Electro-Mechanical Engineering Operative Apprentice
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Company: NEMA LTD
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Location: Rochdale, OL16 2AU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Competitive Salary
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000024814
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Application Deadline Date: 15/07/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: 4 day working week. Monday – Thursday. Flexible hours between 6:00am – 5:30pm. 9.5 hours per day.
Brief Description
Join NEMA Ltd as an Electro-Mechanical Engineering Apprentice and develop practical skills in electrical winding, mechanical assembly, motor build, testing and repair while completing your Engineering Operative Level 2 qualification.
Training to be Provided
Training will be delivered in partnership with Rochdale Training Association (RTA).
Year 1:
You will complete your NVQ Level 2 through a structured block release engineering programme, spending most of your time at RTA developing core engineering skills and knowledge.
Years 2–3:
You will progress onto NVQ Level 3, primarily based at NEMA with one day per week at college. During this stage you will rotate through departments across the workshop, gaining broad exposure to machining, winding, assembly, testing and inspection.
A key milestone will be producing a complete electric motor assembly and its constituent components from scratch, giving you a full understanding of the entire manufacturing process.
After completing your departmental rotations and motor build project, you will be placed within a specialist department where your development will continue in line with business needs and your strengths.
Subject to performance and attainment, NEMA may fully fund progression to Level 4 and beyond.
Future Prospects
Upon successful completion of Level 3, apprentices may:
- Secure a permanent skilled role within a specialist department
- Progress onto Level 4 engineering qualifications (fully funded)
- Develop into senior technician or specialist roles
Vacancy Detail
- Electrical winding – assembling conducting wires onto electromagnetic components manually and semi-automatically
- Insulation and dielectric circuit testing
- Mechanical assembly of motors and actuators
- Bearing assembly onto shafts
- High-speed rotor balancing
- Magnetisation processes
- Dynamometer testing
- Assembly of printed circuit boards
- Inspection to aerospace quality standards
- Examples of products you will manufacture include:
- Electric motors
- Printed Circuit Board assemblies
- Generators
- Transformers and rectifiers
- High-speed and high-precision electro-mechanical assemblies
- You will work to strict aerospace quality standards where attention to detail, accuracy and consistency are critical