Level 3 Mechatronics (maintenance and breakdown) apprenticeship
WOLVERHAMPTON ELECTRO PLATING LIMITED
West Midlands (WV10 8HN)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 10 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 July 2026
Contents
Summary
The training will consist of in-house work experience with fully qualified experts and also placements at In-Comm Training to gain essential qualifications and skills to become a fully qualified maintenance tradesman.
You will be assigned an apprenticeship mentor to help guide you through the process.
- Wage
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£18,343 a year
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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08.00-17.00, Monday–Friday.
Half an hour unpaid lunch each day.
41 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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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
- Ensure equipment availability is in line with company targets
- Engage in root cause analysis of repeat / major breakdowns and provide reports with suggested improvements
- Ensure health & safety and environmental procedures are followed during maintenance activities
- Attend training when required and adhere to Anochrome Group standards
- Facilitate the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules and recommend improvements
- Apply 5S methodology in work areas and the wider factory
Where you'll work
C/O Wolverhampton Electro
Plating Ltd Wood Lane Fordhouses
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 8HN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES 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
This is a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Apprenticeship, delivered over a 39-month period.
The apprentice will attend the training centre, In-Comm Training Services in Aldridge, WS9 8UG, 2 and a half days per week for the first 20 months.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade 4 and above)
- Science (grade 4 and 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
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
Good overall fitness essential.
Aged 18 and over only due to working hours.
About this employer
Wolverhampton Electro Plating Ltd, is a specialist in metal finishing and corrosion protection. It is part of the Anochrome Group, a UK group of surface engineering companies.
Their main activities include:
Applying zinc and zinc-nickel electroplating to metal components.
Zinc flake dip-spin coatings, commonly used on fasteners and automotive parts for high corrosion resistance.
Mechanical plating with zinc, tin-zinc and other specialist coatings.
Applying passivates, sealers and torque-control topcoats to improve durability and performance.
Providing corrosion protection for customers in industries such as automotive, construction, engineering and industrial manufacturing.
The company has been operating under the Wolverhampton Electro Plating (WEP) name for more than 75 years, although the current legal entity (WEP Ltd, company number 15046840) was incorporated in 2023. It trades from the long-established Wolverhampton site on Wood Lane.
In recent years, WEP has invested in new automated production equipment, including:
A fourth robotic dip-spin line to increase coating capacity.
A laser cleaning system for preparing metal parts before coating, reducing the need for chemicals and abrasive blasting.
So, in simple terms, WEP doesn't manufacture parts itself—it coats and protects metal components for other manufacturers, extending their lifespan and helping them meet corrosion-resistance specifications.
WEP works with some of the biggest tier 1 suppliers into OEMs in the automotive, construction, rail, petrochemical, wind energy, highways and commercial vehicle sectors and holds numerous accreditations, including ITAF 16949:2016, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
Its industry-leading testing facilities include two salt spray chambers, two torque and tension machines, an X-ray fluorescence machine, various coating thickness measuring devices and access to cyclic corrosion testing.
https://anochrome.com/companies/wolverhampton-electro-plating/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Fully qualified maintenance engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Alex Jones
AlexJ@in-comm.co.uk
01922 457686
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043009.
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Closes in 25 days (Monday 10 August 2026 at 11:59pm)