Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprentice

WH Scott is looking for an enthusiastic Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprentice to join our Yeovil team and develop the skills required for a rewarding career in engineering and advanced manufacturing.

As a Mechatronics Maintenance Technician, you will help ensure that plant, machinery and equipment operate safely, reliably and efficiently, supporting production targets across Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
.

You will work with a broad range of sophisticated automated equipment and develop practical experience in installation, testing, fault-finding and planned preventative maintenance.

Throughout your apprenticeship, you will develop a broad range of engineering skills and knowledge, including:

• Electrical and electronic systems
• Mechanical engineering principles
• Fluid power systems, including hydraulics and pneumatics
• Control systems and automation
• Installation and commissioning of equipment
• Fault-finding and diagnosis
• Planned and preventative maintenance
• Safe working practices and engineering standards
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and technical information
• Problem-solving and effective fault diagnosis
• Professional behaviours required within a modern engineering environment

You will combine practical, hands-on workplace experience with classroom-based learning
, developing the skills needed to become a competent engineering professional.

You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship by experienced engineering lecturers and workplace mentors.

Our lecturers are passionate about engineering and have industry experience themselves. They understand the demands of the engineering sector and will help you develop the skills, knowledge and professional behaviours needed to succeed.

Learning will include a mixture of:

• Practical training
• Theoretical learning
• Workplace experience
  
  Formative and summative assessments

Your assessment evidence will be gathered naturally from your day-to-day engineering activities, allowing you to demonstrate your competence in real workplace situations.

Individual employers set their own recruitment and selection criteria. However, candidates will typically have:

• 4 GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above
  , or equivalent
• GCSE Mathematics
• GCSE English
• GCSE Science
• A genuine interest in engineering, manufacturing and technology
• A willingness to learn and develop new technical skills
• A positive attitude and commitment to workplace learning
• Good problem-solving and practical skills