Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship - Mechatronics
UNIPRES (UK) LIMITED
Sunderland, SR5 3NT
Closes on Wednesday 30 April
Posted on 27 January 2025
Contents
Summary
We are offering a 4 year Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship specifically tailored the Mechatronics pathway providing the opportunity to work in either our Assembly or Press Maintenance departments.
- Wage
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£19,961.04 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Yearly pay rises are performance dependant
- Training course
- Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Year 1: College - 08:30 - 15:30 (Transport provided from Unipres Sunderland throughout year 1 to College)
Years 2 - 4: Unipres plant 4 days a week - 06:45 - 15:03
Shifts dependent on age and department
College day release - 09:00 - 16:00
39 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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3
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Year 1 of the apprenticeship:
- 5 days off the job training at a specialist Training Provider (College) - learning both practical and theoretical skills in engineering
Year 2 until the completion of the apprenticeship:
- 4 days on the job training based at the Unipres plant followed by continued studies 1 day a week with a specialist Training Provider (College)
The two available departments for the Mechatronics pathway are as follows:
Assembly Maintenance:
- Fixing, maintaining and installing the robot cells used to assemble / weld metal parts to produce a finished product. Maintaining facilities within that area - both electrical/mechanically biased
Press Maintenance:
- Fixing and maintaining the different types of press machines used to stamp metal components and other machinery in the department - both electrical/mechanically biased
- Once you are located within your allocated department you are classed as multi-skilled
What can we offer you?
- Annual holiday entitlement of 26 days and 8 Bank Holiday (company shut down in summer and Christmas)
- SMART working – ability to work from home 2 days per week and adjust start time +/- 2 hours - following successful probationary period
- Free onsite car park
- Free electric car charging points on site
- Car lease scheme Accident repair technician, Level 3 (A level)
Pension (GPP) 4.5% employee and 4.5% employer
Life Assurance 4x pensionable pay (after 1 years service for GPP members) - Private healthcare
- On-site occupational health support
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Profit share
- Sports and social club
- Long service awards
- Monthly prize draw
- On - site canteen
Where you’ll work
Unipres (UK) Ltd
Cherry Blossom Way
Sunderland
SR5 3NT
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Your training course
Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
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.
- 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.
Your training plan
Training and qualification levels:
The successful candidates will gain a full Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician Standard - pathway Mechatronics Maintenance. You will work in either the Assembly or Press Shop Maintenance Departments, alongside other talented Technicians.
The qualifications the apprentice will receive are as follows:
- Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
- Level 2 Award Foundation Phase Gateway Assessment
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence) - Mechatronics Maintenance
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 1 other subject (grade 4 or C and above)
- English (grade 4 or C and above)
- Maths (grade 4 or C and above)
- Science (Combined/Separate) (grade 4 or C and above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Time Management
- Work under own initiative
- Prioritise workload
Other requirements
In the first year of your apprenticeship, Unipres will supply a mode of transport from main site to the Training Provider. After the first year, for the College release day, it will be up to the apprentice to arrange their own transport.
About this company
Unipres UK Ltd is a first tier supplier and manufactures steel car components for Nissan, Renault and Honda. Our plant is based in Sunderland and has been established for over 30 years. We are a global company powered by local people – focused on achieving product excellence, committed to developing our skilled workforce and dedicated to driving forward innovation across our industry. We currently have around 1000 people employed at Unipres (UK).
After this apprenticeship
- Apprentices can progress into full-time work with opportunities to progress through the ranks
- Option to progress education further by completing a HNC Level of study. (Higher Apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Level 4)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIPRES (UK) LIMITED
Georgia Hales
UPUK.recruitment@unipres.com
0191 418 2000
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275464.
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Closes on Wednesday 30 April
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