Apprentice Engineering & Manufacturing Support Technician
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Company: PICKERING INTERFACES LIMITED
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Location: Essex, CO15 4NL
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,600.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000044093
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Application Deadline Date: 15/08/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch and two 15-minute paid breaks.
Brief Description
The role involves operating, maintaining, and supporting production machinery, including equipment used within the winding room and across manufacturing lines. The apprentice will also support the introduction of newly developed machines and processes into production and assist with troubleshooting and continuous improvement activities.
Training to be Provided
- The apprentice will be working towards the Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship Standard
- Qualifications include the EAL Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and manufacturing support technologies
Future Prospects
Within Pickering there are possible career routes into Engineering, Test, R&D, Product Management or Customer Service.
Vacancy Detail
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the operation and maintenance of manufacturing equipment used in production
- Maintain equipment across the production line, including welder calibration, dehumidifier maintenance, air plumbing systems, and production floor layout adjustments
- Support with machine setting and operation
- Assist production teams where required to meet manufacturing demands
- Learn and understand the operation of all production machinery to support troubleshooting and fault finding
- Support the introduction of new machinery and processes into manufacturing
- Build duplicate production machines from engineering schematics and drawings once designs have been approved and validated
- Test and evaluate new manufacturing processes and techniques, providing feedback to engineering teams
- Develop and maintain process instructions and manufacturing documentation
- Use measurement tools and inspection equipment to verify components, tooling, and assemblies meet specification requirements
- Support quality inspection and testing activities
- Follow all company health, safety, and quality procedures
Departmental Training & Development Exposure:
- Hardware Engineering - Build simple electronic circuits and develop understanding of basic electronics and PCB assemblies
- Mechanical Engineering - Design simple mechanical parts/components and use CAD and 3D printing technology
- Stores & Materials Control - Goods-in inspection, kit picking, stock control systems and VSS operation
- SMT (Surface Mount Technology) - Programming pick-and-place machines, ODB and BOM collation, SMT component recognition, screen printing operations, paste application theory, machine setup and operation, AOI, and vapour phase soldering
- Production Assembly - Use of production documentation, BOMs, through-hole component insertion, relay assembly, wave soldering, hand soldering, wire preparation, crimping, and swash machine operation
- Inspection & Quality - Roving inspection, continuity checking, and final inspection processes
- Test Engineering - Product testing procedures and understanding of production test methods and equipment
Other Information
More staff benefits:
- Buying and selling holiday - employees can buy up to 10 days (eligibility applies)
- An induction program, including a "Pickering Apprentice Pal" being assigned to you to ensure you feel welcome and to check in on you during your probationary period
- Employee wellbeing/mental health support through Mind
- Spa Medical Wellbeing Programme
- EAP with Spark - Digital health & wellbeing (L&G)
- Regular company social events (filled with lots of laughter and fun!
Other things to consider:
- There will be opportunity to travel to our offices in the Czech Republic for the right candidate, and long term possibly to our other overseas offices