What is a manufacturing technician? 

Manufacturing technicians work with design engineers and manufacturing staff providing technical advice which enables products to be manufactured. They require a broad range of knowledge including electronic design, mechanical design and their associated manufacturing techniques. They also advise on how parts can be made more efficiently.

Career path

Working as a Manufacturing Technician means you’ll be involved in multiple areas of work. You’ll have gained knowledge and experience in electronic and mechanical design and also have learnt how parts are manufactured and assembled. You will be able to provide advice to others on the most appropriate method of manufacture to enable parts to be made more efficiently. You will draw on the wide range of your knowledge to solve problems and make Continuous Improvements.

What will I learn? 

Our Manufacturing Technician apprentices undertake modules through a training provider covering areas such as:
• Engineering design
• Engineering maths
• Engineering science
• Managing a professional engineering project
• Mechanical principles
• Automation, robotics, and programmable logic controllers
• Electrical and electronic principles
• Computer-aided design

* modules are subject to change.

End qualification 

• Level 4 production engineering apprenticeship
• HNC in Engineering

Entry point 

• 5 GCSEs at Grade C or 4/5 or above including maths, English and a science, technology or engineering related subject; OR
• 2 A-Levels at Grade A*-C preferably science, technology, engineering or maths subjects, but this is not essential; OR
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma (minimum 90 credits) in engineering

You’ll also have: 

• A keen interest in engineering

Duration 

• Three and a half years