Apprentice Instrumentation Technician
BUDENBERG GAUGE CO LTD
ALTRINCHAM (WA14 5GJ)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 14 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 March 2025
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Summary
This vacancy is for an Instrumentation Technician Apprentice who will work and train as an Engineer across all production & service areas of the Budenberg manufacturing facility based in Altrincham whilst undertaking an Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7:00am - 4:45pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 May 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- Pressure Guage assembly & Maintenance.
- Assembly & repair of calibration equipment.
- Use of inspection & measuring equipment.
- Calibration & Certification of Pressure Instrumentation.
- Tig Welding, Soldering & Brazing.
- Fabrication & Metal work.
- Use of CAD software.
- Operation of manual lathes and milling machines.
- Valve assembly & Pressure Testing.
- Assembly and testing of ball and needle valves.
- Technical Services - repair and recalibration of instrumentation.
- Welding and Fabrication.
Where you’ll work
UNIT B2
STUART ROAD
BROADHEATH
ALTRINCHAM
WA14 5GJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL COLLEGE
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- Four days in the workplace and one day a week at Warrington & Vale Royal College (Warrington site).
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Passion for Engineering
- Good time keeping
Other requirements
Budenberg operates on compressed hours, which means we work our normal a weekly hours across 4 days. This can mean a better work-life balance by giving you an extra day off each week (Friday) but means working long days, often on your feet carrying out and would suit someone with a strong work ethic.
About this company
Budenberg have been leaders in manufacturing high quality Pressure & Temperature instrumentation, valves and calibration equipment in the UK for over 175 years and offer world class technical services. The quality of Budenberg instruments and equipment is well respected throughout the world and is synonymous with reliability and durability. Our factory contains a CNC and manual machine shop, calibration labs and fabrication and assembly areas. During the apprenticeship the learner will complete training in key areas which include: • Pressure & Temperature Gauge assembly & calibration • Technical Services – repair and recalibration of instrumentation • Assembly and testing of ball and needle valves. Welding and Fabrication.
After this apprenticeship
Budenberg’s apprenticeship initiative is in place to safeguard the technical and bespoke skills & knowledge required to manufacture our product range in house here in the UK. The large majority of our valued workforce started out as apprentices at Budenberg across all areas of the company. Our intention as always is for the next round of apprentices to have long and successful careers within the organisation.
The aim of the Budenberg apprenticeship initiative is to train new staff to fill highly skilled and long term positions within the organisation while supporting them with the opportunity to take their training and education further with the potential of higher education upon completion of the initial apprenticeship program.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL COLLEGE
Georgia Bramhall
gbramhall@wvr.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310095.
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Closes in 16 days (Monday 14 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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