Engineering Workshop Apprentice

Summary

The role of Engineering Workshop Apprentice will include working both within our Workshop and also on customer sites working alongside experienced colleagues. Within the Workshop, duties include site assembly and testing of our bespoke water treatment systems in addition to our standard project range.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Thursday, 7:30am - 5.00pm. Friday, 7:30am - 2:30pm. 1 hour per day unpaid break.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Assembly of new water treatment systems and plant from component parts
Testing of new plant
Building of AllWater Technologies standard products, i.e. reverse osmosis units
Workshop and general building maintenance
Assisting with installation activities on site
Support of the Service team for general service works
Goods receiving processes
Stock and inventory control
Ensuring that a high level of customer care & service is maintained at all times
Ensuring that all company policies inclusing Health & Safety are observed and abided with at all times
Enhancing your own skills and knowledge through proactive learning, self-development and attendance at the designated college for completion of an agreed apprenticeship program (ensuring that the full rules and requirements of such attendance are fully met)

Where you'll work

Allwater House Unit 2, Cheddar Business Park
Wedmore Road
Cheddar
BS27 3EB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Your training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
Apply continuous improvement techniques.
Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
Apply continuous improvement techniques.
Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.

Your training plan

You will be pursuing a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Mechatronics Maintenance, through Weston College
As part of this program, you will attend Weston College as instructed, for workshops
An assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
At the conclusion of your program, your qualification will be assessed through an End Point Assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C+)
Maths (grade 4/C+)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

Other requirements

A driving licence will be needed (not essential immediately although desirable). A willingness to travel to customer sites is important in order to both learn from existing installations and also to assist where necessary. This could involve staying away from home occasionally. Security/DBS clearance may be required for attending some client sites.

About this company

Founded in 2011, AllWater Technologies Ltd is an independent, ISO9001 and ISO14001-accredited company with a leadership team offering over 100 years of combined experience. We deliver end-to-end water treatment solutions—from simple softeners to fully integrated, turnkey industrial systems. With over 8,000 service jobs completed, 223 capital projects delivered and 250+ clients supported, we specialise in clean water, wastewater, and reuse applications across a wide range of industries. Our dedicated team of skilled engineers and technical experts ensures that every system we design, install, and maintain runs reliably, efficiently and in full compliance. We’re proud to offer a dynamic, supportive environment where apprentices can gain real-world experience in an essential and growing industry.

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Company benefits

- Free workwear - 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays - Pension scheme - Company events

After this apprenticeship

Previous Engineering Workshop Apprentices have become Workshop Engineers/Supervisors, Field Service or Installation Engineers.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Weston College Apprenticeships Team

apprenticeships@weston.ac.uk

01934411594

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325185.

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