Mechanical Maintenance Apprentice Review

Mechanical Maintenance or maintenance fitter. General maintenance (visual inspections to breakdowns), do pipework repairs and fitting (steam, compressed air, chilled water). bearing changes, belt changes, filter changes etc.

Of course, I've undergone training courses such as slinging and lifting as well as learned my specific trade from experienced mentors and supervisors who are typically happy to help.

The Apprentice team i worked with is great, the teachers/ mentors/ supervisors weren't all that helpful within the apprentice academy but i learned enough outside of it to cope... overall i've enjoyed it quite a bit.

Honestly, thanks to COVID everything was up in the air. i was meant to go to approximately 6 placements to see what AWE had to offer but i have only been to 1 and thats now the one im going to outturn in.

A decent amount, if im ever in need or struggling with something then i can contact the necessary departments or managers in hope to resolve the issue.

If i needed help i would always get it as long as i looked for help. the guidance was adequate for the help i needed.

I've learned more onsight than i ever did within the apprentice academy and honestly, the only thing that helped was the machining to understand how to turn and mill material however, i havn't once touched a machine like that again...

Yeah theres all sorts. constant spam through emails and the sharepoint portal stating a yoga class or a fishing activity or even sporting events that the company is participating in looking for others to join.

Yes

It's an easy place to work at, unless you have bad supervisors the workplace is stress free and an excellent place to learn once you're onsight.

stay persistent with it. AWE is notoriously bad at communicating and sometimes won't get back to you for months. Don't be afraid to ask for follow ups via email.