Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice
Elta-UK Limited
17 Barnes Wallis Road (PO15 5ST)
Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
Posted on 13 January 2026
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Summary
Are you curious about how engineering supports manufacturing, quality, and product development? PETA Ltd are looking to recruit an exceptional Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice for our client, Elta-UK Limited in Fareham.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop a strong foundation in engineering.
- Wage
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£14,723 a year
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Thursday
07.45- 16.15
Friday
07.45- 13.15
(Half an hour unpaid break).
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 9 March 2027
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
You will learn how products are designed, manufactured, and assured to the highest standards while rotating through areas such as sheet metal fabrication, assembly, quality assurance, quality control, research and development, sales, and procurement. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a strong foundation in engineering and discover where your strengths and interests lie within a leading manufacturing environment.
The successful candidate will join the team in February/March 2026 in a pre-apprenticeship role, with the registered apprenticeship and associated training beginning in September 2026.
As an Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will learn to support production with new product introduction, project requirements and continuous improvement.
Reporting into the Engineering manager. You will learn a variety of working activities that will in turn support the team to ensure that our products are delivered on time to quality, environmental and cost targets.
As an Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will have a wide range of responsibilities, as part of the role, some of your responsibilities will be:
- Learning and understanding the manufacturing processes and capabilities
- Helping to create operating instructions and procedures
- Supporting quality assurance and quality control activities
- Providing support to production and engineering
- Actioning manufacturing deficiency reports
- Creating sales general arrangement drawings
- Actioning change request notes
- Producing drawings, models and bills of materials to sales and customers specifications
- Learning 2D and 3D CAD
Where you'll work
17 Barnes Wallis Road
PO15 5ST
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PETA LIMITED
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
As an Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will be studying a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship. Throughout your apprenticeship with Elta-UK Limited, you will be supported by your company mentor and your PETA Learning and Development Coach.
Your Level 3 programme will include a level 3 Engineering work-based qualification delivered by PETA and weekly day-release training at the Havant site, completed over 48 months.
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
- Team working
- Initiative
- Adaptable
- Willingness to learn
- Time management
- Ability to prioritise
About this employer
Elta-UK Limited is an international leading manufacturer of ventilation and air quality solutions, We design and produce high-quality air movement products – including fans, air handling units, controls and noise-control equipment – for commercial, industrial, OEM, residential and international markets.
Part of the global Elta Group, Elta-UK Limited operates from our Fareham site in Hampshire and additional locations across the UK and Ireland. We combine engineering excellence with expert technical support to deliver reliable, innovative solutions that improve indoor environments and promote healthier, cleaner air.
Over the decades, Elta-UK Limited has continually invested in advanced manufacturing capabilities and industry-leading technology, earning a reputation for quality, performance and service. Today, our products and expertise support a wide range of sectors worldwide, reinforcing our position as a trusted name in ventilation and air quality engineering.
https://eltauk.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Contributory Company Pension Scheme
- 24 Days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays increasing to 27 after 5 years’ service
- Free onsite parking
- Plus more!
After this apprenticeship
Elta-UK Limited have successfully been supporting Apprentices previously and are proud to be training people on the job for the future.
The career opportunities at Elta-UK Limited are varied following the completion of the apprenticeship, there may be the potential for:
- Fulltime employment
- Further personal development within your chosen area of interest
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PETA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007947.
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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
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