Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join PHINIA, a highly advanced manufacturing engineering company in Stonehouse, as a Maintenance Apprentice. You will have the opportunity to work under the guidance of highly skilled engineers and develop the skills and qualifications to give you the opportunity of a successful career in precision engineering.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Hours

Mon – Thurs: 8am-4.30pm, Fri: 8am – 1pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

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

Attend Gloucestershire Engineering Training for first year to acquire basic foundation engineering skills.
Assist and work under the guidance of skilled Maintenance Engineers in carrying out essential planned and responsive Maintenance and repair of technologically advanced machine tooling at our Stonehouse plant.
Participate in the Level Three Advanced Apprenticeship programme, undertaking a National Vocational Qualification and Technical Certificate qualification.
Participation in all training initiatives specific to the post holder’s duties.
Undertake work with increasing independence as the apprenticeship and skill set progresses.

Where you’ll work

Brunel Way
Stroudwater Business Park
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3SX

Training

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

College or training organisation

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGINEERING TRAINING LIMITED

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

Ensure all college work is kept up to date in accordance with the apprenticeship requirements set out by your Review Officer.
Liaison with PHINIA Lead Technical Trainer with regard to all training issues.
Participation in all training initiatives specific to the post holder’s duties.
Undertake work with increasing independence as the apprenticeship and skill set progresses.
Undertake such duties as may be reasonably requested by senior management.
Take reasonable care of their own and others safety, to co-operate with managers/craft/engineers in complying with statutory health and safety duties; to report incidents, accidents, faults, etc.
To participate in departmental team activities.
Successfully complete the End Point Assessment element of the Apprenticeship Standard.

More training information

Year 1 – Full-time at GET. Year 2 onwards – 4 days on plant, with day release for 1 day at GET.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 9 - 4)
Maths (grade 9 - 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

2 other subjects (grade 9 - 4)
Science (grade 9 - 4)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

This programme is a great opportunity. However will require a lot of hard work and dedication. You will be an enthusiastic, determined and self-motivated person. Committed to your individual learning and dedicated to working hard in order to achieve, you must be able to work under supervised conditions as part of a team, and also under your own initiative as your skill set develops. Strong attention to detail coupled with a proactive desire to succeed is essential.

About this company

We believe health and safety of our employees are a top priority, we care about our local communities and the global environment. PHINIA promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration.

Company benefits

• Holidays - 25 days p.a. (Pro rata to start date), Plus bank Holidays. • Subsidised staff restaurant. • Pension. • On Site Parking. • Paid Monthly.

After this apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship will be the first stage of your journey, and the start of an exciting and rewarding career in engineering. You will earn as you learn and be employed by a successful and expanding multi-national company. Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, and subject to full consideration of abilities, aptitude and academic results, it is expected that you will be offered a permanent position as a Maintenance Engineer within the company.

This will see you deployed into a highly skilled Maintenance department within the production unit and tasked with providing essential maintenance support to the manufacturing lines to enable them to meet expected manufacturing output targets.

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