ll assist with planned, preventative and predictive maintenance, take part in condition checks, refurbishment work and continuous improvement activities, and maintain high housekeeping standards throughout all work areas. 
  • You’ll work closely with the Maintenance Supervisor to plan and organise maintenance tasks, while reading and interpreting technical data, drawings and documentation. 
  • A key part of the role is identifying opportunities to improve processes and working practices. 
  • You’ll also support equipment installation, testing, commissioning and confirmation testing, all while ensuring safe working at all times and following all Health & Safety regulations. 

Gain standard security clearance including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Pass a pre-placement medical with our onsite occupational health department.

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship and competency review it would be expected the individual would move into a full-time role. 

About the Training

About the Employer

We manufacture some of the world’s largest steel castings and forgings, ranging from 1 to 350 tonnes. You don’t need to be a metallurgist expert to know that is really big and really heavy! When it comes to steel production anything that’s heavy and technically complex is where we add real value to our customers. We produce a wide range of products for mills and presses, nuclear, defence, power generation, offshore oil and gas and materials processing industries. It is this diversity of products that allows us to offer a number of different opportunities across our business. Check out our website for more information and images of the exciting work we do here. We have a long and established history within Sheffield spanning over 170 years…. In 2021 we were acquired by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This has given our business a new focus, marking an exciting and monumental time for our future. We have also secured over £400m of new investment over the next 10 years to support our defence-critical assets, including plans for a new heavy forge line and building, a flood alleviation scheme and major machine tool replacements. There really is no better time to join us!

Skills Required

  • Reliable
  • Enthusiastic
  • Eager to learn
  • Positive attitude
  • Time management
  • Self-motivated

Training Provider

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Course/Training

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

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