Electrical Engineer Apprentice

GENLAB LTD

WIDNES (WA8 0SR)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 21 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 August 2026

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Summary

This role offers hands-on experience in both electrical and mechanical engineering, supporting the manufacture of industrial ovens and incubators. This role will develop practical skills in wiring, assembling and testing electrical systems while working alongside experienced engineers in a specialist manufacturing environment. 

Wage

£16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Pay is based on National Apprentice Minimum Wage.

Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
Hours
8.00am - 4.45pm Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 1.15pm Friday (30 minute lunch break each day) 39 hours a week.

39 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

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

  • Electrical control panel wiring: Building and wiring control panels from schematic drawings, mounting components, routing cables, and ensuring correct terminations
  • Machine wiring and loom assembly: Manufacturing wiring looms, cutting / stripping / crimping cables, and routing harnesses through oven chassis
  • Reading schematics: Interpreting electrical diagrams, wiring schedules, and engineering drawings to assemble ovens correctly
  • Integrating electrical circuits: Installing heating circuits, filters, sensors, relays, contactors, and safety shutdown devices into the oven assembly
  • Working with single‑phase and three‑phase systems: Handling 230V-415V systems, selecting correct cable sizes  
  • Fault finding and troubleshooting: Diagnosing wiring faults, component failures, and control issues, escalating to engineering when needed
  • Mechanical assembly: Fitting sheet‑metal panels, mounting heaters, fans, ducting, brackets, and assembling oven chambers
  • Quality inspections: Performing visual checks, verifying torque settings, ensuring correct routing, and documenting results
  • Safety procedures: electrical safety rules
  • Final testing and commissioning: Ensuring ovens leave the factory fully tested, calibrated, and operating to specification, occasional on‑site commissioning after training

Where you'll work

TANHOUSE LANE
WIDNES
WA8 0SR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

RIVERSIDE COLLEGE

Training course

Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
  • Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
  • Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
  • Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
  • Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
  • Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
  • Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
  • Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
  • Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
  • Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
  • Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
  • Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
  • Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
  • Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
  • Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
  • Reinstate the work area.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
  • Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
  • Record information.
  • Produce or update documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
  • Identify and highlight issues (red pen) with technical drawings.
  • Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
  • Electrical. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
  • Electrical. Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
  • Electrical. Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Electrical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Electrical. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
  • Electrical. Remove and replace electrical parts.
  • Electrical. Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
  • Electrical. Set up, align and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
  • Electrical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Electrical. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
  • Electrical. Conduct functional testing.
  • Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm safe isolation of connected services
  • Control and instrumentation. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
  • Control and instrumentation. Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
  • Control and instrumentation. Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Control and instrumentation. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Control and instrumentation. Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
  • Control and instrumentation. Check calibration and make adjustments.
  • Control and instrumentation. Check loop function.
  • Control and instrumentation. Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
  • Control and instrumentation. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Control and instrumentation. Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
  • Control and instrumentation. Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
  • Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
  • Control and instrumentation. Conduct functional testing.
  • Mechanical. Check and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
  • Mechanical. Select, check, and use mechanical maintenance tools and equipment.
  • Mechanical. Use mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
  • Mechanical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
  • Mechanical. Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
  • Mechanical. Remove and replace mechanical parts.
  • Mechanical. Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
  • Mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
  • Mechanical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
  • Mechanical. Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
  • Mechanical. Confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
  • Mechanical. Conduct functional testing.
  • Mechanical. Apply bench fitting techniques.
  • Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
  • Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
  • Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
  • Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
  • Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
  • Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
  • Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
  • Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
  • Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
  • Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
  • Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
  • Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
  • Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
  • Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
  • Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
  • Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
  • Reinstate the work area.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
  • Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
  • Record information.
  • Produce or update documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
  • Identify and highlight issues (red pen) with technical drawings.
  • Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.

Training schedule

  • Engineering Maintenance Technician - Single Discipline Level 3 
  • Weekly attendance at Riverside College, Widnes

More training information

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

4 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade 9-4 (A-C))

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Punctuality

Other requirements

We reserve the right to close this opportunity after 1 week if we have received enough applications, and therefore recommend you make an application as soon as possible, rather than waiting until the planned closing date as we cannot guarantee the vacancy will remain open for the whole time planned. 

If you are applying with qualifications other than those listed in the entry requirements (GCSE's), please make sure you have obtained official evidence of equivalency from UK ENIC before the application closing date. Please note that if you are shortlisted for the post, we cannot progress your application any further without you providing evidence of this.   

About this employer

Genlab designs and manufactures a range of industrial ovens, laboratory ovens, incubators, drying cabinets, water baths and other associated thermal products. The company has three divisions providing a product range noted for its quality, reliability and performance, whilst remaining cost competitive throughout. 

https://www.genlab.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Opportunities for overtime on weekdays and Saturdays. 

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities for permanent roles within the organisation, subject to business needs and performance.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RIVERSIDE COLLEGE

Anthony McMullin

anthony.mcmullin@riversidecollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046276.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 21 August 2026 at 11:59pm)