Apprentice Engineer
MEDICAL WIRE & EQUIPMENT CO. (BATH)LIMITED · Unit 3, Leafield Industrial Estate, Corsham, SN13 9SS
- Salary
- £17,500 a year
- Level
- Advanced
- Course
- Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
- Closing date
- 19 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Hours per week
- 37.5 hours
- Working week
- Monday - Friday, 06.00 - 14.00, no weekend or bank holiday work unless previously agree (full company shutdown), full Christmas shutdown. 30-minute unpaid break. Once capable overtime will be available paid at a higher rate.
- Positions
- 1
About the role
<ul> <li>The apprentice will gain an understanding of the machines that we have onsite</li> <li>Then the apprentice will begin learning about the machines from an engineering perspective, by working in production as an Operator</li> <li>Next the apprentice will work solely in the engineering team on a wide variety of machines</li> </ul>
Skills required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE · English · 4-9 · Essential
- GCSE · Maths · 4-9 · Essential
- GCSE · Two other subjects · 4-9 · Essential
About MEDICAL WIRE & EQUIPMENT CO. (BATH)LIMITED
MWE manufactures a wide range of products such as swabs and specimen collection media for the safe handling, collection and transportation of viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms. We are the only UK manufacturer of swabs. Our products are manufactured to International Standards and meet the CLSI-M40-A2 validation (for the quality control of microbiology specimen transport devices).<br> More than just Clinical: Swabs and specimen collection are used in other areas outside of the clinical setting. MWE supplies a range of swabs and specimen collection media into Food, Pharmaceutical, Forensics, Environmental, and Research. Our products are used globally in over 120 countries. Our capacity has grown 10-fold and we manufacture millions of swabs and media on a weekly basis.
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