Apprentice Calibration Engineer
LAMBDA CALIBRATION LTD
CHORLEY (PR6 0BL)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 August 2025
Contents
Summary
An apprenticeship at Lambda is a fantastic way to begin your career. You’ll gain highly sought after skills in a real-world setting, working one to one with experts in the field of calibration and measurement. In addition you gain a fully funded industry recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.45am - 4.15pm (including a 30min lunch break)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 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
- After an initial period covering the essentials of calibration and working safety and effectively in a laboratory environment you’ll quickly be introduced to real world calibration in an accredited environment
- On a day to day basis an apprentice in our pressure laboratory would be learning how to calibration and certify a multitude of different pressure measuring devices, E.g. Pressure Gauges, Barometers, Vacuum Gauges, Pressure Calibrators, Manometers, Dead Weight Testers, Relief Valves
Where you'll work
UNITS 11-13
CHORLEY CENTRAL BUS. PARK
CHORLEY
PR6 0BL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
- On the job training (normally 4 days per week) will be provided at Lambda’s laboratory in Chorley, Lancashire
- The apprentice will also attend Wigan & Leigh College on a day release basis (normally one day per week) and this will lead to a BTEC qualification
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5)
- Maths (grade 5)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
With 32 years in the industry, Lambda is one of the UK’s leading UKAS accredited calibration facilities. We provide critical calibration and measurement services across multiple disciplines to customers in every sector, from aerospace to power generation to pharmaceutical. In 2024 we became a Trescal Group company and joined a global community of over 250 laboratories and 5,000 measurement experts. The world relies on accurate measurement, join us and make a difference.
After this apprenticeship
- The apprenticeship leads to Skilled Calibration Engineer status in a UKAS accredited laboratory, ultimately leading to Signatory status. Beyond this, Lambda is part of the largest and most diverse calibration business in the world and that brings career opportunities in related fields right across the globe
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Andrew Fleetwood
a.fleetwood@wigan-leigh.ac.uk
01942 761851
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336610.
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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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