We are offering an excellent opportunity for a Control Engineer Apprentice to work with our Southampton-based engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be trained onsite and get involved in helping to maintain our control equipment that is installed on site. In addition, this role will provide technical help to engineering staff members for capital projects, breakdowns, and control system issues.

About The Role
How will you contribute: 

• Learn how to maintain our asset. You will work with the Engineering team and nominated representatives to deliver optimum equipment repair and availability. Assist with fault finding on longer term breakdowns, minimising operational down time. 
• Assist procurement with sourcing and integrate replacement components and systems for obsolete equipment. 
• Learn the commissioning and pre acceptance testing of new equipment and infrastructure. 
• Deliver improvements such us projects to reduce our terminals impact within carbon, light and noise pollution. 
• Learn how to complete modifications and upgrade to PLC, drive control systems as agreed with the Engineering team to suit operational requirements and/or improve reliability and safety.
• Act on the findings on the reliability analysis to improve the overall reliability of operational fleet. 
• Reduce cost by extending component life and reducing damage. 
• Review stock holdings of control parts, ensuring that where possible components are pre-loaded with the correct software and settings. 
• Assist with ensuring all necessary permits are issues, received and closed out in accordance with company procedures. 
• Assist in the implementation of company policies and safe working procedures. 

What will you Bring
Qualifications, Skills & Experience: 

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A-C / 9-4 (achieved or predicted). Must have received a 5 in Maths and English and a relevant Science or design
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 Apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline 
• An interest in engineering or technical discipline 
• Ability to work well under pressure 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Comfortable working at heights 
• Happy with the mixture of college work and onsite training

NOTE: All our roles are subject to the below:

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• We may close our roles early, depending on the number of applications received 
• A full valid UK driving licence or appropriate international licence allowing you to drive on UK roads 
• No unspent criminal convictions 

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for millions of people around the world. DP World is here to make trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With more than 106,500 employees across 73 countries, we are pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. By integrating our physical infrastructure with cutting-edge technology, we create efficient end-to-end solutions, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses - Ports and Terminals, Economic Zones, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. 

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.  

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.