Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Technician – Overview

Department: Early Careers

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: West Deeping Quarry, Peterborough

Compensation: £21,258 - £23,317 / year

Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Technician | West Deeping, Lincolnshire PE6 9JB

Have you always had that knack for practical, hands-on tasks? Did childhood hobbies see you taking things apart and putting them together? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work?

If so, perhaps mechanical maintenance engineering is your career call. Earn as you learn, combining college study for a L3 Mechanical Maintenance qualification with industry experience at one of the largest independent construction materials group in the Ireland and the UK.

Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, cement, and construction are no longer old-fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in-between.

Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, cement, and construction are no longer old-fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in-between.

• You’ll be dismantling, examining, replacing, and reassembling mechanical and electrical systems and components.
• Servicing and maintaining equipment.
• Working on yellow machinery to equipment that deals with dust; there will be lots to learn.
• Covering our West Deeping, Willington and Potton Quarries.

As an Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry site production. You won’t be spending every day in a clean, corporate office swivelling on an office chair. If you have a natural affinity with the outdoors, in all weathers, this role may suit you.

• Being paid to all phases of your apprenticeship
• Achieving a L3 Mechanical Maintenance qualification in a sought-after engineering discipline
• Full company funding of any fees for qualifications and training
• No need to buy your own kit or any work equipment; it’s all on us
• Working 40 hours per week whilst on your work placement phases
• A competitive salary significantly higher than the national minimum wage for apprentices
• Support from a community of apprentices; a collaborative and comprehensive induction
• A huge variety of potential career progression pathways at a stable, thriving business.

As an Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry site production.

• You’ll be dismantling, examining, replacing, and reassembling mechanical and electrical systems and components.
• Servicing and maintaining equipment.
• Working on yellow machinery to equipment that deals with dust; there will be lots to learn.
• Covering our West Deeping, Willington and Potton Quarries.

If you’re not comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions, this role may not be suitable.

• Grade D at pass level in five subjects in the Department of Education & Skills Junior Certificate Examination or an approved equivalent.
• A demonstrable interest in engineering – via education and/or work experience

In joining us, you’ll work in a close-knit team, with someone always on hand to offer help.

Here’s what one of our existing employees wants to tell you…

Interested? Consider visiting the Breedon Group plc Careers site to find your role and apply.