Mechatronics Apprentice
JPS PLATFORMS LTD
HARLOW (CM17 9HY)
Closes on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Posted on 26 August 2025
Contents
Summary
We require individuals that are willing to learn how to maintain and service powered access machinery to manufacturers guidelines. This will be in the form of PDI (Pre delivery inspections) and servicing of plant as well as minor repairs under the supervision of senior workshop engineers with an opportunity to progress up.
- Wage
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£17,340 a year
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Overtime is sometimes required and is paid at time and a 1/3 over normal rate. £8.50 per hour = £11.33 per hour o/t rate
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday - 07:30 - 17:00
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 6 November 2025
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
Duties to include but not limited to:
- Report to the Workshop Foreman
- Carry out general housekeeping tasks (Tidying up loose charge leads, ensuring we have a safe working environment)
- Cleaning down machines using the jetwash
- Take instruction from PDI tech supervisor
- Shadow PDI Techs and Senior engineer initially
- Once qualified you will be carrying out PDI inspections independently
- Learn about the equipment you are using. IPAF training will be provided
Where you'll work
CECIL HOUSE
FOSTER STREET
HARLOW
CM17 9HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HARLOW COLLEGE
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.
Training schedule
Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Level 3/Skills England.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4 or equivalent)
- Maths (grade Grade 4 or equivalent)
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
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Enthusiastic/Motivated
- Adaptability
- Safety Awareness
- Reliable
Other requirements
Start dates are subject to change depending on course start date and finding the right candidate. . Working outdoors . Working at height . Long working days . Pressurised commercial environment that is results driven
About this employer
JPS Platforms are a market leading powered access rental company. We operate out of our premises in Harlow and service from the South Midlands to the South coast and the whole South East of the UK. We supply powered access machinery to customers within many different commercial sectors. Construction and maintenance being some of the main areas that we supply to. Our aim is to provide the best service possible to our clients so that we retain their custom and we can continue to build our business. The excellent service starts when we get machines ready for hire and the performance of the machine whilst in hire to the customer. And this is where excellent workshop performance becomes invaluable.
After this apprenticeship
We have in place a pathway to get to CAP qualified powered access engineer level which commands a salary more than £43000.00 per annum after a period of 4 years after the completion of the apprenticeship. This entails an on-the-job training programme and certification to achieve this. There are then options to remain in the workshop setting or become a mobile engineer on the road attending customer sites. There are also then prospects to become senior engineer and assistant foreman and foreman level where again the salary prospects increase further.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HARLOW COLLEGE
Kellie Tighe
ktighe@harlow-college.ac.uk
07377125961
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338783.
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Closes on Tuesday 21 October 2025
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