Padiham Glass is one of the UK's leading Sealed Unit Manufacturers and a division of the Emplas Group of companies. Set up in 1980, we’ve grown to become one of the UK’s leading insulated glazed unit and glass processing business. Operating from our state-of-the-art 45,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Lancashire, we’re committed to bringing the latest innovations in high performance and energy efficient glass technologies to the trade.

We are looking to develop a keen and enthusiastic apprentice engineer to join our glass factory in Padiham.

You will be learning how to:

• Fault find and using diagnostic equipment to fix machinery to ensure effectiveness
• Using hand held and electric tools with a focus on quality
• With support, seek out and implement improvements to reduce the level of breakdowns experienced
• Completing the appropriate paperwork and reporting
• Continually asses onsite spares and stock levels to enable servicing and repairs to be carried out in a timely fashion

This role will include a fully funded and supported Level 3 Maintenance and operations engineering technician qualification.

You will have:

• A keen interest in electrical componentry, operational machinery and excellent fault finding skills
• Ideally, some ability to read and understand technical/electric circuit drawings
• Flexible and pro-active in approach to work
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Desire to work in a fast paced, dynamic and varied production environment, whilst maintaining company health, safety and quality standards
• Want to be developed and be comfortable in sharing, giving and receiving information, instruction and training.
• Must be willing to cover out of hours call outs on a rota basis (infrequent)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Pay Rate: £6.75 per hour, £270 per week

Benefits:

• Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering technician qualification
• Career progression and personal development
• Workplace Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 helpline & face to face counselling
• Access to our Instant Discounts Portal