Maintenance Engineering Apprentice (Mechatronics)
KRONES UK LIMITED
West Houghton (BL5 3XB)
Closes in 26 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
Posted on 27 January 2026
Contents
Summary
As a Maintenance Engineering Apprentice at Krones UK, you will play a key role in supporting our Field Service Engineers with the installation, commissioning, overhaul, and fault-finding of Krones’ advanced machinery.
- Wage
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£19,656 a year
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:30, 30 mins break/lunch.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 March 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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3
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
This is a customer-facing, field-based role requiring flexibility to travel to client sites while representing Krones professionally.
Core Responsibilities:
- Adhere to strict health and safety policies and procedures and being compliant at all times
- Assist with installation and commissioning of machines and production line upgrades
- Support diagnosis, elimination, and documentation of malfunctions
- Assist in overhauling of customer machines on site at various locations in the UK
- Carry out all aspects of the apprenticeship, including offsite classroom training and onsite practical learning
- Provide accurate reporting and feedback (service reports, timesheets, expenses in line with company policy)
- Participate in preventive maintenance and system improvement activities
- Work with customer-specific guidelines and safety instructions
- Travel to and from sites using company vehicles
Technical Exposure:
- Hands-on experience with mechanical, electronic, and automation systems
- Learn to work with programmable logic controllers (PLCs), electrical controls, pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical systems
- Operate safely around high-voltage and pressurised equipment
Where you'll work
Westregen House
Great Bank Road
Wingates Industrial Park
West Houghton
BL5 3XB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED
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
- Delivered in partnership with Training 2000
- Attend college full time for 1 year then 1 day per week in years following
More training information
- Combination of off-the-job education (technical theory) and on-the-job practical application
- Use of e-portfolio OneFile to be used to support evidence gathering
- Practical and theory training at Krones AG Neutraubling facility
- Periodic progress reviews conducted by Training 2000 to support qualification and independent review by Krones UK
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
- Strong interest in engineering
- Ability to work independently
- Problem-solving mindset
- Good communication skills
- Willingness to learn
- Flexibility to travel
Other requirements
As driving is a critical element to the success of a field-based service engineer it is expected that either you have passed your driving exam or close to completing.
About this employer
Krones UK is a subsidiary of Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, a world leader in the manufacture of fully integrated packaging and bottling line systems as well as integraged brew house and processing systems, IT solutions and warehouse logistics systems.
After this apprenticeship
- This apprenticeship provides a solid foundation for progression into roles such as Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Technician, or Automation Specialist, with opportunities for international exposure and advanced technical training
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TRAINING 2000 LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010884.
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Closes in 26 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
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