Production Machine Operator Apprentice
A S K TECHNOLOGY LTD, South Ham, Basingstoke and Deane
Production Machine Operator Apprentice
£15,600 to £24,784.5 a year
A S K TECHNOLOGY LTD, South Ham, Basingstoke and Deane
- Full time
- Permanent
- Apprenticeship programme
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Closing date: 04-09-2026 (In 10 days)
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Location ref: South Ham, Basingstoke and Deane
Full Job Description
Introduction
Join us and learn how to build PCB assemblies from beginning to end. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their technical skills, gain practical experience, and build a long-term career in electronics production.
About the Employer
ASK Technology is a long and well established Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly company based in the UK.Uniquely focused on high-tech, low to medium volume requirements offering fast turnarounds from 1 day and rapid service responses including quotes within 24 hours.
Primarily our proposition is uniquely targeted at supporting research and design, prototype and New Product Introduction (NPI) needs along with small to medium volumes or sporadic demand batch builds.
Our setup and ISO 9001:2015 certified processes are focused on giving our clients flexibility, agility and capacity even at the shortest notice period with the tightest timeframes. Utilising state of the art equipment we are able to offer a full machine build experience that one would expect from a high volume manufacturer. We also provide full Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) and X-ray of all hidden pads on all boards, ensuring a consistent and full quality check along with feedback through our Design for Manufacture (DFM) reporting on every job.
We are proud to partner with all types of clients from start-ups through small to medium enterprises and global corporations. We work closely with experienced teams encompassing a range of industries and applications, which only goes to emphasise our wide and varied expertise working across all levels of a business from engineering, project management, finance, planning, procurement and senior leadership.
What You'll Do
This position will offer training in learning all the various processes and techniques in assembling a printed circuit board, from machine setup, placement through to re-work/modification.
This would typically offer a long term career path into Production, Quality or Operations management.
Training Outcome
This would typically offer a long-term career path into production, quality or operations management.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Qualifications
- Essential - GCSE - English - 4
- Essential - GCSE - Maths - 4
- Essential - GCSE - Science - 4
Course Information
Course: Engineering fitter (level 3)
Level: 3
Route: Engineering and manufacturing
Apprenticeship Level: Advanced
Working Arrangements
Working Week: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm plus day release. 30 minutes for lunch plus 3 10-minute breaks.
Expected Duration: 3 Years 6 Months
Number of Positions Available: 2
Training Provider: BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY