Maintenance Engineer Apprentice - Coba Plastics

Summary

Apprentice will be working towards the Engineering Maintenance Technician – Dual Discipline apprenticeship, the apprentice will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance activities across electrical, mechanical and control systems.

Annual wage

£16,224 to £25,775.88 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician

Hours

Monday - Thursday, 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday, 08:30 - 16:00. 30 minute lunch.

39 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

36 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Maintenance Activities:

• Assist with planned and preventative maintenance to reduce breakdowns and improve equipment reliability

• Support reactive maintenance and fault diagnosis on manufacturing plant and equipment

Help maintain electrical and mechanical systems, such as:

• Motors (single and three-phase) Power supplies and low voltage electrical distribution 

• Actuators, pumps, valves, fans and gearboxes 

• Sensors, controls and basic programmable systems (where applicable)

Where you’ll work

Marlborough Drive, Fleckney, Leicester, LE8 8UR

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Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LEICESTER COLLEGE

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician

Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

• An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation

• At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English (Grade Grade 4-9) essential

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Organisation skills

• Customer care skills

• Problem solving skills

• Analytical skills

• Logical

• Team working

• Initiative

• Non judgemental

• Patience

About this company

COBA Plastics Group
Whether it’s producing components for breathing aids during the Covid pandemic or helping automotive OEMs reduce vehicle weight through precise engineering, COBA Plastics Group is never standing still. Featured in the London Stock Exchange’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ in 2020, and a staple of Leicestershire’s Top 200 Companies, COBA has come a long way in the last fifty five years.

After this apprenticeship

• Fully trained Maintenance Technician

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Sameera

sfaruk@leicestercollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032351.

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Closes on 19 Jun 2026

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NYLACAST ENGINEERED PRODUCTS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032351.