Panel Wiring Apprentice

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful engineering business based in Burton on Trent as their new panel wiring apprentice. As part of this role, you will be involved in building, wiring and testing control panels.

Wage

• £15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training course

• Engineering fitter (level 3)

Hours

• 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

• Saturday 1 August 2026

Duration

• 3 years 6 months

Positions available

• 1

What you'll do at work

• Ability to read and understand panel schematics
• Build and wire control panels to a high standard following engineering drawings
• Achieve skill and confidence to work on your own initiative
• To be able to work in a precise and neat way
• To work in a shop floor environment
• Working as a member of a team
• Health and safety, good practices and good housekeeping

Where you'll work

• Wetmore Road
• Burton on Trent
• Staffordshire
• DE14 1SN

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

Training provider

• TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD

Training course

• Engineering fitter (level 3)
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What you'll learn

• 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.
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know 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 house-keeping.
  • Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, 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.
  • 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.
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know 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 house-keeping.
  • Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, 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.