Job Description and Responsibilities:

Through this Apprenticeship, you will learn and develop in a role with the following responsibilities:

  • Plan and prepare maintenance activities to cause minimal disruption to normal working.
  • Set up safe systems of work, ensuring that statutory regulations and organisational compliance requirements are met.
  • Manufacture, repair or  refurbish components using a range of hand and machine tools.
  • Perform Mechatronics maintenance activities, ensuring that all parts and consumables used comply with manufacturers' specifications.
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance including functional, static and operational checks on complex equipment and assets.
  • Use a range of test and monitoring equipment (both electrical and physical measures) and appropriate calculations required to carry out the task and aid fault diagnosis.
  • Apply condition monitoring techniques or use condition monitoring results (eg oil, NDT, vibration, thermal) to determine equipment condition.
  • Carry out continuous improvement and identify opportunities for improvement and efficiencies to add value to business activities.

Entry Requirements

We are seeking applications from candidates who have or are predicted to gain 5 x GCSEs (or equivalent). Grades must be A*-B / 9-6 for Maths & English with Science and two other subjects at grades A*-C / 9-4.

Training to be Provided

  • Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
  • BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
  • Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)

Things to Consider

The first year training will be held at MGTS centre in Redditch, when back on site after the first year the hours will be -

Company Working Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 8.00am – 4.30pm

Friday: 8.00am – 3.00pm

All days include a 15-minute breakfast break and a 30-minute lunch break.

Future prospects

Following successful completion of your Apprenticeship, you may be given the opportunity too progress into a full-time employed position within the business. Further training and development opportunities may also be provided.