Starting salary £17,278.56
Do you have a head for heights? Does the idea of maintaining seriously large cranes give you a thrill?
Joining a friendly, inclusive, and highly skilled team, you will learn how to maintain, repair, service, and upgrade our customers' overhead gantry cranes. This is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your engineering career with great prospects, working for a global company and market leader in our industry.
On completing your apprenticeship, you will secure a full-time permanent position as a Service Technician here at Konecranes.
100% of our UK Apprentices have gained permanent employment in Konecranes, after they have completed our Apprentice Programme, many of which continue to have long and rewarding careers at a variety of senior and global levels.
On the completion of your apprenticeship, you will have achieved*:
* Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacturing
* BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering
* Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance
What will you be doing?
* Year 1 – full time attendance at a local college or training provider (off the job training)
* Year 2 and 3 – day release attendance at college, (on the job training with additional training at our Banbury Centre in Oxfordshire).
What will you learn?
* First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate electrical and mechanical plant equipment, such as motors, switchgear, cables & conductors, pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, integrated electromechanical power, and control systems.
* Relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements
* Planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance and operational practices, processes and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment.
* The relevant engineering including electrical theories and principles relative to the role of a Service Technician
*Or equivalent qualifications depending on the course the college provides.
Entry requirements
* Minimum 17 years old entry age on the first day of your apprenticeship (late August/early September 2025)
* A minimum of 5 x National 4/5 and have Grade 4/C (or equivalent) or above including the following subjects – Maths, English and a Science
* Able to climb ladders and work at heights.
* You must be able to travel to a designated college in your area.
* You must live local/within commuting distance (30 miles) of the Aberdeen branch location, postcode AB12 4XX .
* IT skills
* By the end of the first year of your apprenticeship, you must have passed your driving test.
Closing date for applications 13th July 2025