Job Description

As a maintenance technician apprentice, you will learn and apply a wide variety of skills including electrical and mechanical maintenance of industrial equipment in a chemical manufacturing setting with many opportunities to develop and improve your skills.

Training and Qualification

Work As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff. What you'll do at work Your training will take place over 4 years. In year 1 you will spend around 7 months at our training partner, Make UK's facility in four week blocks, learning hands on practical skills, before returning to the company for 2 weeks. In years 2 & 3 you will attend Make UK on day release to study for and complete your classroom learning BTEC Level 3 Engineering. In years 3 & 4 you will study towards your development competence (NVQ) working with Make UK's assessors who will work with you to ensure you get on the job training. To complete your apprenticeship, you will undergo your End Point Assessment (EPA) Where you'll work 198 Golden Hillock Road Birmingham B11 2PN

Required Skills & Qualification

Essential qualifications GCSE in: English Language (grade 4) Maths (grade 4) Desirable qualifications GCSE in: Science (or other relevant subject) (grade 4) Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know. Skills Communication skills Attention to detail Organisation skills Customer care skills Problem solving skills Number skills Analytical skills Logical Team working Creative Initiative Patience Other You will be working in a maintenance department that has established a highly proactive approach to maintenance work. You will be working on or around a vast variety of different chemicals and applications and will need to put health and safety to the fore front of your daily tasks. As an upper tier COMAH site, HSQE is critical to our operations, and you will need to always follow all safety procedures, and complete reporting on our CMMS system accurately. You will also complete training at Macdermid including the following - IPAF licence - FLT Licences - Chemical Awareness - Steam Boiler Operator Training - Pump Technical Training - 18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations - As well as an intensive in house competency and training programme

Employer

MACDERMID PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

Birmingham, B11 2PN

Provider

EEF LIMITED

About Employer

MacDermid is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading speciality chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day, even if they don't realise it. We create new standards in the development of innovative surface preparation and finishing technologies, for the most critical metal finishing applications. We have sites in 30 different countries across the world. Our Birmingham site is an upper tier COMAH plant, so Health and Safety is our main priority.