Apprentice Mechatronics Engineer

Apprentice Mechatronics Engineer

Location: Tamworth (B77 4ED)
Closing Date: Monday 19 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Posted on: 12 October 2026

Summary

As a Mechatronics Engineer Apprentice at Stormking, you will gain hands-on experience across mechanical, electrical, and automated manufacturing systems. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will learn how to maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the equipment used within our production environment.

Wage: £15,600 a year
Minimum wage rates: Minimum wage rates
Hours: Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Duration: 2 years 6 months
Positions Available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the maintenance, repair, and servicing of mechanical and electrical production equipment
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to help keep machinery operating safely and efficiently
• Assisting with the diagnosis and rectification of mechanical, electrical, and automation faults
• Learning to work with sensors, motors, actuators, control systems, and PLCs
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, electrical schematics, and technical documentation
• Supporting the installation, commissioning, and modification of new and existing machinery
• Working with the engineering and production teams to identify opportunities to improve machinery reliability and production efficiency
• Assisting with engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Carrying out routine inspections and safety checks on machinery and equipment
• Recording maintenance activities, faults, and repairs accurately
• Following company health and safety procedures and maintaining a safe working environment
• Developing practical engineering skills while working towards your Mechatronics Engineering apprenticeship qualification
• Taking an active role in your learning and development, both on-site and through your apprenticeship training

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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels: Apprenticeship levels

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, worksheets, 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 organizational requirements applicable in the workplace, such as 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 the 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 programs.
• 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 Ohm's 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.