Apprentice Maintenance Engineer

Call centres in Southampton and two other locations handle customer service. We employ 200 people in operations, engineering, customer service and corporate roles.

The role:

Thames Energy is hiring an Apprentice Maintenance Engineer for second shift at our food packaging plant in London.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Complete apartment make-readies including paint, drywall, plumbing and appliance repair
• Reset PLC faults and use HMI screens to find problems
• Respond to line-down calls and get equipment back up quickly
• Help contractors and vendors during installs and shutdowns
• Weld and fabricate brackets, guards and simple parts
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and log it in the CMMS
• Document repairs and suggest fixes for repeat failures

Minimum qualifications:

• Basic computer skills for work orders
• Can read schematics and equipment manuals
• Solid mechanical aptitude with hand and power tools
• Willing to work any shift, including weekends and holidays when needed
• Must pass background check and drug screen
• Own basic hand tools

Nice to have:

• Forklift certification
• Vocational certificate in industrial maintenance

£22,000 to £24,000 pa plus overtime

Why work with us:

• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Thames Energy.