Engineering Technical Support Apprentice
ELIQUO HYDROK LIMITED
St. Columb (TR9 6TL)
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 September 2025
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Summary
Eliquo Hydrok are offering an exciting opportunity to join their organisation as an Engineering Technical Support apprentice! Gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours to kickstart your career in the engineering sector.
- Wage
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£17,784 a year
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Medicash Health Plan Company Pension Sick Pay On-site Parking Cycle to work scheme Company events Annual Appraisal Personal Development Plan
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, with day release to college, 8:30am - 5:00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 8 October 2025
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
Duties will include:
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Accurately input and manage all bills of material (BOM) in our ERP system.
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Utilise CAD software to interpret and verify engineering drawings and specifications.
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Compile Job packets with BOM’s, Drawings and machine programs to follow the job around the production process.
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Put the CAD model into software to unfold and create programs for Laser, Press Brakes and Robots.
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Update production jobs on the EPR system and start the work on the system once it has been released to the shop floor.
Where you'll work
Unit 3
Warren Road
Indian Queens
St. Columb
TR9 6TL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CORNWALL COLLEGE
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.
Training schedule
- The apprentice will achieve a Level 3 Engineering & Manufacturing Support Technician apprenticeship.
- They will spend four days a week in the workplace, and one day a week at St Austell College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
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
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Own transport ideally or if not local to the area or a reliable means of getting to and from work each day and college.
About this employer
We are an established market leader and provider of water treatment technologies to all municipal water companies in the UK and Ireland. Our products and services help protect the health of the rivers, seas and drinking water which we all rely on. Our Vision. Why we exist: To provide sustainable water treatment solutions which facilitate healthy rivers, seas and drinking water provision. Our Mission: What we aim to do: To deliver environmentally considerate, cost effective and practical solutions allowing municipal water companies to treat surface water, wastewater and drinking water for the public. Our Values. How we will act: Sustainability; Curiosity; Integrity; Commitment. As a key-worker industry we design, manufacture, engineer and install surface water, wastewater and drinking water solutions, from flood management products through to large scale sewage treatment tanks and filtration. We are the exclusive UK distributor for a number of leading European specialist manufacturers within the water industry and we work closely with our 100% shareholder ELIQUO WATER Group based in Germany, particularly to develop products to support Net Zero Carbon. Our established team of 160 people are crucial in our quality and performance and we have a good track record of career progression.
After this apprenticeship
- Possible full-time employment on completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Holly
01209616452
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343412.
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Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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