Apprentice Engineer

Introduction

Elis, a leader in circular services, allows businesses to achieve optimal hygiene and protection for their employees and customers thereby enriching their well being in a sustainable way. Our rental maintenance model supports our customers to focus on their core business while reducing their environmental footprint. Our circular services emulate our commitment to a more sustainable future:  connecting us, our clients and our planet.

We are looking for an Apprentice Engineer to support the business and operational requirements of our Coventry site, who will be trained in electrical systems and mechanical systems and will need to apply a range of conventional skills and knowledge to undertake engineering activities on a selection of systems and equipment.

Role responsibilities and summary

Apprentice Engineers will undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of equipment, sometimes complex, as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes. They may also undertake decommissioning activities when plant equipment is being removed from service.
Plant Operation Technicians will undertake the safe and efficient operation of complex integrated energy conversion and production plant and systems. These activities could include plant commissioning, isolation and testing, plant preparation, plant start-up and shut down, monitoring and controlling plant and dealing with critical operational problems.
They will be responsible for the quality of their own work, possibly others’ and ensuring the work is completed safely, meets stakeholder quality, time and budget requirements, whilst maintaining the efficient running of plant and equipment.

What will make you stand out?

• 3 GCSE at grade c or above including Maths, English and Science or relevant experience.

Core behaviours required

•  Health & Safety – follows health & safety policies and procedures and be prepared to challenge unsafe behaviour using appropriate techniques to ensure the protection of people and property when working alone and/or with appropriate supervision
• Quality focused – ensures that work achieves quality standard both occupationally and personally
• Working with others – works well with people from different disciplines, backgrounds and expertise to accomplish an activity safely and on time
• Interpersonal skills – gets along well with others and takes into account their needs and concerns
• Critical reasoning – uses resources, techniques and obtained facts to develop sound solutions while recognising and defining problems

What's on offer?

We offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to work for a company that offers many development opportunities, has national structure to facilitate ambition and offer a friendly and supportive working environment.