Engineering Apprentice

As an engineering apprentice at G&H you will have a unique opportunity to study and work in parallel in a dynamic and innovative environment. In partnership with SDC, you will spend four years working closely with our engineering team while complementing your workplace experience with a mixture of theoretical and practical lessons.

Training course Engineering manufacturing technician (level
4)

Hours Mon-Thurs 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3pm
39 hours a week

Tuesday 22 September 2026

Duration

4 years

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

As an engineering apprentice at G&H Torquay you will have a unique opportunity to study and work in parallel in a dynamic and innovative environment. In partnership with South Devon College, you will spend four years working closely with our engineering team while complementing your workplace experience with a mixture of theoretical and practical lessons. As you progress through our apprenticeship programme you will learn about and contribute to the varied disciplines within fibre optics manufacturing while building upon your own skill set to enable the start of your career in engineering.

Our apprenticeship programme offers a structured and varied learning experience, providing you with the opportunity to acquire, refine and apply valuable technical and inter‑personal skills employed in fibre optics engineering. You will receive mentorship and guidance from industry professionals, allowing you to grow and develop your expertise. During the four years other, additional training and development, personal and technical will be offered as required and where appropriate.

• Adherence to all Company policies, management systems and standard operational procedures, including legal responsibilities in relation to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality
• Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel in order to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity
• Promote and display the G&H values:
  Customer focus, Integrity, Action, Unity, Precision
• Maintain good attendance at South Devon College

• Assisting in the design and development of fibre optic components and systems.
• Participating in the manufacturing process, including fibre routing, splicing, and assembly.
• Conducting quality control tests and inspections to ensure product reliability and performance.
• Collaborating with engineers to troubleshoot technical issues and implement solutions.
• Producing documentation, including operating procedures and technical reports.
• Maintaining and calibrating manufacturing equipment and tools.
• Tracking of your workplace accomplishments to meet learning outcomes.
• Plan and attend progress meetings with colleagues.
• Working with engineers and technicians to implement or improve processes.
• Working with engineers and technicians to complete personal competencies record.
• Attend South Devon College, on average, once per week.

• Job reports
• Personal one to one reviews (on-site/college)

• Self-driven
• Creative
• Inquisitive
• Reliable

Broomhill Way
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7QL

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

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Engineering manufacturing technician (level
4)

• Read and extract relevant engineering and manufacturing related data and information (such as workplans or project plans, schedules, drawings, specifications, production data, quality reports, costing data, statistical information) drawing accurate conclusions and making informed decisions.
• Use project management tools, such as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT), stakeholder matrices, risk mapping, radar chart and summary risk profiles.
• Use problem solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Fishbone, Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
• Analyse and interpret data and information in order…