Apprentice Mechatronics Maintenance Technician

Summary

Samuel Taylor Ltd manufactures precision electro-mechanical components and assemblies at its factory in Redditch, UK. Samuel Taylor is an innovative, quality-driven company, which combines a personal service with cutting-edge technology, experience, and continual investment.

Wage

£14,133.60 a year

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Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 16:00. Friday, 08:00 - 12:00, whilst at the training provider.

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

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

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Through this Apprenticeship, you will learn and develop in a role with the following responsibilities:

Plan and prepare maintenance activities to cause minimal disruption to normal working.
Set up safe systems of work, ensuring that statutory regulations and organisational compliance requirements are met.
Manufacture, repair or refurbish components using a range of hand and machine tools.
Perform Mechatronics maintenance activities, ensuring that all parts and consumables used comply with manufacturers’ specifications.
Carry out planned preventative maintenance including functional, static and operational checks on complex equipment and assets.
Use a range of test and monitoring equipment (both electrical and physical measures) and appropriate calculations required to carry out the task and aid fault diagnosis.
Apply condition monitoring techniques or use condition monitoring results (eg oil, NDT, vibration, thermal) to determine equipment condition.
Carry out continuous improvement and identify opportunities for improvement and efficiencies to add value to business activities.

Where you’ll work

Samuel Taylor Group Ltd, Arthur Street Central, Lakeside
Redditch
B98 8JY

Training

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

College or training organisation

MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES 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

Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 9-5)
English (grade 9-5)
Science (grade 9-5)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Any two other subjects (grade 9-5)

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
Analytical skills
Team working
Number skills

Other requirements

The first year training will be held at MGTS centre in Redditch, when back on site after the first year the hours will be - Company Working Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8.00am – 4.30pm Friday: 8.00am – 3.00pm All days include a 15-minute breakfast break and a 30-minute lunch break.

About this company

Samuel Taylor Ltd manufactures precision electro-mechanical components and assemblies at its factory in Redditch, UK. For over 120 years, Samuel Taylor Ltd (STL) has been providing precision engineering products to markets throughout the world. Samuel Taylor is an innovative, quality-driven company, which combines a personal service with cutting-edge technology, experience, and continual investment. Today the company continues to lead the way with its unique combination of design capability, tool precision and manufacturing efficiency. We have a thriving Apprenticeship scheme at STL, where we are committed to investing in the development of the Engineers of the future. If you are an aspiring Engineer that is looking for an Apprenticeship, apply today.

After this apprenticeship

Following successful completion of your Apprenticeship, you may be given the opportunity too progress into a full-time employed position within the business. Further training and development opportunities may also be provided.

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