Fire, Emergency & Security Technician Apprenticeship – Heathrow Shared Apprenticeship Scheme
The Heathrow Shared Apprenticeship Scheme is one of the UK’s most exciting apprenticeship programmes. The scheme provides career changing opportunities for residents close to the airport.
Job Description
The broad purpose of this occupation is to protect individuals and properties from risk and danger. This might mean installing Fire, Emergency and Security Systems to detect intrusion, provide surveillance, monitor and control access to buildings, properties and sites or to detect fire and emergencies. Technicians would use a wide range of systems using various communication technologies with electrical and electronic components.
- Planning, installation, testing, commissioning and handover of fire, or security systems equipment
- Carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance
- Fault diagnosis systems and their component. Working in accordance with customer specification and industry regulations
- Work with designs, specifications and installation manuals
- Plan and complete first fix cable runs using the correct methods of containment and protection
- Isolate communication links to remote monitoring centres, testing links and reinstating
- Carry out programming and configuration of all fire or security systems and training users on the operations
- Complete the commissioning and handover procedure of a system
K10 are a disability confident employer, who are proud to support apprentices in the workplace and at college. The K10 team is trained in assisting learners with varying levels of support and guidance.
If you have any disabilities or require reasonable adjustments in the interview process, please let us know and we would be happy to accommodate.
Typical Working Week
40 hours per week with start time between 07:00 & 08:00 inclusive of paid 8 hours at college.
Person Specification
- Proactive approach, taking pride in their work and taking accountability for decisions.
- A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
- Ability to visit different sites and training days
- Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.
- Able to understand and follow health and safety protocols
Qualifications Required / Desirable
English and Maths at GCSE Grade 4 / C or above, or Functional Skills at Level 2 or above.
An individual passionate in fire and security systems with the ability to complete hands on installation work as well as system configurations and fault diagnosis. The individual should also be comfortable speaking to clients and working in different environments.
Key Training / College Information
K10 will enrol you to the Level 3 Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician course and fund your qualifications through an accredited training provider.
The apprenticeship duration is 36 months.
To Start This Apprenticeship
- Living in England for the last 3 years and have right to work status
- Not enrolled on any other courses
- 18+ due to site H&S rules
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