The Jockey Club

🟨 Electrician Apprentice

Job description

Job title: Apprentice Electrician

Apprenticeship: Installation & Maintenance Technician (Level 3)

Based at: Kempton Park Racecourse

Contract type: Apprenticeship

Hours: 37.5 hours per week  

🟡 About the role

As an Apprentice Electrician, you'll work alongside qualified electricians and gain hands-on experience while studying toward your electrical qualifications. This is an exciting opportunity to build a solid career in the electrical trade and build a career in sport.

The Apprenticeship will be completed at NESCOT College in Epsom 1 day per week.

⚪️ About The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond.

As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible

At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.

🔵 The Apprentice Electrician will

As an Apprentice Electrician, you’ll play an active role in a variety of real-world electrical projects while developing your technical skills. You will:

  • Support qualified electricians on active job sites
  • Help install, test, and maintain electrical systems
  • Follow all health, safety, and industry regulations
  • Attend regular off-site training or college sessions
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and site organisation
  • Take initiative, ask questions, and keep learning

🟢 About you

We’re looking for someone who’s motivated to build a career in the electrical trade. Ideally, you’ll bring:

  • A genuine interest in learning electrical work
  • A dependable, proactive approach to tasks
  • Strong communication and teamwork abilities
  • GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above preferred)
  • A positive attitude with a willingness to develop new skills
  • A full UK driving licence (preferred but not required)

🟣 What we offer in return

  • Full apprenticeship with paid training, mentorship from experienced electricians, and a clear path to qualifications and long-term employment.
  • Real-world projects from day one, learning practical skills in a variety of settings with full support from the team.
  • Friendly and supportive work environment, plus all tools, PPE, and safety gear provided.
  • All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
  • An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution
  • A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers
  • A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.

If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 19th June but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications.

This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.

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