25-0104 Apprentice Field Service Engineer

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.

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

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.