Manufacturing Electro-Mechanical Apprentice

Partech Electronics Limited

ST AUSTELL (PL26 8RA)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 June 2025


Summary

As part of the operations team you will kit, assemble, test and pack all products manufactured by Partech, while documenting your work for traceability needed by customer. As part of the quality process, you will also be required to approve work completed by other team members. Learn manufacturing processes and understand performance indicators.

Wage

£18,720 a year

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Annual performance reviews including salary reviews

Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Working Days: Monday through Friday. Working Times: Monday - Thursday, 08:30 - 17:00. Friday, 08:30 - 12:30. Overtime maybe required on occasions Travel to customer sites and other in-situ sites may also be required on occasions.

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

What you will do at work as an apprentice (bullet points)

  • Assemble, test, and document all products and sub-assemblies for production ready for shipment to customer
  • Ensure all product is built and tested according to the documented procedures, and all documents are completed and stored correctly
  • Inspect kitted parts and materials for workmanship standard, and quality compliance
  • Perform final integration and testing of products based on instructions, as well as hi-pot and leakage testing before final shipping
  • As needed fault find products, reject components, and assist with reworks
  • Pack products into boxes for stocking, making sure they meet customer requirements of quality
  • Support Lean, Health and Safety and continuous improvement Initiatives
  • Provide support and feedback to production team lead, production technical support, operations manager, R&D team as needed
  • Working with the production scheduler, self-manage time and priorities to meet production output/customer requirements
  • Keep work area and tools, organised, clean and safe

Attributes

Must have basic ability but will be trained on:

  • Electro-mechanical assembly
  • Use of electronic measurement and test equipment
  • Use of common shop tools, and mechanical measuring equipment
  • Soldering of PCBA wiring and components, on surface mount and through hole

Where you'll work

ROCKHILL BUSINESS PARK
HIGHER BUGLE
BUGLE
ST AUSTELL
PL26 8RA

Training

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

College or training organisation

TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

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Your training plan

Training will take place weekly (term time) at a Truro-Penwith College campus

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • maths (grade 4)
  • Scienece or related qualification (grade 4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Good time keeping

Other requirements

Role will be based in Bugle St. Austell, must be able to commute.

About this company

Partech is part of In-Situ Inc. operating worldwide. We design and manufacture water quality monitoring and analysis sensors and instrumentation. We also provide service / repair and technical support for our products including customer on site services

https://in-situ.com/uk/process-control (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company pension 22 days a year paid holiday + bank holidays

After this apprenticeship

  • On completion of a successful apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for a full-time position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE

Becky

beckyhorne@truro-penwith.ac.uk

01872267087

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325654.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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