Maintenance Engineering Apprentice (Facilities Maintenance)
Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Limited
Oldham (OL9 9LL)
Closes on Wednesday 8 July 2026
Posted on 17 April 2026
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Summary
Diodes has a great opportunity for candidates interested in a career in mech and electrical engineering maintenance, who are a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application-specific standard products within the semiconductor markets. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates who have a passion for electrical engineering.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, between 8.30am to 4.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
To learn and train in the aspects of providing support to the Facilities Engineers with the maintenance of machinery and quality improvement activities within both internal and external buildings.
- Develop skills in troubleshooting and inspection of critical machinery essential for site operation
- Undertake general and preventative maintenance of wafer fabrication equipment
- Support repair of mechanical and electrical systems and equipment
- Assist with reactive repairs across internal and external facilities
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities to improve equipment performance
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and company procedures
Where you'll work
Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Limited
Stockfield Rd,
Chadderton,
Oldham
OL9 9LL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations.
- Locate, and rectify faults on plant and equipment.
- Communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities.
- Read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation.
- Prepare work areas to undertake work related activities and reinstate those areas after the completion of the work related activities.
- Inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements.
- Assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment.
- Communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle electrical plant and equipment, which may include motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on electrical plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in electrical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle mechanical plant and equipment which may include pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, to agreed specifications,
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on mechanical plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in mechanical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle plant and equipment which may include instrumentation and control of temperature, pressure and flow systems to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Calibrate and configure instrument and control systems.
- Install, assemble and dismantle wind turbine plant and equipment, which will include pitch systems, yaw systems, switchgear, control systems to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on wind turbine plant and equipment including mechanical drive systems.
- Replace, repair or remove components in wind turbine plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on integrated plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair and/or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Calibrate and configure integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electromechanical power and control systems.
- Replace, repair or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Safely and efficiently carry out routine and non-routine operating procedures on plant and equipment.
- Monitor and control the operation and performance of the plant and equipment.
- Handover and accept responsibility for plant and equipment.
- Evaluate and solve complex problems within energy conversion plant and systems.
- Rapidly and correctly respond to contingencies and abnormal conditions, to maintain energy conversion and production plant and equipment within operational parameters.
Training schedule
The apprentice will be based at Rochdale Training full-time for the first 6 months, attending Diodes site multiple times throughout the first year.
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
All applicants would be expected or predicted to have a minimum of level 4 or above in Maths, English Language and Science. However, it is also desirable to have A-level Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry.
You should also be able to demonstrate a passion for electrical electronic engineering, with a practical aptitude, together with good communication, team working, problem-solving and an extremely proactive approach to understand technical information.
The successful Apprentices will have an enthusiastic approach to and a genuine interest in Engineering, Electronics and Mechanical systems and be willing to work and study hard.
In return, Upturn Enterprise Ltd is offering a salary package which includes 33 days' holiday, inclusive of statutory bank holidays, a cycle to work scheme, free car parking and a pension scheme.
About this employer
Diodes Zetex Semiconductors Ltd, who are a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets.
After this apprenticeship
The programme is intended to lead to completion of an Advanced Apprenticeship with the following qualifications:
- Level 3 Mechanical Engineering
- Level 4 HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Potential to progress to Level 5 HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Nathan Finn
nfinn@rochdaletraining.co.uk
01706 631 417
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027118.
Apply now
Closes on Wednesday 8 July 2026