Summary
Andwis give people the skills, experience and support they need to build a long-term career within the lift industry and the wider andwis Group.
Safety, quality and doing the job properly are at the heart of all we do. Apprentices become part of an experienced engineering team where they can develop their technical knowledge.
What you will do at work
Our engineers work on a wide variety of lift equipment and technologies, meaning apprentices have the opportunity to develop both mechanical and electrical skills while gaining real experience in the field.
1. Shadowing Qualified Engineers / Technicians: Working alongside senior engineers to learn hands-on diagnostics, repairs, reactive callouts, PPM.
2. Technical Work: Handling mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and electronic control systems.
3. Safety & Compliance: Following strict industry regulations, such as safe working procedures for lift pits and plant rooms, learning on near-hit and accident reporting.
Training
Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician will be delivered via a combination of College / Training Centre learning, Mentoring on the job, Electronic portfolio, submission of work via write ups, video and journal entries, Tutor and workplace / team member support and off the job learning.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Clean Driving Licence
- Open-mindedness
- Skills on PDA (Smartphone)
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4) – essential
- GCSE Maths (4) – essential
- Driving Licence Clean (Full) – essential
About this employer
Andwis lifts Limited is part of the wider andwis Group, a growing group of specialist businesses providing technical, compliance and safety services across the UK.
The Group brings together specialist companies covering areas such as lifts, fire and security, water and pumps, doors and access, and other building compliance services. This gives our employees the opportunity to work within a much larger organisation while still being part of a specialist engineering business.
Andwis lifts has a history stretching back more than 35 years and provides lift services across the UK, including planned maintenance, breakdowns, repairs, modernisation and new lift installations.
After this apprenticeship
For us, an apprenticeship is not simply about completing a qualification. We want to give people the skills, experience and support they need to build a long-term career within the lift industry and the wider Andwis Group.
We believe strongly in developing our own people. Apprentices are supported through their apprenticeship and industry qualifications alongside practical, on-the-job training with experienced engineers. As their knowledge, competence and experience develop, there are opportunities to progress into roles such as Lift Engineer, Advanced Engineer, Senior Engineer and, in time, specialist roles such as Technician, Tester, Regional Field Trainer or operational and management positions.
Things to consider
Safety is paramount at Anwis, you would be expected to adhere to safety processes and be comfortable potentially working at height.