Apprentice Technician
VREO INNOVATION LIMITED
Whitley Bay (NE25 0PP)
Closes in 25 days (Tuesday 3 March 2026)
Posted on 6 February 2026
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Summary
The VREO team is looking for highly motivated Apprentice Technician to bring their passion of assembling and building complex electro-mechanical products to our growing team.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday times to be agreed
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 5 March 2026
- 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
Main Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assemble electronic products using hand tools
- Monitor the production process and perform quality checks
- Follow assembly instructions to ensure products meet quality standards
- Packing of goods for despatch
- Support with the goods-in area
- Maintain a clean and organised workspace
Where you'll work
6 Double Row
Seaton Delaval
Whitley Bay
NE25 0PP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
Training schedule
- The candidate will work towards an Engineering apprenticeship
- Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge) Level: 3 Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
- End point assessment
- Blended on/off the job training and location to be confirmed.
Requirements
Essential 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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
VREO Innovation Limited is a fast growth electronics engineering business based in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. VREO delivers high-quality, innovative ANPR camera & bay monitoring solutions worldwide. A true disruptor, we build best-in-class products at competitive prices. With 13+ years experience across drones, aerospace (NASA), military (FLIR), oil & gas, and parking.
Our factory in Newcastle is where our product range are designed & built:
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of this apprenticeshuipp the leaner will become a time served engineer
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013246.
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Closes in 25 days (Tuesday 3 March 2026)
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