Apprentice Mechatronics Maintenance Technician
ESCHMANN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
LANCING (BN15 8TJ)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 17 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 March 2026
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Summary
Great opportunity to learn to repair and refurbish complex medical equipment. You will play an important role in resolving faults, supporting production and offering technical support.
- Wage
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£21,157.50 a year
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- 25 days a/l plus b/hols, increasing by 1 day every other year up to 30 days.
- Occup. sick pay of 13 wks full pay, 13 wks half pay, training and development support.
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4pm, Friday 7.30am to 1pm. Half hour lunch breaks.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 11 May 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
Our Workshop helps to support our Customers with Repairs, LOAN equipment, & Refurbished machines. It plays an important role in resolving complex faults and in supporting Production, Technical Support, and R&D, and is very much part of maintaining the quality of our customer service.
You will be involved in:
- Resolving complex faults
- Supporting production
- Technical support
- Research and Design
- Testing and validation
- Reworking medical equipment – repair and rebuild
- Electrical safety testing
- Pressure vessel testing
- Thermometric and pressure testing using various meters.
We also have a growing Repair Exchange System, whereby some expensive parts/assemblies are reworked after becoming faulty, which not only, saves the business money, but significantly reduces waste, so a very green project.
Where you'll work
ESCHMANN HOUSE
15 PETER ROAD
LANCING BUSINESS PARK
LANCING
BN15 8TJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SIGTA 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
Committed to a combination of hands on workshop training (4 days per week) and academic study in Shoreham (1 day per week / 2 days every 4th week: runs as college terms)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable 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
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Disciplined
- Motivated
Other requirements
Disciplined and motivated to grow with the Company.
Mechanically/electrically inclined, with analytical skills (experience with cars or technical hobbies advantageous).
About this employer
At Eschmann, we are proud of our history and heritage. We were first established in 1830 and started life manufacturing elastic gum instruments in central London. After establishing the Eschmann brand in surgical instruments, we went on to use our experience to manufacture operating theatre tables, electrosurgery, surgical suction units and autoclaves.
Today, we are proud to manufacture autoclaves and surgical suction devices in Lancing, West Sussex, the same business park Eschmann was located in over 70 years ago.
Company benefits
- Health cash plan to assist with day to day health care costs.
- 24 hr advice and information line, savings and discounts on a large range of retailers Cycle to work scheme, 2 days paid volunteer days
After this apprenticeship
To become a fully trained and qualified technician with Eschmann
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SIGTA LIMITED
Jacquie
jalstrom@sigta.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023657.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 17 April 2026 at 11:59pm)