Apprentice Electro-Mech Technician
Industrial Physics
Telford (TF3 3AJ)
Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 12 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 July 2025
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Summary
Industrial Physics is seeking an Apprentice to join its team of skilled engineers, fitters, and wiremen. The apprentice will assist in the mechanical and electrical assembly of precision measurement machines, jigs, and fixtures. They will also support precision measurement, testing, and analysis using contact and non-contact instruments.
- Wage
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£25,500 a year
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Holiday: 33 days per year, including statutory
- Training course
- Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5.15pm
Friday 8.00am - 2.00pm
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Job role:
- Mechanical/Electrical assembly of precision measurement machines, jigs and fixtures
- Precision measurement, test, and analysis using contact and non-contact measurement instruments
- Working with a team of skilled electro/mechanical engineers, fitters and wireman you will be an integral member of the team that assembles complete measurement machines from component level to finished product
- Fault finding and continuous improvement
- Carry out competent bench fitting and mechanical assembly techniques
- Carry out minor adjustments to mechanical components using lathes, milling machines and surface grinders
- Check that assembled components are within expected geometric tolerances: using first principle measurement techniques i.e through the use of DTI's, gauge blocks and micrometres
- Carry out pneumatic systems assembly/interpretation of pneumatic schematics
- Carry out Electrical and Mechanical fault finding
- Reading and working to detail and general assembly engineering drawings
Where you'll work
Torus House Nedge Hill Science Park Nedge Hill
Telford
TF3 3AJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Training course
Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Apply safe systems of work.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures when using resources. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal applying sustainability principles.
- Follow manufacturers’ instructions and standard maintenance procedures.
- Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Advise on and apply control measures.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. 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.
- Plan and schedule tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
- Manage tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
- Evaluate tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders verbally.
- Communicate in writing.
- Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange system outage.
- Identify potential conflicts and apply resolution strategies.
- Identify training needs of team members in the workplace.
- Provide technical leadership for maintenance practices and techniques.
- Provide technical leadership for repair practices and techniques.
- Provide technical leadership for fault finding techniques and practices.
- Identify problems and apply methods to identify causes and solutions. Escalate issues or concerns.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, ISO9001.
- Interpret and use information from engineering data sources to apply changes.
- Lead on continuous improvement projects. Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Manage technical handover of completed repair or maintenance activity.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management in line with breakdown, repair and maintenance activities. Comply with GDPR.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Apply safe systems of work.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures when using resources. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal applying sustainability principles.
- Follow manufacturers’ instructions and standard maintenance procedures.
- Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Advise on and apply control measures.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. 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.
- Plan and schedule tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
- Manage tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
- Evaluate tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders verbally.
- Communicate in writing.
- Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange system outage.
- Identify potential conflicts and apply resolution strategies.
- Identify training needs of team members in the workplace.
- Provide technical leadership for maintenance practices and techniques.
- Provide technical leadership for repair practices and techniques.
- Provide technical leadership for fault finding techniques and practices.
- Identify problems and apply methods to identify causes and solutions. Escalate issues or concerns.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, ISO9001.
- Interpret and use information from engineering data sources to apply changes.
- Lead on continuous improvement projects. Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Manage technical handover of completed repair or maintenance activity.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management in line with breakdown, repair and maintenance activities. Comply with GDPR.
Training schedule
The duration of the apprenticeship is 30 months
The title of the apprenticeship is L4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician.
The apprenticeship consists of 2 parts:
work-based learning
mandatory qualification, Higher National Certificate.
Your training will take place at In-Comm Training Telford TF3 3AJ
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
BTEC in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Confident
- Focused
- Driven
- Enthusiastic
- Flexibility
Other requirements
Candidate must have a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering with hands-on work experience 1 year +
About this employer
Industrial Physics is the world’s leading test and measurement partner. And we’re here to protect the integrity of some of the biggest brands across the globe. But how do we do this? By providing first-class test and measurement solutions you can trust. Operating across a family of brands, including TQC Sheen, Technidyne, and C&W Equipment, we’ve been supporting quality control, R&D, and operations experts across multitude of industries for almost 100 years. It’s our innate desire to continuously learn, innovate, and better ourselves that allows us to provide the highest quality of products, services, and bespoke solutions. Our experts are positioned across the globe. Through our collective expertise, we’re able to support the unique needs of our customers.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there will be a full-time position available
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Aimee
aimeen@in-comm.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334279.
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Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 12 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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