This four-year programme combines practical learning with academic study. Youll develop specialist skills to maintain and operate our state of the art automated electronics assembly equipment, working alongside experienced professionals and building a strong foundation for your future career. For the first two years of this exciting opportunity, youll train 50% at Toyotas Technical Skills Development Centre (part of Burton and South Derbyshire College) and 50% at Pektron receiving on the job training. For the final two years you will spend the majority of your time at Pektron broadening your skills in readiness to become a member of our maintenance team. You will learn skills such as electrical installation and fault finding, technical drawing and PLC programming in a mixture of classroom and hands on work. You will work towards an industry recognised Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Diploma. Upon successful completion you are guaranteed a position at Pektron as a Multiskilled Maintenance Technician. What will you do at work? Assist senior colleagues to monitor (SMT) Surface Mount Technology line performance and implement improvements and corrective actions to ensure maximum quality and output. Be actively involved in Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) activities Take part in technical investigations regarding product quality and equipment issues L earn how to carry out root cause analysis and implement countermeasures Assist with monitoring OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) Produce SMT placement programs for new products and maintain existing ones to achieve best quality, line balance and program optimisation. Support the NPI (New Product Introduction) process, being the custodian for all SMT processes and feedback issues and suggestions for improvement to the Design Engineers. Support new equipment installation Your training plan For the first two years you will alternate between four weeks on site at Pektron and four weeks at Toyotas Technical Skills Development Centre (part of Burton and South Derbyshire College) at Burnaston where you will gain practical experience of a variety of skills and learn the technical theory behind them. In the final two years you will spend most of your time hands on at Pektron honing and broadening your skills in preparation of joining our maintenance team. You will take part in offsite activities to help you develop your teamwork, communication and planning through an outward bound residential and a community volunteering project. A Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Diploma is awarded on completion of an end point assessment. Who we are looking for: People who are passionate about finding out about how things work, and arent afraid to get their hands dirty! You will need to have GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths and two other subjects. Please note: the successful candidate must be able to travel to Toyotas site at Burnaston as well as to Pektron in Derby (DE21 4AP) Hours are 39 per week, Monday to Friday. Pay will be in line with the Government National Minimum Wage for apprentices Start date: Sept 2026 About Pektron: Pektron is one of the largest privately owned electronics manufacturers in the world. We have achieved world-class standards for design, development, and manufacturing of complex electronics for a wide range of market sectors. We work to the principle of providing first rate, reliable, and robust electronics underpinned by the the right industry accreditations to guarantee quality products and services every time. The majority of our products are designed and built to customer specifications. One of our key strengths lies with our sizeable in-house engineering department who are able to produce innovative, cost effective, and robust electronic products within the most demanding of timescales.