Apprentice Systems Engineer
MOSCA DIRECT LTD
NOTTINGHAM (NG12 3HA)
Closes on Friday 1 August 2025
Posted on 6 May 2025
Contents
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Systems Engineer, eventually working in the field for a European market leader and innovative strapping machine manufacturer. You will need to be based in Nottingham and will work alongside one of our experienced Systems Engineers for the duration of your apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8:00am to 4.30pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- 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
- To provide our customers with the best level of engineering service possible
- Installation and commissioning of new German-made strapping machines on-site, ensuring they meet all required specifications
- Performing preventive maintenance to minimise downtime and ensure optimal performance
- Diagnose faults and carry out mechanical, electrical, and control system repairs, providing technical support and solutions to customers
- Delivering on-site training and technical assistance to customers
- Maintaining detailed service reports, documentation of repairs, and communication with the service planning team to ensure accurate records of all jobs completed
- Maintain a tidy and organised car stock of spare parts.
Other Expectations & Elements of Role:
- Engage with and actively promote Company Cultural Values
- Maintain a connected relationship with your Line Manager
- Will require independent working and travel
- Training will be given on site, virtually and at our Manufacturing plant in Germany
You will be given time to attend your college course. When deemed competent, you will start to carry out daily jobs alone. A timeline will be put together on this depending on your progress. You will receive training on site in our Nottingham workshop and also at our Manufacturing plant in Germany during your second year.
On completion of all your training, your main role will be to assist with Installations, carry out pre-planned service work and attend to breakdowns on a varied array of strapping and stretch wrap machinery, ensuring excellent customer service at all times.
Where you'll work
COLLIERS WAY
COLLIERS BUSINESS PARK
COTGRAVE
NOTTINGHAM
NG12 3HA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
Your training plan
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A-C/9-4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
ICT (grade A-C/9-4)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Physical fitness
- Conscientious and hardworking
- Friendly & professional manner
- Good written communication
Other requirements
Flexibility is essential as you will be working across the UK and Ireland, so a willingness to work away from home when needed is required, including some weekend work (paid as overtime). 19 years plus with full, clean UK driving licence is essential ( for insurance purposes).
About this company
Mosca offers the best available end-of-line packaging solutions. Based in Germany’s Odenwald forest, we are a traditional family company with almost 60 years of experience and a worldwide reputation for quality and reliability in the field strapping and securing goods in transit. Thanks to our innovative strength and pioneering spirit, we continue to set new standards and strengthen our position as a technology leader in the strapping industry. We develop efficient strapping machines, high-quality strapping materials and complex systems for securing your goods in transit. Our services extend far beyond our machine portfolio. As a system provider, we accompany our customers from the start with a comprehensive and holistic service concept that ensures we precisely meet their requirements from the outset. We will find the perfect solution for your needs too.
https://www.mosca.com/en (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Engaging and actively promoting the company cultural values is of significant importance to us
- For the right individual, there may be an opportunity to secure full time employment following completion of the programme
- Annual performance and salary reviews
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
Laura
apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk
01623 900467
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318777.
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Closes on Friday 1 August 2025
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