Engineering & Manufacturing Support Technician Apprentice
SURFACE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Hampshire (RG27 9HX)
Closes in 27 days (Sunday 12 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Kick-start your engineering career and make a real impact from day one, supporting cutting-edge manufacturing, driving innovation, and turning ideas into reality!
We have a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and driven Engineering Apprentice.
- Wage
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£19,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- After Year 2: £22,000 per annum
- After Year 3: £25,000 per annum
- Final year/completion: £28,500 per annum
- Company Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Back Scheme
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Depending on age: Typical week is 37.5 hours per week. Working pattern to be confirmed, we have early finish Fridays (shouldn’t finish later than 1.30pm).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 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
Working within different departments, as an Engineering Apprentice, you will support our existing team, whilst working towards a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Standards Apprenticeship.
As an Engineering Apprentice, you will support all production processes, whilst developing your own technical skillset. You will assist with technical support, production queries, identify and implement process improvements, and assist with standard operating procedures whilst working towards a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship.
- Support all production processes
- Work within our Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams with full support
- Assist with technical support
- Support with production queries
- Identify and implement process improvements
- Assist with standard operating procedures
Where you'll work
Osborn Way
Hook
Hampshire
RG27 9HX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Failure to provide qualification/exam results may result in your application being rejected
About this employer
STI is a UK electronics manufacturer specialising in complex, mission-critical systems. We work UK Sovereign accredited facilities in Hook and Poynton, where our teams engineer, build and test full-system electronics for defence, aerospace and security programmes.
Our work ranges from PCB assembly and RF systems to wiring, cabinet build and complete integrated units.
We exist to give defence, aerospace & security customers total confidence in the electronics behind their most critical systems.
https://www.sti-limited.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 23 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays & Flex Days)
- Flexible working opportunities
- Training & development opportunities
- Professional memberships on a case-by-case basis
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
We are very keen to retain the apprentice once they complete the L3 Apprenticeship. There may be an opportunity for them to go onto the L4 apprenticeship, or they will start off as a Junior Engineer with the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Business Services
business@farn-ct.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036610.
Apply now
Closes in 27 days (Sunday 12 July 2026 at 11:59pm)