Production Machine Operator Apprentice

Join us and learn how to build PCB assemblies from beginning to end

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their technical skills, gain practical experience, and build a long-term career in electronics production.

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

This position will offer training in learning all the various processes and techniques in assembling a printed circuit board, from machine setup, placement through to re-work/modification.

This would typically offer a long-term career path into Production, Quality, or Operations management.

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.