Level 2 Engineering Operative

Functional Skills

Functional Skills in Maths & English (if required).

Learning

Learning will take place in the workplace with the need to attend training with NSEG when required.

Wage

• £16,016 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
• [Minimum wage rates](opens in new tab)

Training Course

Engineering operative (level 2)

Hours

• Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.30pm and Friday, 8.00am - 3.00pm
• 38 hours 30 minutes a week

Start Date

Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

1 year 7 months

Positions Available

1

What You'll Do at Work

• The apprentice will gain workshop experience alongside our maintenance engineers, who will offer guidance and mentorship
• Testing and repairs of motors, fan units, fitting of bearings and seals
• Manufacture and fitting of fabricated parts
• Hands on assistance, aiding in assembly, installations and maintenance attending our customers sites
• On site installations of lighting, inspection and testing electrical equipment
• On site breakdowns of electrical manufacturing equipment
• Gain experience with electrical fault finding, programming and control panel building

Where You'll Work

Hanley Technical Institute 151-153 Marsh Street North
Hanley
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5HR

Training Provider

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

What You'll Learn

Course Contents

• Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems and other relevant guidelines
• Identify and deal appropriately with any risks, hazards, hazardous situations and problems that may occur within the engineering environment within the limits of their responsibility
• Demonstrate effective communication skills which include oral, written, electronic
• Complete appropriate documentation accurately, efficiently and legibly using the correct terminology where required
• Obtain and follow the correct documentation, specifications and work instructions in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the engineering activities, extracting the necessary data/information from specification and related documentation
• Select and use appropriate tools, equipment and materials to carry out the engineering operation
• Deal appropriately with any problems that may occur within the manufacturing environment within the limits of their responsibility
• Work efficiently and effectively at all times maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste
• Carryout fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques
• Carryout maintenance activities in line with work instructions
• Carryout tests on the maintained equipment in accordance with test schedule/defined test procedures
• Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment to service by replacing or repairing components
• Plan the mechanical manufacturing operation before they start
• Mount and set the required workholding devices
• Produce individual components, sub-assemblies or completed assemblies using mechanical manufacturing techniques
• Carryout quality checks during and after mechanical manufacturing operations
• Wire and terminate different types of cabling e.g. single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured, etc.
• Assemble and test a range of electrical components e.g. component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, etc.
• Assemble and test a range of electronic components e.g. resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, etc.
• Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment/system to service after the assembly and testing has been completed
• Shape the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
• Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
• Produce components which meet the specification requirements
• Carryout quality checks during and after the fabrication activities
• Plan the materials, processing or finishing operation before they start
• Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the materials, processing or finishing operation
• Carry out the material, processing or finishing operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
• Carryout quality checks during and after the materials, processing or finishing operation
• Plan the technical support operation before they start
• Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the technical support
• Carry out the technical support operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
• Carryout quality checks during and after the technical support operation