Job Description

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Fareham
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Engineering Apprenticeships
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14,722.50 to 23,809.50 / Mon -Thu 7.45 am - 4.15pm; Fri 7.45am - 1.15pm / 37.5 hours
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Permanent

STARTING IN MARCH 2026

Are you curious about how engineering supports manufacturing, quality, and product development? PETA Ltd are looking to recruit an exceptional Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice for our client, Elta-UK Limited in Fareham.



You will learn how products are designed, manufactured, and assured to the highest standards while rotating through areas such as sheet metal fabrication, assembly, quality assurance, quality control, research and development, sales, and procurement. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a strong foundation in engineering and discover where your strengths and interests lie within a leading manufacturing environment.

Training to be provided:

As an Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will be studying a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship. Throughout your apprenticeship with Elta-UK Limited, you will be supported by your company mentor and your PETA Learning and Development Coach.

Your Level 3 programme will include a level 3 Engineering work-based qualification delivered by PETA and weekly day-release training at the Havant site, completed over 48 months.

About the role:

The successful candidate will join the team in February/March 2026 in a pre-apprenticeship role, with the registered apprenticeship and associated training beginning in September 2026.

As an Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will learn to support production with new product introduction, project requirements and continuous improvement.

Reporting into the Engineering manager. You will learn a variety of working activities that will in turn support the team to ensure that our products are delivered on time to quality, environmental and cost targets.

As an Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will have a wide range of responsibilities, as part of the role, some of your responsibilities will be:

Learning and understanding the manufacturing processes and capabilities Helping to create operating instructions and procedures Supporting quality assurance and quality control activities Providing support to production and engineering Actioning manufacturing deficiency reports Creating sales general arrangement drawings Actioning change request notes Producing drawings, models and bills of materials to sales and customers specifications Learning 2D and 3D CAD

What are the career prospects at Elta-UK Limited?

Elta-UK Limited have successfully been supporting Apprentices previously and are proud to be training people on the job for the future.

The career opportunities at Elta-UK Limited are varied following the completion of the apprenticeship, there may be the potential for:
Fulltime employment Further personal development within your chosen area of interest

Essential skills:

An apprenticeship is all about learning new knowledge, skills and behaviours, therefore, to be considered for this role you must be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in engineering and a willingness to learn.

To be considered for the role of Engineering & Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will have a keen eye for detail and take pride in completing work to a high-quality level.

You will also require the following skills and qualifications:

2 GCSEs at grade C (4) or above, or equivalents in maths and English IT literate Attention to detail Clear and professional communication skills Teamwork to collaborate effectively across multiple functions Adaptability and willingness to learn in different areas of the business Time management to prioritise tasks to meet deadline * Initiative to proactively seek opportunities to improve processes