Engineering Apprentice

Join our dynamic Refining and Packing team at the iconic Thames Refinery or Plaistow Wharf as an Engineering Apprentice. Over the course of a 4-year apprenticeship, you'll master best engineering practices and dive into the fascinating world of sugar refining and packing. This is your chance to build a rewarding career in engineering.

Training course Mechatronics maintenance technician (level
3)

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date:

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration: 3 years 6 months

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

As an apprentice, you will:

• Position, assemble, install, and dismantle mechanical and electrical plant and equipment according to specifications
• Perform planned, unplanned, and preventative maintenance procedures on plant and equipment
• Replace, repair, and/or remove components in plant and equipment to ensure their return to operational condition
• Diagnose and determine the cause of faults in plant and equipment
• Develop and apply continuous improvement principles

This apprenticeship offers an unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience and build a rewarding career in engineering.

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Thames Refinery, Factory Road, London, E16 2EW
• Knights Road, London, E16 2AT

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level
3)

• Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
• Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
• Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
• Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
• Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
• Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
• Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
• Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
• Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
• Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
• Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
• Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
• Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
• Apply calculation techniques such as feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohm’s law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
• Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
• Produce sketches or drawings to…