Apprentice Maintenance Engineering Technician
As an apprentice, you will be training towards Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, allowing you to conduct routine and preventative maintenance, repairs and fault finding. You will also support with installation and commissioning of new equipment. By joining our business, you will gain an apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering.
Role
Be part of a team who will undertake a range of supporting tasks including:
- Being the operator’s first port of call when engineering or process issues arise
- Able to identify and support areas of improvement in the production process
- Ownership of Broadband Fiber’s manufacturing processes
- Completion of planned preventative maintenance activities to ensure equipment availability
- Root-cause investigation into engineering and manufacturing issues. Becoming a site leader in the problem solving
- Creation and management of manufacturing documentation including process flows, method sheets, work breakdown and validation requirement/results
We train our employees on-the-job to learn the continuous process of cable extrusion. Once trained, you will become a valuable process technician capable of running cable extrusion lines from start to finish.
The role will report to the Engineering Supervisor.
Training
- The Apprentice will be working towards the Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Standard
- Qualifications include the EAL Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
- All college attendance will be at Colchester Institute at our Colchester Campus one day per week
- Successful completion of the apprenticeship is just the starting point of your career with Belden
- Suitable candidates would be supported in studying at HNC, Foundation Degree and Degree level to further support your career aspirations
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Training Provider
- COLCHESTER INSTITUTE
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday with 2 shift patterns: 6:00am - 2:30pm & 2:00pm - 10:30pm. 1 hour break each day - half hour paid / half hour unpaid.
- Expected Duration
- 3 Years 6 Months
- Positions Available
- 2
- Closing Date
- Friday, 4th July 2025
- Start Date
- Monday, 8th September 2025
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Enthusiasm
- Desire to learn
Qualifications
- English and Science GCSE, grade A*-C/9-4 (Essential)
- maths GCSE, grade A*-B/9-5 (Essential)
About the Employer
Belden
Belden's portfolio of solutions enables an increasingly digital and data driven world. We complete the connections between information and intelligence so that our customers can turn on a world of possibilities ahead of them. We build the infrastructure that empowers new and better ways of working and living. From smart buildings that run more sustainably to uninterrupted uptimes and streaming speeds, our customers count on us to deliver a resilient foundation—one that's ready to support today's digital demands and shape the digital reality ahead.
- Company
- Belden
- Location
- Unit 1, Parham Airfield, Marlesford, Woodbridge, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £15,704 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Belden
- Location
- Unit 1, Parham Airfield, Marlesford, Woodbridge, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £15,704 a year
- Posted