Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

PENTAXIA LTD

Derbyshire (DE21 4AG)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 June 2025

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Summary

Reporting into our Maintenance Supervisor, this position will work alongside experienced staff to develop skills in diagnosing faults, repairing equipment, and conducting planned preventative maintenance. The role involves both practical and theoretical training, ensuring you gain a strong foundation in engineering maintenance practices with us.

• Wage:

  £15,007 a year

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  Pay may vary dependant on experience.

• Training course: Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
• Hours: 7.30am - 4.00pm Monday to Thursday, 7.30am - 12.30pm Fridays. If appropriate, determined by age and experience, may be eligible to complete overtime.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Friday 1 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

• Assist in the maintenance, repair, and servicing of machinery, equipment, and facilities
• Support planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities to minimise downtime
• Learn how to diagnose faults and carry out repairs under supervision
• Work with mechanical and electrical systems, developing technical expertise
• Assist with breakdowns and troubleshooting to restore operations quickly
• Maintain accurate records of work carried out using maintenance logs
• Follow health and safety guidelines, ensuring a safe working environment
• Work closely with engineers, production teams, and external contractors
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to enhance reliability and efficiency
• Attend training courses and complete all necessary assessments as part of the apprenticeship programme

Where you'll work

Pentaxia Ltd Alfreton Road
Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 4AG

Training

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

College or training organisation

DCG

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

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Level 3.

As part of the training programme, you will have 1-day where you attend college, and the other working days will be spent with your employer. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade C/4 or above)
• Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Science (grade C/4 or above)

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
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Willingness to learn

Other requirements

Be prepared to work in various weather conditions, including rain, heat, or cold. The role may involve: • Lifting and carrying heavy tools or machinery parts. • Working in confined spaces or at heights. • Standing, bending, or kneeling for extended periods. • Working in noisy or physically demanding environments. • Operating tools and machinery. As you become more experienced, you might be expected to respond to emergency maintenance issues outside of regular hours. If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a derby college email address (@derby-college.ac.uk). Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply.

About this company

Pentaxia Ltd is a leading UK-based advanced engineering company, specialising in the design and manufacture of high-performance composite tooling and components. Founded in 2008, the company has grown rapidly and now operates from a state-of-the-art 70,000 sq ft facility on a six-acre site on Alfreton Road in Derby, Derbyshire. Privately owned and family-run, Pentaxia combines cutting-edge technology with a dynamic and supportive working environment. The company serves a wide range of high-tech industries including aerospace, defence, luxury automotive, and motorsport. With a strong focus on innovation, Pentaxia is known for its expertise in 5-axis machining and advanced composite manufacturing, supported by a team of over 140 skilled professionals. Pentaxia is proud of its collaborative culture, continual investment in people and equipment, and its commitment to delivering high-quality, dependable engineering solutions. Apprentices joining the team will benefit from hands-on experience in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment that values learning, precision, and teamwork.

https://pentaxia.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Holiday allowance 25-days plus bank holidays, increasing with service. • Bike to Work Scheme - following successful probationary • Discounts to high street shops, cinema, technology etc. • Attractive overtime rates (where applicable)

After this apprenticeship

• Maintenance Engineer
• Maintenance Supervisor

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DCG

Chloe Westhead

chloe.westhead@derby-college.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325480.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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