Engineering Apprentice

Overview

Grow Your Career – Engineering Apprenticeship Opportunity

Location: North West Midlands Mail Centre, 1 Sun St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1AA

Salary: £16,420 - £23,820 (dependent upon age)

Hours/

Shifts:

40 hours per week

Duration: 3 to 4 years

Qualification: Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

Ready to take your next step with Royal Mail? If you’re looking for a hands-on role that’s exciting and future-focused, this is your chance. Join our award-winning Engineering Apprenticeship and help shape the future of mail delivery.

• Real skills and experience from day one, working on projects that make a real difference.
• Earn a nationally recognised qualification – Level 3 Engineering Technician.
• Join an award-winning programme – recognised as one of the best in the UK.
• Clear progression routes within Royal Mail Engineering

You will work
on-site and study at college
.

• On-site
• Get stuck into toolbox talks and safety briefings.
• Work on mail sorting machines, conveyor systems, and robotics.
• Learn how to maintain, diagnose and fix automated systems.
• Take part in projects – from design to digital design and 3D modelling.
• Team up with experienced engineers and share ideas.
• End the day with a quick review to plan for tomorrow.

• At college, you will learn:
• Electrical and mechanical engineering basics.
• Health and safety statutory regulations and rules.
• How to use PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers).
• How to locate and resolve complex mechanical / electrical faults.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will attend Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Pilot Way, Coventry CV7 9JU
for the academic elements of your programme. Travel costs from your work location to the college will be fully covered.

In your first year, you will attend college in blocks of four weeks at a time, learning alongside fellow apprentices and developing the core knowledge and skills you’ll need in your role. Outside of these study blocks, the remainder of your time will be spent in the workplace, gaining hands‑on experience.

As you progress into years 2 and 3, the structure of college blocks may change to support your development. The exact pattern will be discussed and confirmed towards the end of your first year.

One of our apprentices helped deliver the biggest change to post boxes in over 170 years – adding automation so people can drop off small parcels directly into post boxes
. That’s the kind of innovation you could be part of.

• You need 5 GCSEs at grade 4/C or above (including Maths, English, and Science).
• A passion for learning and problem-solving
• Be curious, hands-on, and ready to learn.

If you’re successful, your current terms and conditions will be updated to align with the Apprentice programme.

After your apprenticeship, you could progress into roles like:

• Maintenance Technician
• Engineering Team Leader
• Specialist Engineer
• There may be further opportunities to enhance your academic studies by undertaking HNC/HND or degree-level study.

If you’re curious, creative, and ready to take your career further, join us and be part of the team that’s shaping the future of engineering at Royal Mail.
Apply now to start your journey.

After you apply, we’ll invite you to take numerical and verbal reasoning tests to see how you work with words and numbers. If you move forward, you’ll be invited to complete a screening (this may be a chat or an online screening form) to learn more about you and answer any questions you have.

If selected at screening, you may join a group assessment where you’ll work with others on simple tasks. If successful, this will be followed by a competency‑based interview to discuss your skills and experiences. We’ll guide you at every step, so you feel ready and confident.

We know a recruitment process can feel like a big commitment, so we’ll keep you updated at every stage and make sure you have everything you need to succeed. Most importantly, we want you to enjoy the journey and get a real sense of what it’s like to be part of our team. We can’t wait to meet you.