Operations Apprentice - Mechanical
AB Dynamics
Wiltshire (BA15 1GB)
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 7 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 May 2026
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Summary
Training and learning as part of a team. You will be responsible for carrying out the mechanical assembly of our track test products and their ancillaries.
- Wage
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£16,425 a year
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours of work are 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday inclusive with one unpaid break of an hour to be taken for lunch.
Hours may vary slightly on days at college.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 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
- Mechanical assembly of track test products and their ancillaries
- To assemble products to a high standard, to a projected completion date
- Develop the skills necessary to complete the full apprenticeship standard
Where you'll work
Middleton Drive
Bradford-on-Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1GB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
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
Engineering Fitter Level 3.
Working in our manufacturing assembly facility with day release to college.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
- Science (grade 4-9)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
AB Dynamics is one of the worlds leading specialists in automotive test systems supplying a range of advanced solutions including driving robots, ADAS soft crash targets and driving simulators
After this apprenticeship
Become a skilled technician.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
Wiltshire College and University Centre Apprenticeship Team
apprenticeships@wiltshire.ac.uk
01249465282
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030293.
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Closes in 31 days (Sunday 7 June 2026 at 11:59pm)