Apprentice Engineer (Service and Maintenance)
Y M T LTD
LUFTON (BA22 8QR)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 July 2025
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Summary
A great opportunity to start a career as a Service Engineer. In the 1st year, you will be based in-house, learning core mechanical, electrical skills through hands-on training. After the initial training period, the role will expand to include site visits, assist in installing, maintaining, and repairing equipment for customers.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday (including college attendance), 8:00 am - 5:30 pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 3 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Assisting with full machine inspection, cleaning, and rebuild
- Helping diagnose faults
- Completing geometrical and accuracy tests on machinery and components
- Completing service paperwork, including maintenance records and fault reporting documentation
Where you'll work
TUSCAN HOUSE
GEORGE SMITH WAY
LUFTON TRADING ESTATE
LUFTON
BA22 8QR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
YEOVIL COLLEGE
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
The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician standard.
On completion the apprentice will receive:
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge) or Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) qualification
- Functional Skills in Maths and English may also be required depending on current level
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - C))
- Maths (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Full Driving Licence will be essential.
About this company
YMT Technologies capabilities range from sales of new and used machine tools, automation, special projects, service, and support to our primary market sectors: • Aerospace • Motorsport • Medical • Electronic and power generation industries Here at YMT, we understand the needs of our diverse customer base and know exactly how to achieve maximum productivity through our advanced product ranges. We pride ourselves on meeting the customer’s requirements and our customer focused approach and constant aim to provide high quality affordable technology. Working from our fully equipped technical facility we offer machine demonstration and training facilities, alongside a fully stocked spares and parts department which demonstrates our commitment to excellence and total quality not only to our customers but to our team of experienced, time served service engineers working out in the field. Our extensive tooling division provides support for all aspects of work holding with carefully selected principles to ensure high quality products at competitive prices.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Apprenticeship, candidates will have the opportunity to progress into a full-time Service Engineer role within our company.
In this role, engineers will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of CNC machinery at customer sites across the region. Each engineer will be provided with their own company vehicle, as the role involves regular travel to support a wide range of clients.
This is a hands-on, customer-facing position that offers variety, independence, and the chance to apply technical skills in real-world environments. We also offer ongoing training and clear pathways for progression into senior engineering or specialist technical roles, ensuring long-term career development within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Vicki Davey
victoria.davey@yeovil.ac.uk
01935 845561
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331460.
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Closes in 25 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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