Apprentice Engineering fitter

EXENSOR TECHNOLOGY LTD

HANTS (RG25 3BD)

Closes in 8 days (Saturday 13 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 September 2025

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Summary

Working for an internationally recognised leader of the supply of Electronic Unattended Ground Sensors to military forces around the world, Bertin Exensor Uk is an engineering defence company based just south of Basingstoke.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
9-day fortnight. 7.30am-4.30pm alternate Fridays off (Friday is 7.30am-2.30pm). Exact days and shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

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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

  • Technicians will be trained to assemble, fit, test, fault find, and repair a variety of sensors, antennas, radios and other pieces of equipment such as PCBs and electronic modules.
  • Interpreting and following drawings or diagrams, or specifications for the required component or assembly, primarily of unattended ground sensors.
  • Planning work activity, including resources, equipment, and tooling.
  • Producing individual components, for example, wiring looms, interfacing parts, wiring cables, electronic assemblies.
  • Assembling components to produce equipment, a machine, or a system – in full or in part.
  • Quality checking and adjusting components or assembly against required specifications; for example, testing and calibrating work within technical parameters to perform functional tests on PCBs, electronic assemblies, and complete systems manufactured by the company.
  • Identifying and resolving problems with components or assembly, fault diagnosis, find to component level on both digital and analogue PCBs.
  • Use a wide range of test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, multimeters)
  • Handing over completed components or assembly, this may include storage.
  • Contributing to continuous improvement in component production or assembly. Develop and manufacture test jigs to support production testing.
  • Configure and programme electronic assemblies using relevant software tools.
  • Test and repair customer-supplied equipment to agreed service levels.

Where you'll work

UNIT 1 STOKEN FARM
STEVENTON
BASINGSTOKE
HANTS
RG25 3BD

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 one day a week at Basingstoke College of Technology and the rest of the time in the workplace.  

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

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

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Interest in electronics

About this employer

Employer Description Electronic engineering manufacturing defence company specialising in production of unattended ground sensors Mandatory

After this apprenticeship

The course offers progression to the HNC and is a recognised means of career progression within the engineering industry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Business@bcot.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339115.

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Closes in 8 days (Saturday 13 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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