Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprentice (Level 3 Engineering - Mechatronics)

The apprenticeship will cover a wide variety of electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines, working alongside experienced and skilled maintenance staff building fundamental skills that will enable you to be able to solve any challenge that you are presented, no job will be too big or too small.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

As a multi-skilled maintenance engineering apprentice you will be part of a structured 4-year apprenticeship programme with the long-term goal of joining the engineering team as a fully skilled maintenance engineer.

Being an apprentice at Bostik means that you will develop and hone your Engineering skills in a culture with health and safety at its core!

Role and Responsibilities:

• Work to safe engineering procedures and site safety rules
• Attend any college courses on time and in full
• Have an enthusiastic approach to learn
• Complete and maintain a logbook throughout the entirety of your apprenticeship

Skills you will learn:

• How to maintain a variety of industrial machinery in multiple engineering disciplines
• Different approaches to fault finding and rectification work.
• Work on multi-discipline systems - electro-pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical control systems
• Electrical Installations
• Mechanical installations
• Product transfer system installation (pipe work)
• General fabrication - welding, bench fitting etc.
• Component manufacture - lathes, milling machines, grinders etc.
• Understand and interpret Engineering drawings - Electrical Schematics, Assembly drawings, Component drawings etc.

Where you'll work

Ulverscroft Works
Ulverscroft Road
Leicester
LE4 6BW

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

Training provider

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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, 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 organisational 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.