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Engineering Apprentice

Royal Mail
Edinburgh Full-time
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Become an Installation \& Maintenance Electrical Apprentice at Royal Mail!

Location: Edinburgh Mail Centre, 11 Cultins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4YY (involving travel across various sites)

Salary: £15,199 \- £22,591 (depending on age)

Hours/Shifts: 37\.5 hours per week \- shifts will be aligned to a mentors when starting

Duration: 3 \- 4 years

Qualification: Installation and Maintenance Electrician \- Level 3

Do you like working with tools and learning how things work?

Do you enjoy fixing problems and building skills?

This could be the perfect job for you!

What You’ll Do

As an Installation \& Maintenance Electrician Apprentice, you will help keep buildings safe and powered.

You will learn how to:

  • Install electrical systems

  • Fix and maintain equipment

  • Test electrical systesm to make sure they are safe

  • Repair faults when things go wrong

  • Follow important safety rules
You will work with trained electricians who will guide you every step of the way.

Learn While You Work

This is an apprenticeship, so you will:

  • Learn on the job every day

  • Take part in training and study

  • Complete your coursework and assessments
As you improve, you will be trusted to do more tasks on your own.

What You’ll Be Part Of

  • A helpful and friendly team

  • Support from your own mentor

  • A job that helps keep customers safe and happy
What We’re Looking For

You’ll need:

  • GCSE Maths and English Language at Level 4 (or the ability to achieve this during the apprenticeship)

  • A minimum of 5 GCSEs in total (Grade 4/C or above), ideally including a Science (defined as Physics, Biology, Chemistry or combined Science) or Technical subject (or equivalent)
You don’t need to know everything—we’ll teach you!

But you should:

  • Want to learn new skills

  • Enjoy solving problems

  • Work well with others

  • Care about safety

  • Be friendly and positive
Why Join Us?
  • Learn skills for life

  • Get real work experience

  • Grow your confidence

  • Start a career as an electrician
Ready to power your future? Apply now and start your journey with Royal Mail!

What Happens Next

After you apply, we’ll invite you to take a numerical and verbal reasoning so we can see how you work with words and numbers. If you move forward, you’ll be invited to complete a screening (this may be a chat or an online screening form) to learn more about you and answer any questions you have.

If selected at screening, you may join a group assessment where you’ll work with others on simple tasks. If successful, this will be followed by a competency‑based interview to talk about your skills and experiences. We’ll guide you at every step, so you feel ready and confident. We’re excited to get to know you!

We’re Here to Support You

We know a recruitment process can feel like a big commitment, so we’ll keep you updated at every stage and make sure you have everything you need to succeed. Most importantly, we want you to enjoy the journey and get a real sense of what it’s like to be part of our team.

We can’t wait to meet you.

Closing Date: 19th June 2026\. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about\-us/

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