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As an Engineering Apprentice
As an Engineering Apprentice, you will support the maintenance of production machinery, automated systems, and site facilities while developing practical engineering skills in a manufacturing environment.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As an Engineering Apprentice, you will shadow experienced engineers and gain a broad understanding of the business while developing practical engineering skills. You will support the engineering team in maintaining a wide range of production equipment and site facilities, helping to ensure machinery operates safely and efficiently.
Key Duties:
- Shadow skilled engineers and learn engineering best practices
- Assist with the maintenance and repair of production machinery
- Support the upkeep of corrugators, case makers, and die cutters
- Help maintain automated conveyor and transfer systems
- Assist with the servicing of palletisers, strapping machines, and wrapping machines
- Support planned preventative maintenance activities
- Help diagnose and resolve mechanical faults
- Assist with the maintenance of the site's general building infrastructure
- Follow all health and safety procedures and company standards
Where you'll work
Beaumont Road
Banbury
OX16 1RE
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Review and use information. For example, work instructions, drawings, design specifications, and plant configurations.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan tasks.
- Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, consumables.
- Respond and adapt to work demands. For example, adapt working methods to reflect changes in working environment, re-prioritise workloads to react to breakdowns and fault scenarios.
- Identify equipment to work on. Check plant configuration is as defined.
- Prepare the work area for maintenance tasks.
- Identify environmental and health and safety hazards and risks and apply control measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, signage and barriers, working at height, confined spaces, and COSHH.
- Follow security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.
- Follow emergency incident and response procedures.
- Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimising waste.
- Segregate items for reuse, recycling, and waste.
- Use mathematical principles and formulae to support engineering maintenance.
- Apply engineering maintenance standards and procedures.
- Apply foreign material exclusion procedures.
- Follow maintenance tools and equipment control procedures. For example, handling and storage.
- Reinstate the work area.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others to give and receive information. For example, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Record information.
- Produce or update documents. For example, handover notes and reports.
- Identify and highlight issues (red pen) with technical drawings.
- Use digital and information technology. For example, databases, data sharing platforms, email, management information systems, and word processing. Follow cyber security and GDPR requirements.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to identify improvement suggestions.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
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Electrical
- Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Select, check, and use electrical maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Use electrical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Inspect and test electrical aspects of plant. For example, visual checks, insulation and continuity checks, thermographic surveys, and voltage levels.
- Remove and replace electrical parts.
- Prepare and terminate electrical cables.
- Set up, align and adjust electrical aspects of plant.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
Control and instrumentation
- Conduct and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
- Confirm safe electrical isolation lockout tagout method has been applied and test for dead.
- Select, check, and use control and instrumentation maintenance tools, measurement, and test equipment.
- Use control and instrumentation diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Inspect and test control and instrumentation systems.
- Check calibration and make adjustments.
- Check loop function.
- Set up and adjust control and instrumentation systems.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Remove and replace instruments and sensors.
- Re-connect instrumentation power supply, cables, pipework, and services.
- Conduct and confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
Mechanical
- Check and confirm safe isolation of connected services.
- Select, check, and use mechanical maintenance tools and equipment.
- Use mechanical diagnostic equipment and apply fault finding and rectification techniques.
- Apply problem solving and critical reasoning techniques.
- Check condition and operation of mechanical aspects of plant and equipment. For example, pumps.
- Remove and replace mechanical parts.
- Examine mechanical parts for defects. For example, pump seals.
- Set up, align, and adjust mechanical aspects of plant.
- Clean parts. For example, removal of dust and debris.
- Lubricate mechanical assemblies.
- Confirm electrical and connected services deisolation.
- Conduct functional testing.
- Apply bench fitting techniques.
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Training schedule
Qualifications included:
- Engineering Maintenance Technician - Single Discipline Apprenticeship Standard
- Company Training Plan & Assessment
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Development Knowledge (1 day per week for 2 years at college)
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Engineering Maintenance (workplace)
- Level 2 Functional Skills - Maths (If required)
- Level 2 Functional Skills - English (If required)
- End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- A Min of 5 GCSE's inc Science, English & Maths (grade 5-9 / C-A*)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
The apprentice will be based at our site and should be able to travel to and from the workplace reliably each day. College will be in Bicester
This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with a variety of industrial machinery while working towards a recognised engineering qualification
About this employer
VPK Packaging Group is a leading European manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, specialising in corrugated and solid board products, with a strong commitment to sustainability and customer-centric services
http://www.vpkgroup.com (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).
This apprenticeship offers a clear pathway to a rewarding engineering career. With ongoing training, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to secure a permanent position, you'll be able to develop your skills, take on greater responsibility, and progress within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Sally Parr
s.parr@theengineeringtrust.org
07879 128768
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000053784.
Closes in 11 days (Monday 28 September 2026)
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