Engineering- Technical Support Apprentice
BOSCH THERMOTECHNOLOGY LTD
Chesterfield (S45 9BY)
Closes on Friday 31 July 2026
Posted on 26 June 2026
Contents
Summary
As part of this role you will support the Purchasing Quality Assurance team in their day-to-day activities. You will also work with a national and international Purchasing Quality team and support the business of Home Comfort in developing the supply base.
- Wage
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£19,500 a year
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 7.00am - 4.00pm and Friday 7.00am - 12.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 August 2026
- Duration
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3 years 4 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
Role Scope:
- Support the Purchasing Quality Assurance team in dealing with quality topics from purchased parts
- Support the problem solving and investigation of internal component complaints
- Dealing with internal and external cross departmental teams
- Dealing with external suppliers as required
- Support the returns to supplier and cost collection process
- Support the data management of quality complaints and supplier data
- General administrative work when required
Key focus:
1. Support Production dealing with quality issues of purchased components
2. Containment actions and problem-solving activities
3. Inspection of delivered goods
4. Returns to suppliers and reimbursement process
5. Supplier data management in SAP
Additional responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to production and other departments regarding non-conformances
- Analysis, update and development of Purchase Quality databases as necessary
- Participate in the Continuous Improvement Process
- Other general projects or quality engineering duties as required
Where you'll work
Pilsley Road
Danesmoor
Clay Cross
Chesterfield
S45 9BY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
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
An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence.
You will be expected to work towards the Level 3 Engineering and manufacturing support technician, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group.
More training information
You will be required to attend day release weekly at our Derby site - 13 Royal Scot Rd, Derby DE24 8AJ.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
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
- Patience
About this employer
n Europe, Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd is an industrial leader in heating and hot water products with an estimated turnover of approximately €2.8bn and over 12,900 employees across 9 countries worldwide.
Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd. offers a broad range of products for domestic, commercial and industrial sectors and in the UK includes well known and reputable brands - Worcester, and Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating.
Each brand is aimed at a specific market, Worcester provides heating and hot water solutions for the domestic and light commercial market, Buderus caters for the commercial market sector and Bosch currently supports the large scale specification work for industrial plant rooms.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential employment for the right candidate on completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
John Sheldon
sheldonj@chesterfield.ac.uk
01246 500681
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039353.
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Closes on Friday 31 July 2026