Apprentice Workshop Technician

MINITEC UK LTD

BASINGSTOKE (RG21 6YU)

Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 August 2025

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Summary

We are looking for an Apprentice Workshop Technician to join our team. Are you great with your hands? Do you enjoy fixing things or have a fascination for finding out how things work?

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.00pm, Friday 7.30am to 3.00pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. 39 hours per week.

40 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

Have the ability to think outside the box, demonstrate dexterity, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn? Gain hands-on experience in assembly, machining, and maintenance while working to ISO and H&S standards.

This is an ideal opportunity for proactive individuals with GCSEs in maths, Science & English.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assemble products to comply to Company standards; test, check and sign off
  • Machining of parts to customer specification
  • Review processes and highlight and implement improvements where appropriate
  • Kitting/Cutting/Packing
  • Refurbishment of products
  • Maintenance of machinery to ensure compliance and safety
  • ISO; working to ISO standards
  • H&S; working to health & safety standards
  • Supporting and working towards the Company vision and values
  • Ad hoc duties as required

Essential Experience / Competencies:

  • A minimum of 4 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade C / 4 or above, including maths, Science, and English
  • Good attention to detail
  • Proactive attitude
  • Able to work on own initiative

Desirable Experience / Competencies:

  • Experience of working in a similar position or demonstrable skills
  • Commitment to professional development and self learning

Where you'll work

UNIT 1
TELFORD ROAD
HOUNDMILLS ESTATE
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 6YU

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)

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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 and the remaining on the employer site

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 (C) or above)
  • maths (grade 4 (C) or above)
  • Science (grade 4 (C) or above)

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
  • Proactive attitude.

About this employer

MiniTec UK based in Basingstoke provides businesses with bespoke industrial solutions using the MiniTec aluminium profile solution, complementing facilities around the world. Our website can be viewed here MiniTec Aluminium Profile - Designers & Manufacturers in the UK

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

After this apprenticeship

  • HNC Engineering 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Business@bcot.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339103.

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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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