Apprentice Maintenance Technician

ROLE: Apprentice Maintenance Technician
HOURS: Monday to Friday; 08:00-16:30 and 16:00 Friday, Fixed term for 36 months leading to permanent role
SALARY: Weekly paid (£8.16 p/hr starting salary, increasing on successful completion of the apprenticeship)
BENEFITS: Healthcare Cash Plan, 3x Salary Life Assurance, High Street Discounts, Staff Discount
BASE: Site Based - Clover Nook Site, Somercotes, Alfreton.

Eurocell are a stock market listed Plc and the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry. We know that our people are our greatest asset, we are successful, dynamic, ambitious and looking for great team players to grow with us.

We are delighted to be recruiting for an additional Apprentice Maintenance Technician to join our Maintenance Team based at our Clover Nook Site, Somercotes.

Once fully trained and qualified, you will carry out the installation and maintenance of new and existing equipment and machinery within the company's extrusion/production facilities so that our uPVC products can be manufactured with minimal, or zero interruption caused by equipment/machinery failure.

Our recruitment day will consist of an interview discussion with the Head of Maintenance and other colleagues along with some activities to complete to help give you a feel for the work that's involved and enable us a chance to see you follow some instructions in a working environment.

WHAT OUR APPRENTICE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DO:

Fault finding/trouble shooting for breakdowns and equipment failure, both mechanical and electrical, using original equipment manufacturer (OEM) diagnostic software and manual processes
Using technical drawings to maintain and install equipment
Completing proactive/preventative and responsive/corrective maintenance schedules
Making decisions about equipment safety and power
Delivering high standards of operational excellence
WHAT WE NEED FROM OUR APPRENTICE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS:

Strong work ethic and time keeping
Grade 4 English and Maths
Technical mindset/aptitude, with the drive to learn and build a career
Basic IT skills
Previous team working evidence eg sports team; social activities (Desirable)
Ability to follow detailed instructions (Desirable)
Ability to work out maths problems; trigonometry (Desirable)
WHAT WE OFFER OUR APPRENTICE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS:

You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary
25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays - normally 33 days in total each year
Free Healthcare plan for all employees
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
Christmas shutdown
Option to join the Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
Company Pension Plan
Employee discount on Eurocell products
Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice, if and when you need it
Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
Excellent opportunities to grow with us, and progress your career