Mechatronics Apprentice
LONDON GATEWAY LIMITED
Essex (SS17 7JX)
Closes in 28 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 31 March 2026
Contents
Summary
We are offering Mechatronic Apprenticeships based from our London Gateway Port in Stanford le Hope. This program enables individuals to commence engineering careers while studying for engineering certifications.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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9
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
- Support the maintenance and reliability of critical port and landside equipment
- This development role provides structured, hands‑on learning across Mechanical, Electrical, and Mechatronic systems, enabling you to build competency towards becoming a fully skilled Engineering Technician
- Contribute to the inspection, maintenance, and repair of a wide range of assets, including automated stacking cranes, Quay cranes, mobile equipment, and associated infrastructure
- Work will be carried out both indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions and may involve exposure to noise, heights, moving equipment and electrical systems
- Under supervision, undertake preventive and corrective maintenance tasks, fault‑finding, and reliability improvements in line with departmental procedures and OEM guidance
Collaboration is an essential part of the role - Interact daily with Engineers, Technicians, Supervisors, Operations teams, and external contractors to ensure maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and to required standards
- Follow instructions diligently, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and develop professional behaviours
- Attend scheduled off‑site learning with the training provider and must maintain logbooks, complete assessments, and produce portfolio evidence to support their qualification and end‑point assessment
- Follow all London Gateway safety policies, permit‑to‑work requirements, and risk‑control measures, actively contributing to a culture of Zero Harm and continuous improvement
Where you'll work
London Gateway Port Ltd
Stanford-Le-Hope
Essex
SS17 7JX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEW CITY COLLEGE
Training course
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information 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.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information 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.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 5)
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
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- This role will involve on occasion working at heights so this would be something individuals would need to be comfortable with
About this employer
Apprentices at London Gateway will have the opportunity to work on some of the most technologically advanced container handling equipment in the world. From 200t Automated Stacking Cranes to Full-Electric Shuttle Carriers with sophisticated guidance systems, London Gateway is the ideal environment to develop your engineering skills and a become part of a world-class team.
https://www.dpworld.com/en/about-us/our-locations/united-kingdom (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- On site gym
- Pension contribution
- Private medical
After this apprenticeship
- This opportunity will equip individuals with the skills and qualifications to move into Electrical or Mechanical Engineering fields in any industry
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LONDON GATEWAY LIMITED
David Oughtred
david.oughtred@dpworld.com
07842316125
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022611.
Apply now
Closes in 28 days (Thursday 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm)