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Mechanical Technician Apprentice

GAIACODE LTD

LOCATION
📍 SILCHESTER, RG7 2LU
PAY
💶 National Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
HOURS
⏰ 38 hours per week hrs/week
DURATION
📅 3 Years 6 Months
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SECTOR
Engineering and manufacturing

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Requirements

Apprenticeship Standard: Engineering fitter (level 3) (Level 3) Desired skills: Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Presentation skills, Administrative skills, Number skills, Logical, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Patience

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About this apprenticeship

Your primary responsibility would be for building the latest generation of seismometer instruments and hardware, designed by world-leading scientists in this field, with a long-term orientation towards the mechanical handling of instruments and contributing to mechanical design modifications. We ship globally, so your instruments will be sent across 7 continents.
Additional responsibilities beyond this are difficult to define, as we are a small company with numerous areas for expansion (10 people as of January 16, 2026). Here, there is the opportunity to be as responsible as you can manage; there is an enormous amount of work available to do.

Skills

Any extracurricular experience working with building/assembly and electronics is welcomed.
Screwdriver and soldering work
Changing bike chains
Replacing fuses, breadboard/PCB work
Garage work/car repairs
Handyman skills

Training

Training will take place one day a week at the college, and the remaining time will be on the customer premises.
The college courses are assessed through the completion of college assignments.

What you could go on to do

The course offers progression to the HNC and is a recognised means of career progression within the engineering industry.

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