Apprentice Engineering Panel Wireman
LABTEC (SERVICES) LIMITED
Blyth (NE24 4RF)
Closes on Friday 1 May 2026
Posted on 19 February 2026
Contents
Summary
We are recruiting an enthusiastic Engineering Panel Wireman Apprentice to join our shop-floor production team. This apprenticeship combines practical, hands-on experience with structured training and further education to equip you with the core skills needed for a career in panel wiring and electrical assembly.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 9am - 5pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 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
About the Apprenticeship
We are recruiting an enthusiastic Engineering Panel Wireman Apprentice to join our shop-floor production team. This apprenticeship combines practical, hands-on experience with structured training and further education to equip you with the core skills needed for a career in panel wiring and electrical assembly.
You will work alongside experienced panel wiremen and engineers, learning how to accurately and efficiently build and wire control panels, read engineering drawings, and understand the fundamentals of electrical assemblies. You’ll develop both technical and soft skills, including communication and teamwork.
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be well-placed to begin your career as a qualified member of Labtec’s production and engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
Throughout your apprenticeship you will learn to:
- Assemble and wire electrical control panels and enclosures to engineering drawings and specifications.
- Prepare, crimp, terminate, and loom wires neatly and accurately.
- Fit electrical components including switches, relays, connectors, terminals and harnesses.
- Read and interpret schematic diagrams, bills of materials, and wiring layouts.
- Work safely and professionally in a busy shop-floor environment.
- Take part in quality checks and testing procedures to ensure finished panels meet specification.
Where you'll work
Armitage House
Coniston Road, Blyth Riverside Business Park
Blyth
NE24 4RF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
- Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
- Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
- Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
- Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
- Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
- Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
- Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
- Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
- Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
- Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
- Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
- Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
- Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
- Reinstate the work area.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Record information.
- Produce or update documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
- Identify and highlight issues (red pen) with technical drawings.
- Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Electrical. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Electrical. Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Electrical. Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Electrical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Electrical. Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
- Electrical. Remove and replace electrical parts.
- Electrical. Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Electrical. Set up, align and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Electrical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Electrical. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Electrical. Conduct functional testing.
- Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm safe isolation of connected services
- Control and instrumentation. Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Control and instrumentation. Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Control and instrumentation. Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Control and instrumentation. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Control and instrumentation. Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
- Control and instrumentation. Check calibration and make adjustments.
- Control and instrumentation. Check loop function.
- Control and instrumentation. Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
- Control and instrumentation. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Control and instrumentation. Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
- Control and instrumentation. Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
- Control and instrumentation. Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Control and instrumentation. Conduct functional testing.
- Mechanical. Check and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
- Mechanical. Select, check, and use mechanical maintenance tools and equipment.
- Mechanical. Use mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Mechanical. Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Mechanical. Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
- Mechanical. Remove and replace mechanical parts.
- Mechanical. Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
- Mechanical. Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
- Mechanical. Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Mechanical. Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
- Mechanical. Confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Mechanical. Conduct functional testing.
- Mechanical. Apply bench fitting techniques.
- Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
- Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
- Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
- Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
- Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
- Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
- Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
- Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
- Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
- Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
- Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
- Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
- Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
- Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
- Reinstate the work area.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Record information.
- Produce or update documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
- Identify and highlight issues (red pen) with technical drawings.
- Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Training schedule
- Workplace-based learning with experienced panel builders.
- Off-the-job training and classroom learning with an approved training provider.
- Development of both electrical and practical skills as well as workplace skills such as communication, problem-solving, and health & safety awareness.
- Study towards the appropriate apprenticeship standard for an electrical panel wiring / engineering manufacturing technician.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language or English Literature (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
About this employer
EMC Compliance
Labtec are aware of their responsibilities in this area, all efforts are made to ensure that the components used in panel construction are compatible with the EMC Directives. All of our control panels are manufactured within their limitations and a Technical Construction Files is produced for each project to ensure compatibility and trace ability.
Drawing and Design Services
In addition to the preparation of Wiring and layout drawings for products in manufacture, Labtec are able to offer a design / drafting service based on AutoCAD (Release 13 or Release 14). This can be tailored to accommodate differences in presentation.
PLC Programming
Labtec can provide design and programming of any type of PLC based process from single pump control, to complete systems for sewage works. This is backed up by a comprehensive documentation service.
After this apprenticeship
By the end of this apprenticeship you will have:
- Strong practical experience wiring and assembling electrical panels.
- A recognised apprenticeship qualification in engineering / electrical panel wiring.
- Valuable workplace and soft skills that make you a strong candidate for a full-time role within Labtec’s engineering team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016419.
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Closes on Friday 1 May 2026
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