Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Completion of the Apprenticeship is designed to be recognised by relevant Professional Engineering Institutions at the appropriate level of professional registration (EngTech).

You may choose to progress onto a Higher/Degree Level Apprenticeships, full-time learning programme or a range of further employment opportunities.

Eligibility and Employer Requirements

Please only apply for this course if you already have a suitable employer to support you throughout your Apprenticeship. If you do not currently have an employer, you can apply for Apprenticeship vacancies by visiting Peterborough College Apprenticeship Vacancies.

•  Are You a Good Fit for this Apprenticeship?
• Do you enjoy solving problems in order to fix things?
• Have you got a talent for keeping things working smoothly?

If so, this Apprenticeship may be the perfect fit for you. About the Role Mechatronics Maintenance Technicians ensure that plant and equipment perform to the required standard to facilitate production targets regarding Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost within High-Value Manufacturing environments.

The work covers a broad range of activities, including:

• Installation
• Testing
• Fault finding
• Ongoing planned maintenance of complex automated equipment

Responsibilities and Pathways

As an Apprentice, you will be responsible for the quality of your own work, possibly others’, and must ensure that work is completed safely while meeting stakeholder quality, time, and budget requirements. You will also maintain the efficient running of plant and equipment.

From Year 2, you can choose between two separate pathways: Electro/Mechanical Bias or Electrical Bias, depending on your role and desired specialist outcome.

Other specialist pathways, including Machinist, Product Design and Development Technician and more are available at Peterborough Regional College.

Eligibility Requirements

You can apply for an Apprenticeship if you are living in England, over 16, and not in full-time education. You must be in paid employment for the duration of your Apprenticeship and cannot be self-employed or a volunteer. Employers must pay you at least the minimum Apprenticeship wage for a minimum of 30 hours a week.

On this Apprenticeship you will gain the knowledge, skills and behaviour required for the following Mecatronics Maintenance Technician duties:

• Duty 1 Accept responsibility for the task and complete any preparatory documentation or opening of electronic recording that may be required to commence the task.
• Duty 2 Plan and prepare the maintenance activities to cause minimal disruption to normal working, agree planned actions and obtain any required permits or permissions required to carry out the task. Communicate and report issues affecting equipment availability that may impact on operations.
• Duty 3 Select, obtain and prepare all resources required to carry out the task for example: tools, materials, documentation, permits. Carry out pre-use checks of equipment, tools and other resources.
• Duty 4 Set up safe systems of work ensuring that statutory regulations and organisational compliance requirements are met.
• Duty 5 Manufacture, repair or refurbish components using a range of hand and machine tools.
• Duty 6 Perform mechatronics maintenance activities ensuring all parts and consumables used in the maintenance activity comply with manufacturers specifications.
• Duty 7 Revise, edit, update and store documentation. Comply with organisational policies and legislation regarding document and electronic storage.
• Duty 8 Carry out planned preventative maintenance including functional, static and operational checks on complex equipment and assets.
• Duty 9 Apply condition monitoring techniques or use condition monitoring results (for example oil, vibration, thermal, NDT) to determine equipment condition.
• Duty 10 Use a range of test and measuring equipment (including both electrical and physical measures) and appropriate calculations required to carry out the task and to aid in fault diagnosis.
• Duty 11 Return equipment to operational condition, re-connect any ancillary equipment and services, and carry out required functional, static, quality and operational checks to confirm equipment serviceability and fitness for purpose.
• Duty 12 Restore workplace and leave in a safe condition. Hand over completed work to responsible parties confirming completion of maintenance activities.
• Duty 13 Carry out continuous improvement and identify possible opportunities for improvements and efficiencies which add value to business activities.
• Duty 14 Communicate with stakeholders to achieve work goals.