Mechatronics Apprenticeship

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Salary: Circa £16,000

Contract Type: Full Time

Working Pattern: Permanent

Hours: 39.0

Start Date: September 2026, typically for 48 months

Starting Salary: Circa £16,000

Minimum Entry Criteria: You’ll need at least four GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths, English and a relevant scientific/technical subject at C/4 or above.

Visa Sponsorship: Unfortunately, JCB is unable to offer visa sponsorship or immigration support for its Early Careers Schemes, either now or in the future.

This is where Mechanical and Electrical engineering meet Robotics, Electronics, Product Engineering and more. Fixing the machines that make our product. Without you, things won’t just grind to a halt they’ll stay that way. Every time a problem arises, you’re right there, on the job. Yes, it will be highly pressurised at times, but the career you’ll develop will be amazing and really important in our business’s future.

For the first year of the apprenticeship, you’ll mainly train at our dedicated training partner's Coleg Cambria, Deeside site, with half terms being based at JCB Transmissions. Year 2 you’ll spend 4 days per week at JCB Transmissions and day release  final 2 years you’ll be mainly based in JCB gaining on the job experience.

• We’ll review applications against the essential criteria and shortlist. Successful candidates will be sent links to online assessments between November 2025 and January 2026.
• Once you complete the online assessment, we’ll review it and provide you with an update within a few weeks.
• Applicants who pass the assessment will be invited to one of our in‑person Assessment Centres between January and April 2026.
• Following the Assessment Centre, whether successful or not, you will receive a call with feedback.
• If successful, you will be taken through the onboarding process, which will include a familiarisation day.
• Welcome to JCB – our Early Careers cohorts ordinarily start in early September.

This is your chance to join a company that’s not only picking up awards for its Early Careers schemes but also opens up opportunities for the long term. On a JCB Early Careers Scheme you’ll join a company known for developing its people, and a place that offers a career for life. As standard, you’ll get 33 days’ holiday, and access to our stakeholder pension scheme, a private medical scheme with Bupa, an onsite gym, in‑house doctor and dentist, a JCB Rewards Hub with discounts, a Cycle to Work Scheme, and a professional outdoor development programme in the Lake District.

We also encourage cohorts to network and get involved in our “Next Gen” society.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you can contact the Resourcing team to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email , and a member of the team will be in touch.