Apprentice Field Service Engineer

Rotork is a market-leading global provider of mission-critical flow control and instrumentation solutions. Customers rely on Rotork for innovative, high quality and dependable solutions for managing the flow of liquids, gases and powders. Rotork helps customers around the world to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, minimise their environmental impact and assure safety.

We operate across three end market focused divisions. These are Oil & Gas, Water & Power, and Chemical, Process & Industrial (CPI). This end market aligned structure means we can build close strategic relationships with our customers and directly meet their needs.

Kick‑Start Your Engineering Career with Rotork!

Apprenticeship & Internship Pathway — Mechatronics, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical Engineering

Are you currently studying your Diploma in Engineering and excited to launch a career that could take you around the world?

At Rotork, we don’t just offer internships, we offer careers.

From apprentices who have risen to become Head of Service, Head of Head of Service Programmes, Head of Technical Support and Training, National Service Manager, and National Service Sales Manager, our global success stories speak for themselves. Wherever you are in your journey, Rotork grows with you.

This is your opportunity to join a world‑leading flow control and automation company, gain a recognised qualification, and build hands‑on experience that most students only dream of.

Why Rotork?

Because your career could go anywhere, globally.

For the right individual, this pathway opens doors to:

• International placements
• Multiple career streams (Service, Sales, Operations, Engineering & more)
• Long‑term, meaningful development
• Mentorship from world‑class experts

Our structured apprenticeship integrates your formal study, accredited qualifications, internship experience, and on‑the‑job training in a program designed to develop you into a Field Service Engineer/Technician and beyond.

What You Will Do

As a Rotork Apprentice, you’ll combine academic learning with real engineering work, gaining skills across our products, equipment, and service operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Complete all health and safety training and documentation requirements.
• Participate in learning opportunities in the workshop, field and manufacturing facilities.   
• Adhere to the apprenticeship programme and follow the rotation plan.
• Produce the relevant documentary evidence of learning in the workplace.
• Complete all required assessments.
• Build good working relationships with other colleagues.
• Regularly report to line management and training provider regarding work and learning progress

Key role responsibilities and learning outcomes

• Responsible for the health and safety of yourself and the workplace.
• Produce / review risk assessments and method statements in line with requirements.
• Receive all manufacturers’ actuators and gearboxes, clean, strip and determine their condition. Create a report listing the labour and materials necessary to carry out the repair or overhaul.  Prepare a quotation based on these results.
• Carry out the repair/overhaul and test the unit on the workshop test rig prior to creating and issuing a new test certificate.
• Carry out factory fitting of valves/actuators.
• Learn how to assemble electrohydraulic, electro-mechanical, electric actuators and gearboxes.
• Any other duty reasonably associated with this role when required.

Company standards

• Safety - comply with all company and global health and safety standards to support a safe working environment.  Identifying any safety risks or issues and reporting them in a timely manner so they can be resolved.  Keeping the workplace clean and tidy
• Quality - maintain high quality standards by ensuring that all tasks are completed ‘right, first time’.
• Delivery - consistently contribute to the required output in all areas.
• Cost - contribute to improving processes and helping to reduce waste in whatever way possible (the company welcomes all suggestions to improve working methods)
• People - being flexible, having a ‘can do’ approach, and supporting the business in all areas.

What You Will Learn (Key Outcomes)

• Take responsibility for your own safety and workplace standards
• Produce and review Risk Assessments and Method Statements
• Strip, clean, assess and quote repairs for actuators and gearboxes
• Complete overhaul and repairs, then test and certify equipment
• Factory‑fit valves and actuators
• Assemble electrohydraulic, electro‑mechanical and electric actuators
• Work hands-on with industry‑leading Rotork technology
• Contribute to business improvements and continuous innovation

And of course, you’ll support any other reasonable tasks, because teamwork matters here.

 

Qualifications & Technical Knowledge

• Currently completing (or recently completed and ready for an internship and career):• Diploma/Degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering

• No experience needed — we provide full training
• A curious mind, strong work ethic, and desire to grow your career

Person specification

• Committed and passionate about learning, personal and career development. 
• Conscientious, self-motivated, enthusiastic and has a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Flexible and willing to get involved in all the different learning activities and tasks.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to adapt to new situations and challenges and likes suggesting improvement ideas.
• Enjoys being part of, and working effectively in a team, and is respectful to others.
• Good attention to detail, has good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and able to maintain a high level of concentration.
• Able to follow work procedures with a particular focus on health and safety.
• Interested in an engineering work environment and enjoys hands-on practical work.

Join Us and Shape Your Future

If you’re driven, hands‑on, and ready to build a rewarding engineering career with global opportunities, Rotork wants to hear from you.

Start as an apprentice - Grow into anything - At Rotork, your future is engineered for success.