Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (Level 3) Apprenticeship

Overview

Engineering maintenance, installation, testing, fault finding, rectification, modifications, and the ongoing planned maintenance of automated equipment.

Ensure plant and equipment perform to the required standard to facilitate targets regarding safety, quality, delivery, availability, and cost.

Wage

£20,000 a year

Training Course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Hours

• Monday - Thursday: 8.00am - 4.30pm
• Thursday: 8.00am - 1.00pm
• 37 hours a week

Start Date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

3 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.

What you'll do at work

• Repair machines
• Operating Electrical, pneumatic hydraulics
• TPM (Technical Performance Management) systems
• Adhere to standards
• Transition to new system
• Working alongside engineering on projects

Where you'll work

Unit 5 Kingsbury Business Park, Kingsbury Road, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, B76 9DL

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)

What you'll learn

• 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 organizational 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.