Engineering Support Technician Apprenticeship - Level 3

The Engineering Technician role involves a wide variety of interesting work. If you are dexterous, careful, and have an attention to detail, this could be the job for you. Newbury Electronics Ltd is a busy, very well equipped, and expanding family business based in Newbury and founded 60 years ago.

Technician Responsibilities

Work as a member of our experienced team reporting to Production Manager. Operate modern equipment in one of the best equipped plants in the UK. Ensure that quality standards are maintained throughout all stages of production. Liaise with Management on any reoccurring quality issues and trends.

Training:

You will be supported by a development coach from Newbury College, so that you can confidently demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for the apprenticeship standards of the Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician.

Please note, If you are aged between 16 - 18 and do not have a GCSE grade 4/C or equivalent in either or both English and maths, you will be required to take Level 2 Functional Skills alongside your apprenticeship. Your lessons will be delivered either remotely or in person at Newbury College. You must achieve level 2 in the required subject/s before you are able to complete your apprenticeship and you have the whole duration to achieve these if required. 

At the end of your apprenticeship you will have completed the Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician  Standard and will be required to complete an End Point Assessment (EPA). Your development coach will support you with preparing for your EPA.  

Training Outcome:

A potential career in contract electronic manufacture (production and/or engineering), electronics design, supervisory roles and possibly management.

Employer Description:
Newbury Electronics is a leading UK PCB Manufacturer with over 60 years of industry experience. Located in Newbury, Berkshire, we design, fabricate and assemble tens of thousands of PCBs at our manufacturing and assembling plants. Close Our comprehensive service and constant technological investments enable us to offer a faster service than any other Contract Electronic Manufacturers in the UK. This helps us to shorten our clients' development cycles for prototyping, get products to market faster and keep our client’s inventory requirements down. We are renowned for being the only UK PCB Manufacturer able to undertake a project from inception to completion and delivery accompanied by complete technical support, all under one roof. Working with a global portfolio of multiple suppliers, we are able to meet any volume and technical requirements at very competitive prices and short lead times, without compromising on quality. Through multi-sourcing, our buying power gives us significant influence and virtually unlimited capacity.

Working Hours :
Monday - Wednesday, between 8.00am - 5.00pm. Thursday, between 8.00am - 4:30pm. Friday, between 8.00am - 3.00pm. Half an hour lunch and 2 x 10 minute tea breaks per day.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Team working,Self-motivated