Summary Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited are looking for an Apprentice Field Service Engineer to complete a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship to join their team. Wage £15,500 a year Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) Training course Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3) Hours You will work Monday to Friday. Your start and finish times, including your shift pattern, will be determined by the employing company. 37 hours 30 minutes a week Start date Monday 8 September 2025 Duration 4 years Positions available 2 Work Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. What you'll do at work Role & responsibilities: The successful candidate will develop the following: Gain experience in Mazatrol controls, machine operations and movements Gain an understanding of Mazak product range Servicing / Installation and breakdown repair of Mazak CNC Follow H&S requirements at customers' premises Onsite fault diagnosis Checking machine alignments Changing electrical drives, motors, encoders Understand mechanical drawings and schematic electrical drawings Field-based role across all areas of service Visit customers across the UK - Staying away is expected, depending on distance Flexible working, including weekends Where you'll work This apprenticeship is available in these locations: AMRC Training Centre, Off Highfield Spring, Rotherham, S60 5BL Badgeworth Drive, Worcester, WR4 9NF Training Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills. College or training organisation THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Your training course Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3) Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab) What you'll learn Course contents Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management. Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals. Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements. Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance. Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources. Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment. Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work. Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques. Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required. Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools. Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner. Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems. Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes. Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems. Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team. Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions. Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations. Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment. Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities. Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters. Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products. Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment. Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance. Apply continuous improvement techniques. Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment. Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities. Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics. Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management. Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals. Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements. Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance. Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources. Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment. Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work. Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques. Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required. Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools. Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner. Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems. Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes. Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems. Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team. Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions. Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations. Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment. Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities. Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters. Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products. Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment. Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance. Apply continuous improvement techniques. Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment. Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities. Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics. Your training plan You will study on a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician pathway. On completion of this, you will gain a qualification in Engineering at Level 3 standard. During the first year you will be required to attend the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre in Sheffield, full time for an initial block of study, until June 2026. You will do a combination of returning to your workplace or shadowing a field engineer one Friday per month. After the initial block training you will undertake the knowledge study one day a week. This will require attending the AMRC Training Centre one in every four sessions remotely, excluding exams and assessment days. The remaining four days will be spent in Worcester at the Mazak Europe office, for approximately 15 months, learning how to maintain their machines. During this period you will be required to relocate to Worcester with the support of Mazak Europe. In the third year you will be field based on a fulltime basis whilst completing your workplace competency qualification. Please note the AMRC Training Centre reserves the right to close applications ahead of the published closing date. Requirements Essential qualifications GCSE in: English Language (grade 4) Mathematics (grade 4) Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know. Skills Communication skills IT skills Attention to detail Organisation skills Problem solving skills Analytical skills Team working Initiative About this company Yamazaki Mazak is a world-leading manufacturer of Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tools. With a global turnover of over $2.6 Billion, over 7500 employees and 11 Manufacturing plants around the world, Mazak supplies machines to major brands and customers across the globe. The UK plant supplies machines across Europe and is also the European Headquarters. Located just outside Worcester for over 35 years, we have over 850 employees working across a broad range of roles and disciplines. Mazak offers leading-edge solutions to its customers' requirements, using the very latest engineering and technological machine methods. After this apprenticeship Completion of the University of Sheffield’s AMRC Training Centre apprenticeships are nationally recognised qualifications which are acknowledged and respected by employers across the world. These can open the door to many more opportunities, such as Engineering Management and Project Engineering positions across a range of sectors worldwide. Ask a question The contact for this apprenticeship is: THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD AMRC Training Centre Recruitment Team recruitment@amrctraining.co.uk The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315392.