Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician Apprentice (Level 3)

at  Ecotricity

ABOUT US

We are a mission led company owned by the environmentalist and green-entrepreneur Dale Vince OBE, founder of Ecotricity and owner of Forest Green FC. Skydiamond is the world’s first sustainable diamond and only one that is carbon negative through our production process and not offsetting.
We make diamonds from the sky to protect the earth and we are on a mission to see the end of diamond mining forever.
Now that we can mine the sky, we no longer need to mine the earth and every Skydiamond bought, avoids the huge environmental impacts from diamond mining. We need to stop extracting from Mother Earth and instead help to let her thrive.

FLEXIBILITY STATEMENT

The fast moving nature of the company’s business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use its people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make their contribution in a changing environment.
We are an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing equality for all

The apprenticeship is a Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Technician course with a dual skilled (electromechanical) pathway, which is 3 years in duration. The first year will be completed at Gloucestershire Engineering Training in Gloucester, after which you will be located at SkyDiamond based in Woodchester (Stroud). During your first year, however, you will be required to work in SkyDiamond from time to time, so you can build working relationships with your team.
Once you complete the first year and are based at SkyDiamond as a maintenance technician, you can expect to be involved in activities such as checking equipment, reporting faults, operating various plant, fault finding and diagnosing faults, mixing chemical feeds, replacing electrical and mechanical components, etc. Health and Safety is an essential part of the role and you’ll be expected to write risk assessments and procedures, work with high pressure gas systems, liaise with contactors, etc.
At SkyDiamond we always strive for continuous improvement and are also involved in research and development. There may also be occasional travel, normally within Europe.
Along with mandatory manual handling etc, other courses will be offered, such as forklift, first aid and gas/cryogenic training. Further personal development is also important within Sky, and opportunity to undertake courses for this is openly discussed and encouraged by line managers.