Engineering Maintenance Apprentice (CNC & Woodworking Machinery)
FELDER UK LTD
Buckinghamshire (MK8 0JP)
Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Build Your Engineering Career with Felder Group Do you enjoy figuring out how things work, solving problems, and getting hands-on with technology?
- Wage
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£26,500 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Annual Salary
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 31 August 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
Felder Group, one of the world's leading woodworking machinery manufacturers, is looking for an ambitious Apprentice Service Engineer to join our expert team. This is your chance to earn a great salary while learning how to maintain, repair, and install cutting-edge machinery used across the woodworking industry. You'll work alongside experienced engineers, gain valuable qualifications, and develop technical skills that can lead to a long-term engineering career.
What You'll Be Doing As part of our Service Department, you'll learn how to:
- Repair and maintain machinery
- Dismantle, repair, and rebuild mechanical components
- Work on gears, bearings, belts, motors, and spindles
- Carry out planned maintenance on industry-leading equipment Develop electrical engineering skills
- Learn safe electrical isolation procedures
- Diagnose faults on sensors, motors, switches, and control systems
- Read and understand electrical diagrams and schematics
- Assist with electrical repairs and component replacement
- Work with pneumatic systems
- Repair and maintain compressed air systems
- Replace air lines, regulators, filters, and cylinders
- Troubleshoot faults affecting machine performance
- Become a skilled problem solver
- Respond to equipment breakdowns
- Help minimise downtime for customers
- Use modern diagnostic tools and engineering techniques
What We're Looking For. We're looking for someone who is:
- Practical and enjoys hands-on work Interested in engineering and technology Reliable with excellent timekeeping
- A strong communicator who enjoys learning from others Motivated to build a long-term career in engineering
Why Join Felder Group?
- Work for a globally recognised engineering company
- Gain experience on advanced CNC machines, robotics and automated technology
- Earn while you learn with a nationally recognised apprenticeship
- Competitive starting salary of £26,500
- Learn from experienced engineers and industry specialists
- Excellent career progression opportunities
Where you'll work
2 Joplin Court
Sovereign Business Park
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK8 0JP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE
Training course
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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'll spend four days a week gaining real-world engineering experience with Felder Group and one day a week at MK College, working towards your Mechatronics Maintenance Technician qualification. This combination of practical experience and professional training will give you the skills needed for a successful engineering career.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 9-5)
- English (grade 9-4)
- Science (grade 9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication
- Team Player
- Motivated
Other requirements
Consider how you will travel to both the workplace and college sessions.
About this employer
The Felder Group is one of the world's leading engineering and technology companies specialising in woodworking and composite material processing. With over 180 machine types ranging from traditional woodworking equipment to advanced 5-axis CNC machining centres and robotic automation systems, we are at the forefront of innovation in our industry. Our UK team is based in Milton Keynes and supports customers nationwide with industry-leading products and technical expertise.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful completion of your apprenticeship could lead to a permanent Service Engineer position, with opportunities to continue developing your technical expertise and progress within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE
Sonia Harris
Apprenticeships@mkcollege.ac.uk
01908 637056
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045279.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 11:59pm)