Production Machine Operator Apprentice
A S K TECHNOLOGY LTD
BASINGSTOKE (RG22 6HY)
Closes in 10 days (Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Join us and learn how to build PCB assemblies from beginning to end. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their technical skills, gain practical experience, and build a long-term career in electronics production.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£8.00 per hour (16–17-year-old), £10 per hour (18–20-year-old)
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm plus day release. 30 minutes for lunch plus 3 10-minute breaks.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 23 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- 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
This position will offer training in learning all the various processes and techniques in assembling a printed circuit board, from machine setup, placement through to re-work/modification.
This would typically offer a long term career path into Production, Quality or Operations management.
Where you'll work
ASK TECHNOLOGY LTD
UNIT K
GRAFTON WAY
BASINGSTOKE
RG22 6HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Training will take place at Basingstoke College of Technology. It will be a day-release model so one day at college, and four days at work.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (grade 4)
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
ASK Technology is a long and well established Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly company based in the UK.Uniquely focused on high-tech, low to medium volume requirements offering fast turnarounds from 1 day and rapid service responses including quotes within 24 hours.
Primarily our proposition is uniquely targeted at supporting research and design, prototype and New Product Introduction (NPI) needs along with small to medium volumes or sporadic demand batch builds.
Our setup and ISO 9001:2015 certified processes are focused on giving our clients flexibility, agility and capacity even at the shortest notice period with the tightest timeframes. Utilising state of the art equipment we are able to offer a full machine build experience that one would expect from a high volume manufacturer. We also provide full Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) and X-ray of all hidden pads on all boards, ensuring a consistent and full quality check along with feedback through our Design for Manufacture (DFM) reporting on every job.
We are proud to partner with all types of clients from start-ups through small to medium enterprises and global corporations. We work closely with experienced teams encompassing a range of industries and applications, which only goes to emphasise our wide and varied expertise working across all levels of a business from engineering, project management, finance, planning, procurement and senior leadership.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
This would typically offer a long-term career path into production, quality or operations management.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049684.
Apply now
Closes in 10 days (Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:59pm)