Apprentice Trainee Installation Technician

Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join Custodian Total Security Services as a Trainee Installation Engineer, based at their North Shields site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress within their role, and applicants should be keen to learn and have a flexible approach to their work. 

Wage

£16,640 a year

Training course

Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)

Hours

9.00am- 5.00pm, Monday to Friday (35 hours per week with a 1-hour lunch break).

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 October 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Duties to include:

• Installing cabling / pulling through (first fix)
• Drilling holes / using a cordless drill and a range of hand tools
• Mounting equipment for intruder alarms, access controls and CCTV
• Liaising with customers on site
• Updating site paperwork
• Following health & safety guidelines

Where you'll work

17 EAST PERCY STREET
NORTH SHIELDS
NE30 1DT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

• Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
• Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
• Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
• Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
• Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
• Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
• Carries out risk assessments.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
• Plan and install systems cabling.
• Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
• Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
• Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
• Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
• Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
• Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
• Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
• Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
• Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
• Carries out risk assessments.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
• Plan and install systems cabling.
• Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
• Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.

Training schedule

You will attend Access Training (Team Valley, Gateshead) for day release– 1 day per week/fortnight and be enrolled on the Fire, Emergency and Security Systems Level 3 apprenticeship standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Eager to Learn
• Flexible

Other requirements

Please ensure that you can travel to North Shields for a 9.00am start.

Please note you may be required to work at height or in small spaces due to the nature of this work.

Driving licence preferable for this role.

Probationary period applies.