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Vacancy Maintenance Apprentice (Level 3 Engineering)

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Vacancy overview

Wage: £17,902.56 a year
Level: Advanced
Duration: 4 Years 4 Months
Closing Date: Friday 22nd May 2026

Code: 2000030074

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a Maintenance Apprentice with SPS Technologies based in Leicester. Apply now for a Summer 2026 start!

  • Comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations
  • Locate, and rectify faults on plant and equipment - communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities
  • Read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation
  • Inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements
  • Assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment - communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification
  • Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on electrical & mechanical plant and equipment
  • Carry out project work either on your own or part of a larger team such as, upgrades to PLC/CNC or robot-controlled machinery, integration of old and new technologies and other improvements to gain faster and more reliable equipment 

Requirements and prospects

Loughborough College will be shortlisting applications on behalf of SPS Technologies. Please check your emails for updates. Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

Desired skills and personal qualities:

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About the employer

SPS Technologies Limited

SPS Technologies has been established since 1936, its product offering, and investment strategy is focused on technically sophisticated components and materials that are necessary and vital to key end-user markets such as aerospace, transportation, power generation, racing, farm and construction equipment and general industrial. Quality control programs of all SPS businesses reflect the demanding requirements of SPS' aerospace heritage. All product lines benefit from the culture of quality that has a long history at SPS. Because of this culture and our strong product design capability, many of SPS' products are manufactured for safety-critical applications.

We are now part of Loughborough College Group

Visit the Merger website for more details.