Engineering & Manufacturing Support Technician Apprentice
TANSUN LTD
West Bromwich (B71 1BW)
Closes in 7 days (Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Join Tansun as a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprentice and gain hands-on experience in designing, producing, and testing our industry-leading infrared heaters. Work with CAD, CNC machines, and engineering processes while developing skills in quality control, technical reporting, and continuous improvement.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours to be discussed at interview
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 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
Apprentice Work Responsibilities:
Assist in production processes: Support the manufacturing of infrared heaters using both manual and CNC machinery
Interpret engineering drawings:
- Read and understand technical drawings, specifications, and CAD models to ensure accurate production
- Use CAD and technical software: Produce designs, modify layouts, and support engineers in creating manufacturing solutions
- Quality control and testing: Inspect components, test equipment, record results, and report any issues to ensure high standards
- Support process improvement: Identify inefficiencies, suggest improvements, and assist in implementing better workflows
Technical reporting and documentation:
- Write reports, maintain records, and document test results or engineering changes
- Collaborate with teams: Work alongside engineers, technicians, and other departments to coordinate tasks and projects
- Health, safety, and compliance: Follow all safety protocols and environmental regulations in the workplace
- Learn from mentors: Receive guidance and support from experienced engineers, supervisors, and tutors throughout your apprenticeship
Where you'll work
Tansun Ltd
Spectrum House Ridgacre Rd
West Bromwich
B71 1BW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SANDWELL 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
- 4 days per week on-the-job at Tansun
- 1 day per week off-the-job training at Sandwell College 404 High Street, West Bromwich B70 9LB
- Level 3 Engineering and manufacturing support technician apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- 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
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Tansun is the UK’s leading infrared heater manufacturer. With over 40 years of experience in the heating industry, our vast range of infrared heaters are manufactured to the highest quality, providing optimum heat performance all year round. Each infrared heater range is designed with unique features, specific to the heating sectors and applications they target. Fully IP rated weatherproof heaters specially created for outdoor commercial heating, premium infrared heaters with glare reducing gold reflectors for ultra low glare heating, even portable heaters with anti-tilt safety devices for emergency mobile heating. We offer the largest range of domestic, commercial and industrial infrared heaters in the world today!
After this apprenticeship
For the right candidate to progress as a full-time employee.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SANDWELL COLLEGE
apprentice@sandwell.ac.uk
0121 667 5018
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341224.
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Closes in 7 days (Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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