Apprentice Service Engineer
RMT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LTD
Oswestry (SY10 8GA)
Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 February 2026
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Summary
A Garage Equipment Apprentice Engineer assisting with installation, servicing and repair of vehicle lifts, brake testers, compressors and workshop equipment. Travelling throughout the UK to support customer sites, developing fault-finding skills, following safe systems of work, completing documentation and supporting senior engineers.
- Wage
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£17,160 a year
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£8.25 per hour
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.30pm - 5.00pm but can be flexible.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 April 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Travelling to customer sites and assisting with job preparation and risk assessments
- Supporting installation of lifts, brake testers, and other garage equipment
- Carrying out servicing, inspections, and basic fault-finding under supervision
- Learning electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical diagnostic skills
- Completing job sheets, maintaining tools, and logging apprenticeship training hours
The role involves early starts, regular travel, and working alongside a senior engineer to gain hands-on technical experience while following strict safety procedures.
The role is practical, varied, and physically demanding, offering strong progression into a fully qualified Garage Equipment Engineer.
Where you'll work
Rmt House
Unit 35
Mile Oak Industrial Estate
Oswestry
SY10 8GA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
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
You will attend day release each week at Shrewsbury College London Road campus with the remainer of the working week being with RMT Automotive Services
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
RMT Garage Equipment is a UK-based family-run provider of garage and workshop solutions with over 30 years of industry experience.
- Supplies, installs, services, maintains and calibrates a wide range of garage equipment including lifts, tyre changers, wheel balancers, brake testers, compressors, MOT lane equipment, ADAS systems, Air conditioning units and more.
- Offers design and planning services for complete workshop setups and MOT bays to meet industry standards.
- Provides breakdown assistance, routine servicing and calibration to help workshops minimise downtime and stay compliant.
- Works with major brands and supports customers across large parts of the UK, serving dealerships, independent garages and other automotive businesses.
- Based in Oswestry, Shropshire, and operates throughout the UK.
In short, RMT Garage Equipment helps workshops install, maintain and get the most out of their essential garage tools and systems, backed by expert service and support.
After this apprenticeship
- Following successful completion of the apprenticeship RMT are offering progression into a senior engineer / team leader role as a fully qualified Garage Equipment Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
Amy Dulson
amy@rmtge.uk
01691 679900
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017962.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 11:59pm)