Apprentice Programme Door Business

KONE Door Business (KDB) provides comprehensive solutions for automatic entrance systems, from maintenance and repairs to modernization and full replacements. Serving all brands and types – including sliding, revolving, hermetic, high-speed, and industrial doors, as well as shutters, grilles, barriers, and gates – KDB operates in 16 countries with over 1,100 field technicians.

KDB is a member of the KONE Group
, a global leader in managing the smooth flow of people and goods throughout buildings.

• Earn while you learn with paid, work‑based training

• Learn from experienced engineers on live sites

• Work for a global leader in lifts, escalators and doors

• Build a career in a growing, future‑focused industry

By the end of your apprenticeship, you’ll be a qualified Door engineer
, ready to take the next step within KONE.

As a KONE Doors Business Apprentice Engineer, you’ll gain real, practical experience, including:

• Hands‑on learning: Shadowing and working alongside experienced engineers on‑site

• Maintenance & installation: Supporting the maintenance, repairs or installation of industrial and pedestrian doors, gates and barriers

• Servicing & fault finding: Learning how to diagnose and resolve technical issues

• Customer interaction: Working professionally with customers and site contacts

No two days are the same — and every day you’ll be learning something new.

• Working Week:
  Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.

• Hours of work: 37 per week.

• Duration: 42 months.

• Start date:
  
  7th of September 2026.

• Level and qualification:
  Level 3 MOET Apprenticeship standard, NOCN NVQ2, DHF Level 2 Award, ADSA - EN16005, ADSA - EN17352

• Salary: starting at £17534.02, with annual increases subject to performance.

Training is work‑based
, primarily at customer sites, so you must be prepared to travel.
Travel to and from customer sites takes place outside standard working hours.

We offer apprenticeships in South London, Bristol, Nottingham, Warrington, Scotland.

• Age: 16+ on the apprenticeship start date (7 September 2026)

• Education:
  
  5 GCSEs (A-C or 4 to
  9) including Maths, English, and Science (or equivalent).

• Skills & qualities we’re looking for: practical and hands‑on approach, problem‑solving, customer service mindset, good communication skills, positive and proactive attitude, willingness to learn and develop

KONE is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds (gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, etc.). Proud partners of Women Into Construction and the Women’s Engineering Society
.

Train’d Up, a national apprenticeship training provider, supports KONE with this recruitment and will conduct the first interview stage.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co‑workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized.

In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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