Engineering Manufacturing Technician, Level 4

Is this course for me?

The broad purpose of the occupation is to provide specialist technical support for engineers, so that organisations can develop, produce or test new/existing products, processes, or procedures to meet a customer specification in terms of quality, cost and delivery, as efficiently and effectively as possible. Engineering Manufacturing Technicians gather information and data from a range of sources and analyse the information/data. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with their line manager to confirm departmental programmes of work and to agree individual responsibilities. This in turn will align to an overarching organisational resource and delivery plan. Engineering Manufacturing Technicians can be office based, manufacturing/plant based or more commonly combination of both, working with engineering and/or manufacturing teams at an operational level such as with production team leaders and/or management level working with specialist quality or design engineers. As well as liaising with internal colleagues, they may also be responsible for working directly with customers and/or suppliers or with representatives from appropriate regulatory bodies. Typically, this would involve interaction with auditors to demonstrate compliance to specific organisational or regulatory requirements

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for completion of their work to the required specification and deadlines, in line with quality, health & safety and environmental regulations and requirements, with minimum supervision.

Study Overview

Study will include all components required for you to achieve the HNC, plus preparation for the End Point Assessment, which covers the knowledge, skills and behaviours within this Apprenticeship Standard.  

Expectations: An Engineering Manufacturing Technician will be expected to: 

• Have excellent communication skills
• Make decisions
• Solve problems
• Produce and/or update technical documentation reports or specifications 

Progression and Employment Opportunities

Progression to further study could include a HND, a degree or opportunities into higher apprenticeships.