Apprentice Electro Mechanical Fitter

This role will be an extremely varied position working in a manufacturing environment, the required skill-set will be varied. You will receive an Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship qualification.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Hours Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Friday, 8:00am - 2:00pm.

40 hours a week

Monday 30 November 2026

Duration

3 years 6 months

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

This role will be an extremely varied position working in a manufacturing environment, the key responsibilities include:

• Wiring various panel boards from schematic diagrams and engineering drawings
• Building various steel work switchboards, including Schneider Prisma and CUBIC
• Assembling control panels including drilling, tapping and assembling trunking and din rail components
• Building and wiring switch panels for commercial buildings and working to customer deadlines and expectations at all times
  Interpreting the drawing received from the engineer following customer approval
• Checking the drawing to ensure all stock is available for project scheduled
• Building the frame, mounting of boxes and fitting of switches
• Using copper and making up of switches and necessary wiring required for the job i.e. metering
• Working with other staff members when coordinating large customer projects
• On site work - installing panels at customer location. This includes bolting panels together, copper bars being connected and wiring installed and connected, flash/meggar testing carried out for customer approval before completion
• To attend customer site to fit additional switches and metering at customer request
• Uprating copper to support increased switches
• Carry out on site modifications as required
• All other duties as required that are considered to be a reasonable request
• All aspects of Health and Safety

MOSTON ROAD
SANDBACH
CW11 3HL

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

• Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
• Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
• Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
• Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
• Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
• Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
• Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
• Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
• Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
• Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
• Reporting work outcomes or issues.
• Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
• Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
• Operating within limits of responsibility.
• Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
• Reading, interpreting and understanding the…