Are you interested in engineering, mechanics, or electrical systems? Do you enjoy problem solving and hands‑on work?
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprentice to join our lubrication manufacturing business.
Training course: Engineering maintenance technician – dual discipline (level 3).
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (40 hours a week).
Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026.
Duration: 4 years.
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job and gain hands‑on experience.
What you’ll do at work
You will work alongside experienced engineers supporting the maintenance and reliability of the equipment used to manufacture lubricants, oils, greases, and related products.
- Supporting maintenance and repair activities across the manufacturing site
- Assisting with electrical and mechanical fault finding
- Helping maintain pumps, motors, valves, conveyors, and production equipment
- Supporting planned preventative maintenance programmes
- Learning engineering safety procedures and industry standards
- Using engineering tools, equipment, and digital maintenance systems
Where you’ll work
You will work at the manufacturing site.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IPS International Limited
Training course
Engineering maintenance technician – dual discipline (level 3).
- Review and use information such as work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time‑management techniques to plan tasks.
- Identify and organise resources to complete tasks (e.g., consumables).
- Respond and adapt to work demands, including adapting working methods to reflect changes in the working environment and re‑prioritising workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
- Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
- Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
- Identify environmental and health‑and‑safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance (e.g., signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH).
- Follow security procedures (e.g., site access, document classification, and securing assets).
- Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
- Apply sustainability principles (e.g., minimising waste).
- Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
- Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
- Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
- Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
- Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures (e.g., handling and storage).
- Re‑instates the work area.
- Apply team‑working principles.
- Communicate with others to give and receive information (e.g., colleagues, customers, and stakeholders).
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Record information.
- Produce or amend documents (e.g., handover notes and reports).
- Identify and highlight issues (red pen) with technical drawings.
- Use digital and information technology (e.g., databases, data‑sharing platforms, e‑mail, management information systems, and word processing). Follow cyber‑security and GDPR requirements.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: confirm safe electrical isolation lock‑out tag‑out method has been applied and test for dead.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment. Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques. Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: inspect and test electrical aspects of plant (e.g., visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels).
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: remove and replace electrical parts.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: set up and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: clean parts (e.g., removal of dust and debris).
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: conduct functional testing.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: check calibration and make adjustments.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: check loop function.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: remove and replace instruments and sensors.
- Electrical and control and instrumentation: re‑connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
- Electrical and mechanical: confirm safe electrical isolation lock‑out tag‑out method has been applied and test for dead.
- Electrical and mechanical: conduct and confirm electrical and connected services isolation and deisolation.
- Electrical and mechanical: select, check, and use electrical and mechanical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Electrical and mechanical: use electrical and mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Electrical and mechanical: apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Electrical and mechanical: inspect and test electrical aspects of plant (e.g., visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels).
- Electrical and mechanical: remove and replace electrical parts.
- Electrical and mechanical: prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Electrical and mechanical: set up, align, and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Electrical and mechanical: clean parts (e.g., removal of dust and debris).
- Electrical and mechanical: conduct functional testing.
- Electrical and mechanical: check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment (e.g., pumps).
- Electrical and mechanical: remove and replace mechanical parts.
- Electrical and mechanical: examine mechanical parts for defects (e.g., pump seals).
- Electrical and mechanical: set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
- Electrical and mechanical: lubricate mechanical assemblies.
- Electrical and mechanical: apply bench fitting techniques.
Training will be supported by
IPS
Typically in Year 1, the apprentice will attend workshop blocks within IPS Rochester and one day a week studying the Technical Certificate. In Year 2, the apprentice moves to day‑release and will attend the Training Centre one day a week to continue the Technical Certificate, starting in Year 2 and continuing until they are ready for the End‑Point Assessment in Year 4.
The apprentice will continue to receive regular training contact with IPS throughout the programme.
Requirements
GCSE in English (grade 4 or above) and Maths (grade 4 or above) and Science (grade 4 or above).
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Logical thinking
- Initiative
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
Being part of the Moove Group and owned by one of Brazil’s largest companies (Cosan SA), we benefit from being part of a corporate organisation with the agility of a medium‑sized business. We are fast‑paced, people‑focused, driven by innovation and our customer relationships. We also want to foster our employee’s growth and development through continued education and career advancement.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Company pension matched up to 7%
- Life assurance 4x basic salary
- Free on‑site parking
- Subsidised canteen
- EAP and perks
After this apprenticeship
- Excellent progression opportunities within engineering and manufacturing
Contact
MOOVE LUBRICANTS LIMITED
Maria Becker
Maria.Becker.uk@moovelub.com
Reference code: VAC2000033038.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 21 June 2026).
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company’s website.
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