Mechatronics Maintenance Engineering Apprentice
DONALDSON TIMBER SYSTEMS LIMITED
CURBRIDGE (OX29 7WJ)
Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 March 2025
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Summary
We seek a motivated Mechatronics Maintenance Engineering Apprentice to join our team. Enabling you to develop skills in maintaining and repairing complex automated systems. Under experienced engineers' guidance, you'll gain hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, and automation systems, supporting our facility's daily operations.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 06:00 to 15:00. Friday 06:00 – 12:00
15 min paid tea break in morning.
30 min unpaid lunch.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
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
- Assist in Maintenance Tasks: Support the maintenance team in performing routine inspections, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of mechatronic systems, including mechanical, electrical, and automation components
- Hands-on Training: Learn and develop skills in diagnosing and repairing faults in complex systems such as robotics, PLCs, sensors, and actuators under the supervision of experienced engineers
- Assist with Installations: Help in the setup and installation of new equipment and systems, ensuring they meet operational requirements
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate records of maintenance work, repairs, and performance data to track system health and support continuous improvement efforts
- Learning & Development: Participate in training sessions, both on-the-job and formal, to build expertise in mechatronics maintenance and related technologies
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with senior engineers and other team members to gain a well-rounded understanding of systems integration and troubleshooting processes
Where you’ll work
FALCON HOUSE
CURBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK
DOWNS ROAD
CURBRIDGE
OX29 7WJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Your training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Your training plan
- On the job training in the workplace
- Taught sessions at New College Swindon 1-2 days per week
- Knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the Engineering and manufacturing support technician Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade pass/4/C and above)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Engineering Level 2 (grade pass/4/C and above)
- Science (grade 4/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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Work is in Witney and College located in Swindon there is bus 64 that travels between Witney and Swindon. Bus times can be found here; https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/services/PULH/64?date=2025-02-19&direction=outbound Under 18s will require being always accompanied by a fully qualified engineer within the factory setting. Canteen onsite, no hot food but microwaves, fridge and vending machines available.
About this company
We are the UK’s leading offsite timber systems manufacturer, specialising in the supply and construction of sustainable, state-of-the-art open and closed panel timber frames. Always pushing for better ways to make offsite timber manufacturing more efficient, higher in quality, more cost effective, and net carbon homes a reality, our solutions are innovatively engineered to be much faster to install.
https://www.donaldsontimbersystems.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employees entitled to a benefits package to sign up.
After this apprenticeship
If successful on apprenticeship a job within our maintenance team will possibly be offered (not guaranteed).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Kirsty Quittelier
Kirsty.Quittelier@newcollege.ac.uk
07564576155
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311557.
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Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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