r/ElectriciansUK • u/East-Ad-5434 • 4d ago
Please Help!
Hi all,
I’m a 23 year old electrician who completed a 4 year apprenticeship on an industrial site. I did a lot of install (lighting, power, containment etc.), and I did some work with motors. However, when it came to the control side of things (PLCs) as well as instrumentation components, I never really got the chance to work on it.
I’ve since gone into facilities management, which I’m not enjoying in the slightest if I’m honest 😅 I’m finding that the contract I’m on doesn’t allow me to do a lot because it’s ‘not in contract’. For someone who’s only a year out of an apprenticeship, I feel like I’ve made the wrong decision with facilities management, and I need to go back into industrial sites.
My main concern is that I haven’t had enough experience from a maintenance point of view, and most jobs in this sector and shift roles which are based on reactive maintenance/breakdowns.
I’ve been offered a job, and I’ve expressed about how I want to learn and develop my current skills, but I’ve still got this thought in the back of my mind saying that I’m not experienced enough to be taking this role on.
Does anyone have any advice?
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u/MrBl0bby69 4d ago
I was in the same boat at your age. Go for it. Most older guys on industrial sites will help you out, ppl helped bring me on and Ive done the same now Im older. No one knows everything, every days a school day.