Engineering Manufacturing Technician
Engineering Manufacturing Technicians play a key role in ensuring organisations can design, develop, produce, and test products and processes that meet customer requirements efficiently, cost-effectively, and to the highest standards.
Technicians gather and analyse data, solve problems, and produce technical documentation such as reports, specifications, and quality records. Their work guides colleagues and stakeholders on how products should be designed, manufactured, tested, or maintained. Technicians collaborate with line managers, production teams, quality specialists, and design engineers, while also liaising with customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance. Using their technical knowledge and judgement to tackle complex challenges and take responsibility for the safe, timely, and accurate delivery of products or services. They also contribute to process and business improvements, driving efficiency, quality, and compliance.
Apprenticeship information
Entry requirements
- Applicants must already be employed in a suitable engineering role.
- In addition, you will need one of the following:
- - A minimum of two A-Levels at grade C or above, including a mathematical-based subject and a science, technology, engineering or an additional mathematics-related subject
- - An Engineering BTEC Level 3 with at least 120 credits at MM (Merit Merit) level
- - An EAL Diploma in an Engineering-based subject at M (Merit) or above
- - Equivalent qualifications such as Technical Levels at MM (Merit Merit) or above.
Where will I study?
Training 2000 Blackburn
Duration
- Up to 42 months
- Year 1/2 - 1 day per week to complete the HNC in Advanced Manufacturing
- Year 3/4 - assessment in the workplace
English and Maths
You will only need to complete English and Maths Functional Skills if you are unable to provide evidence of your GCSE qualifications or if your existing grades are just below the required entry requirements.
Apprentices who began their apprenticeship training when aged 19+ will no longer be subject to the mandatory requirement to study towards and achieve English and maths. However, for apprentices aged 19+, the apprentice or their employer can still choose for the apprentice to study towards an English and maths qualification.
The Functional Skills programme runs as an addition to the time you are already required to spend doing your off-the-job training. Following a thorough assessment process, we will select a learning plan suitable for you, which will be either 2-weeks full-time or 12-weeks (one day per-week) each for English and/or maths.
If a subject needs re-sitting, this will be additional time in the classroom on top of your learning plan.
Apprenticeship information
Safety
Be able to ensure the safe and efficient performance of every production task in compliance with company procedures, approved engineering data and local Health and Safety requirements. Ensure Safe Systems of Work and risk assessments (assisting as necessary in the completion of risk assessments) are adhered to for engineering or manufacturing activities.
Data and Documentation
Produce and review engineering or manufacturing documentation such as, Build Manuals, Engineering drawing, Standard Operating Instructions and processes, Bill of Materials, to aid and ensure consistent, compliant and cost-effective manufacturing processes.
Continuous Improvement
Ensure processes and current methods of engineering and manufacturing are as efficient and cost effective, such as, utilising time and motion analysis, line balancing and flow to achieve the required level of production output, whilst maintaining quality standards.
Quality Testing
Carry out new product introduction or existing product modifications within engineering or manufacturing by contributing to activities such as facilitation of quality activities (including any testing or commissioning requirements), supplier approvals, gate reviews.
Communication
Liaise with appropriate internal and external stakeholders at all levels to ensure that engineering and manufacturing operations are completed in line with the agreed time scales. Examples of stakeholders could include production managers, production operatives, auditors, suppliers, customers.
Problem Solving
Be able to resolve identified engineering or manufacturing problems such as, contributing to the route cause analysis exercise applying appropriate levels of containment and corrective action.
Next steps
On completion of this course you may want to consider the following options to further your career.
Where can you progress to?
Frequently asked questions
Most of our Apprenticeships are 4 years but can be shorter dependant on the type of engineering you are learning.
We offer engineering Apprenticeships in a range of areas, such as CAD (Computer Aided Design), Welding, Fire & Security systems, Electronics, Mechatronics and CNC.
Not for this Apprenticeship. The entry requirements are that you are already employed as an engineer. Please see the entry requirements for more details
As we are part of the University of Lancashire, you can easily progress onto a Degree Apprenticeship