Q) When can I apply?
A) EnerMech accept applicants for their apprentice scheme, at any time of year, either direct from school, college or those who are currently working and meet the apprentice criteria.
Q) What route can I take?
A) Apprentices can follow the technician or craft apprentice route.
Q) What is the recruitment process for apprentices?
A) CV’s are reviewed on an annual basis, normally around Easter time. An assessment day is arranged for candidates at EnerMech premises and includes:
Q) When will I start working at EnerMech?
A) Start dates vary, generally new apprentices start working on site in June, they will be allocated to a specific workshop for the summer and will start college at the end of August/beginning of September.
Q) What should I expect when I start my apprenticeship at EnerMech?
A) All apprentices will be given an induction to the company, this involves HR, QHSE, a tour of the site by one of our existing apprentices who will usually work in the same workshop as you to begin with.
You will meet the apprentice mentor and supervisor who will explain your role in the workshop.
Q) How will I meet other apprentices?
A) An apprentice team building session will be arranged in August with all of the apprentices, this is an informal fun session to enable everyone to get to know each other.During this session you will be advised of the following:
Q) When will my work placements change?
A) Your work placements will change every 3 months, the placements will be in line with what you are studying at college when operationally possible. At the end of the 3 months you will have a review with the Apprentice Mentor and Workshop Supervisor.
You will attend work on the days you are not at college and will work full time during college holidays.
The EnerMech apprentice scheme combines college education with practical work experience, the wide scope of services which EnerMech provide to their clients gives our apprentices a variety of opportunities in which to gain practical experience.
If you are interested in a career with EnerMech, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01224 723300 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
EnerMech has excellent links to all of the major valve manufacturers; we monitor delivery times and technical innovation enabling our customers to receive valves that meet their technical requirements on time and in a cost effective manner.
Modern, humidity controlled storage facilities, managed using state of the art IT systems with web access to deliver maximum client visibility.
Our systems enable us to take full responsibility for the management of spares identifying critical items, procuring, cataloguing and storing them to deliver the minimum time to repair in the event of failure.
At EnerMech, we pride ourselves on having physical infrastructure located in all major energy provinces. A number of facilities across the globe have been fully equipped to provide valve repair, testing and manufacture services onshore.
In addition to our workshops, we have on-site CNC machinery, state of the art test facilities and new web enabled IT systems (EnerMech LIVE) to offer reduced repair times at minimal cost.
Our workshop facilities provide the essential backup resources required to support all our activities.
Workshop services include:
EnerMech can deliver breakdown, maintenance and shutdown service packages in support of our customers support operational requirements on a 24/7 basis.
Our Breakdown service delivers a superior response time by giving our customers access to a pool of over eighty field technicians.
"....Customer called EnerMech PSV Manager at 06:45...Technician reported at heliport 08:30...Technician on board Offshore Platform at 13:00.”
Our Maintenance programmes are accurately planned and budgeted and visible to our customers through regular communication ensuring optimised maintenance routines based on criticality studies.
Our Shutdown support draws upon expertise from across our business (valves maintenance, leak testing, flange management,bolting and onsite machining). Our planning procedures confirm work-scopes, identify risk, manage the supply chain and introduce modern technologies and techniques.
EnerMech reduces shutdown costs through, planning, multi-skilled technicians, low cost equipment hire and years of technical expertise in process pipeline services.
EnerMech has a robust and proven approach to Valve Maintenance.
Our system ensures that Valve Maintenance is carried out in a structured and auditable manner ensuring that the valves are maintained, inspected and certified to meet our clients' operational cost and safety metrics.
Maintenance strategy selection will be made based on detailed analysis using Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA) tools. EnerMech will utilise the failure modes and data from the OREDA database to assign tasks.
As well as the standard API & EN hydrostatic and pneumatic valve leak testing, EnerMech can offer the most advanced testing to meet the severest of applications and customer specifications.
We also provide on-site pressure testing, functional testing of automated valves and retest and calibration of pressure relief valves. As a result, EnerMech ensures the supply of safe, reliable and environmental friendly valves.
Bespoke high integrity trunnion mounted ball valves, manufactured to our clients' specifications.
View a PDF version of our new technical brochure here:
EnerMech LG Ball Valve Brochure 2014 (3.9 MB)
Valve material options include carbon steel, low temperature carbon steel, low alloy steel, CR-Mo alloy steel, stainless steels, duplex and super duplex stainless steels, nickel alloys and titanium.
Various overlays can be applied to critical areas of valves to improve performance and durability such as electroless nickel plating (ENP), stainless steel, stellite, tungsten carbide, chromium carbide and Inconel 625.
Specific valve data sheets, drawings and catalogues can be supplied on request.
EnerMech’s single source capability extends to the following categories:
Multi Turn Valves
Quarter Turn Valves
Check Valves
Safety Relief
Wellhead Valves
Drilling & Pressure Control Equipment
