Service Centre Engineering Apprentice Level 3

CONMED UK LTD

Swindon (SN6 8TY)

Closes in 27 days (Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 June 2025

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Summary

The apprenticeship offers the opportunity to work towards the full servicing and repair of CONMED’s capital equipment, ensuring all work is completed in line with company procedures, compliance standards, & customer expectations. This role requires strong technical expertise, attention to detail & commitment to quality service. Mechatronic pathway.

Wage

£14,560 a year

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Based on an hourly rate of £8 per hr

Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 9.00am start with a 4.00pm - 5.00pm finish. 1 hour lunch per day.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

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

Service and Repair:

  • Perform timely repairs and servicing of CONMED’s capital equipment in line with planned maintenance and final testing procedures
  • Accurately diagnose faults, repairing and servicing small precision assemblies and electrical components
  • Interpret technical drawings, specifications, and procedures to ensure the highest standards of repair, enhancing equipment performance and customer satisfaction

Customer Support & On-Site Maintenance:

Respond to customer enquiries via telephone and email, addressing queries, service requests, orders, deliveries, and quotes in a professional and timely manner

Process Compliance & Equipment Management:

  • Prepare quotations and management reports as required
  • Monitor and ensure the regular calibration of all service-related test equipment and tooling
  • Maintain the workshop area in accordance with 5S standards, ensuring a safe and organised working environment

Continuous Improvement & Flexibility:

  • Proactively suggest operational enhancements contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
  • Provide flexible support to other business areas during staff absences and busy periods
  • Work flexible hours, including occasional overtime, to meet critical deadlines when required

Where you'll work

Unit 73-76
Shrivenham Hundred Business Park, Majors Road, Watchfield
Swindon
SN6 8TY

Training

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

College or training organisation

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Your 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.

Your training plan

  • Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
    Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the apprenticeship standard
  • On the job training and taught sessions at New College Swindon

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Engineering Level 2 (grade pass/4/C and above)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

A full valid UK Driving Licence. Interview process: A mix of Teams and in-person interviews, informal, two-way process. Very comfortable and informative process where the candidate can truly relax and be themselves.

About this company

At CONMED we provide the support needed to help transform patient lives with superior products, clinical expertise, and education on cutting edge advances in surgical technology and treatments. You will be working alongside vastly experienced service and repair technicians performing valuable

http://www.CONMED.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free Parking. No canteen onsite but plenty of places for food in walking distance from office. Great team culture, lots of social events, all paid for by the company. Perk Box access to discounts and shopping vouchers. Development opportunities.

After this apprenticeship

  • To be discussed at interview
  • Good opportunities at CONMED to develop career within Engineering and Service Centre, after the completion of the apprenticeship programme
  • Committed to developing Growth Plans for our whole workforce, including apprentices

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Kirsty Quittelier

Kirsty.Quittelier@newcollege.ac.uk

07564576155

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326825.

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Closes in 27 days (Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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