Job Description: Electronics Manufacturing Apprentice

This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to develop practical engineering skills within a fast-paced electronics manufacturing environment. Working alongside experienced engineers and production staff, you'll learn how to assemble, fit, test, and inspect high-quality products while completing a nationally recognised qualification.

Daily Tasks

An average day could include:

• Assembling electronic products, cable assemblies, and mechanical components to engineering drawings and work instructions.
• Carrying out functional and electrical testing using specialist equipment and accurately recording test results.
• Learning fault-finding techniques and assisting with product rework under supervision.
• Inspecting completed products to ensure they meet quality and customer specifications.
• Using hand tools, measuring equipment, and engineering practices safely and effectively.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities while maintaining high standards of housekeeping, health, and safety.

Training and Study

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course Contents

• Reading, interpreting, and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings, and work instructions.
• Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools, and equipment.
• Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools, and equipment.
• Carrying out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and knowing how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications, and job instructions.
• Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
• Measuring and testing, checking, or inspecting component or assembly, for example, use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
• Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
• Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
• Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
• Completing component or assembly documentation, for example, job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
• Reporting work outcomes or issues.
• Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and housekeeping.
• Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; recycling, re-using where appropriate.
• Operating within limits of responsibility.
• Operating in line with quality, health, and safety, and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.