Engineering Apprentice - Worcestershire

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training are recruiting Engineering Apprentices for local Engineering Companies. This is a fabulous opportunity to earn while you learn and gain nationally recognised qualification.

The salary paid will be provided by the Employing company and will be at least the National Minimum Wage for Apprentices

Training course:
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level
3)

Hours Monday - Thursday, 08:30 - 16:30, Friday, 08:30 - 15:15 whilst at the training provider. 37 hours a week

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration: 4 years

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

HWGTA are recruiting Engineering Apprentices for local Engineering Companies. Working in partnership with a range of companies.

We are currently recruiting for opportunities in a variety of disciplines, including:

• Multi‑skilled Maintenance - Installing machinery and advanced equipment. Fault finding, testing and monitoring. Repairing and replacing components. Ongoing improvement and preventative maintenance planning
• Machining/CNC - Manufacture using own initiative and design or interpret customer requirement. Understand and use a variety of hand and machine tools. Produce diagrams and programmes confirming to British and International standards and to customer specifications. Modify and control CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) programmes
• Toolmaker - Manufacture using own initiative and design or interpret customer requirement. Understand and use a variety of hand and machine tools. Produce diagrams and programmes confirming to British and International standards and to customer specifications
• Technical Support - Working to meet customer specifications. Understand methods for designing projects. Analyse designs against the brief. Produce detailed design drawings
• Production Engineering/Fitting - Read and interpret drawings and specifications. Inspect wiring installations, mechanical assemblies and electronic circuits. Adjust, repair and correct defects. Test product to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Welder/Fabricator - Setting and operating welding equipment and machinery. Completing inspections to ensure compliance to national standards for weld quality. Understanding and producing a variety of welded joints Preparing materials ready to join by cutting, bending and folding

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

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level
3)

• 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…