Production Technician Apprentice
AMSCREEN GROUP LIMITED
BOLTON (BL5 1FH)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 August 2025
Contents
Summary
This role is to provide technical support for production and engineering disciplines within the business. Assisting the manufacturing engineering team to resolve technical issues and help develop tooling and manufacturing processes. A focus will be on continuous improvements to delivered quality, increasing yields and reducing manufacturing costs.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am-4pm
30-minute lunch break.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 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
The main role is to provide first line production support and assist the manufacturing engineering team with day-to-day tasks.
- Help to resolve assembly issues with material, tooling or assembly processes.
- Produce or update written documentation, standard operating procedures and business processes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and assist with equipment maintenance activities.
- Develop problem-solving and technical skills to support the business.
Where you'll work
UNIT H1
WHARTON HALL AVENUE
BOLTON
BL5 1FH
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
Training will be delivered in the workplace and on a day-release basis at Wigan & Leigh College's Pagefield Centre for Engineering Excellence. Address - Pagefield Campus, Walkden Ave, Wigan WN1 2JH.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Commuting to Amscreen location should be considered, bus routes are available. PPE will be required and provided by the company.
About this employer
Amscreen is Europe’s largest manufacturer of digital outdoor signage and has 6000 signs installed covering Europe and Scandinavia. Based in a custom-built modern facility on the Logistics North Industrial Estate in Bolton, Amscreen design, develop, manufacture, distribute and support all its products from this location.
After this apprenticeship
The aim is to develop the candidate into an engineering role that best suits their skillset and ambition within mechanical or mechatronics roles.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Andrew Fleetwood
a.fleetwood@wigan-leigh.ac.uk
01942 761528
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338240.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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