Apprentice Maintenance Engineer
STAX CONVERTING LIMITED
WIGAN (WN2 4HX)
Closes on Thursday 1 January 2026
Posted on 20 November 2025
Contents
Summary
STAX Converting is a trusted UK-based company specialising in the conversion of large and small parent reels and sheets. Due to expansion we are now looking for a Mechatronic engineering apprentices to join our growing team in Wigan.
- Wage
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£21,905 a year
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday 8am – 4:30pm please confirm
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- 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
Mission of the role:
To work safely in compliance with site rules and HSE legislation.
The apprentice will work as part of the Maintenance team, working towards becoming a multi-skilled technician, including mechanical, electrical and controls.
The apprentice will learn the fundamental knowledge required to safety perform maintenance on all assets on site. The hands-on experience will complement the course content to ensure the apprentice gains experience of all theoretical principles studied.
The role of a Maintenance Technician is to provide a maintenance service to all departments on site providing diagnostic skills, initiating improvements and undertaking preventative maintenance, ensuring that all assets and services are maintained to a standard in keeping with business targets and needs.
Responsibilities:
· Taking a proactive approach to Environment, Health and Safety
· Working under the sites Permit To Work, Lock Out Tag Out and Risk Assessment systems, when trained to do so.
· Working within a highly regulated, upper-tier COMAH site.
Only under direct supervision by a competent Technician:
· Maintaining equipment and working within a fast-paced environment.
· Maintaining and fault finding.
· Predictive/reactive maintenance of site assets, mechanical and electrical.
· To undertake site service electrical/mechanical maintenance and installation duties as scheduled.
· To accurately complete job records on our Maintenance Management System
· To identify and implement continuous improvements projects.
· Where applicable, to assist with projects including conception of ideas, installation and commissioning, monitoring and maintaining.
· To be aware of machine efficiencies to ensure that they are performing at optimum levels.
· Is prepared to undertake training in a positive manner both for self-development and for the provision of departmental cover
· Encourages and develops a team culture both within own team and across the company
· Achievement of effective communication both within own team and between teams
· Any other duties in keeping with the post at the direction of your manager.
Where you'll work
UNIT C
COUPLAND ROAD
HINDLEY GREEN
WIGAN
WN2 4HX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ALLIANCE LEARNING
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
Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician. You will complete block release at Alliance Learning completing three days a week in your first year, one day a week in your second year and on-site delivery in your third year, to gain the vital skills, knowledge and behaviours.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Strong team work ethic
- Flexible attitude to work
- Can-do, hands-on attitude
- Ability to learn new skills
About this employer
STAX Converting is a trusted UK-based company specialising in the conversion of large and small parent reels and sheets. Our facilities in Wigan and Bolton are operated by a skilled team dedicated to ensuring your business gets the quality paper it needs – whether it’s for palletising, industrial wrapping, packaging or void fill. Since 2009, we’ve built a reputation for delivering reliable, high-quality service with a personal touch. As an expert B2B supplier, we pride ourselves on flexibility, fast turnaround times and environmentally responsible practices. We often produce paper products made from recycled fibre, and FSC-certified products are available by request. Whether you’re a large manufacturer or an independent business, we’re here to provide the paper solutions you need — efficiently, sustainably, and exactly to spec.
After this apprenticeship
Could pursue a career as a STAX Engineer
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ALLIANCE LEARNING
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001620.
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Closes on Thursday 1 January 2026
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