Apprentice Workshop Technician
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Company: LABCARE SERVICES LTD
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Location: CM7 3QT
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £14,560.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000026987
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Application Deadline Date: 26/06/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday 7:30am - 4:00pm. Fridays 7:30am - 12:30pm. With a one hour lunch break each day.
Brief Description
We are currently seeking an Apprentice Workshop Technician to join our team. In this role with us, you will be providing a service to many of the top research medical industries throughout the UK. Receiving in-house one-to-one training to achieve a high level of skill in repairing, servicing and calibrating equipment to a high standard throughout.
Training to be Provided
- The apprentice will be working towards the Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Standard (Mechanical Pathway).
- Qualifications include: Level 4 HNC in Engineering or Manufacturing.
- College attendance will be at the Colchester Institute - Colchester Campus one day per week during term time.
Future Prospects
Technician to Engineer to Senior Engineer as appropriate to experience and training passes.
Vacancy Detail
Role Responsibilities will include:
- Repair of faulty modules and units using soldering de-soldering equipment.
- Reading engineering drawings.
- Using workshop equipment for fabrication, temperature measurements and calibrations.
- Understanding electrical principles.
- Fault find to component level.
- Administration - Using PC and telephone to communicate with suppliers, customers, and company staff.
- Purchasing of components required for the day-to-day running of the company.
- Assisting field and workshop engineers with sourcing replacement components.
- Arranging collection and returns of customers' equipment.
- Stores - Packaging goods into boxes and unpacking goods shipped to Labcare.
- Inspection of goods on receipt and dispatch. Making sure all paperwork is supplied for dispatch.
- The occasional visit to other sites to assist field engineers with their workloads.
- Planning and implementing process improvement activities.
- Reviewing existing engineering or production processes (e.g. machining, assembly, maintenance workflows, etc).
- Financial planning or costing activities.
- Assisting in estimating costs for engineering projects, including materials, labour, and material selection.
- KPIs - Collecting and analysing operational data from machines, production lines or maintenance systems.
- Presenting KPI data through charts, dashboards or reports.
- Quality improvement processes.
- Participating in quality control activities such as inspections, testing and verification of components or systems.
- Understanding engineering drawings, tolerances, and specifications.
Other Information
The position is mainly workshop-based, but there may be field-work as needs must, and some long periods of computer use.