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Engineering maintenance technicians service and repair equipment in industries like manufacturing, production and transport.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
There will be
0.5% more Engineering maintenance technician jobs in 2027.
In your local area
On a typical day you could:
You may need to wear safety clothing and use safety equipment.
You could work in a factory, on a construction site or at a manufacturing plant.
Your working environment may be noisy and outdoors some of the time.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree or higher national diploma in engineering before applying for a job as a trainee technician.
You'll usually need:
You can take a college course, which would teach you some of the skills needed in the job. Relevant courses include:
You may need:
You may be able to do one of the following advanced apprenticeships:
You could also do a level 2 intermediate or level 3 advanced engineering apprenticeship for your particular industry, for example aviation, compressed air and vacuum manufacturing, lifting equipment, or rail.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an engineering craftworker and become a technician through on-the-job training.
You can get more advice about engineering careers through Tomorrow's Engineers and The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
With further training, you could qualify as an engineer in your particular field, like mechanical, electrical or building services engineering.
You could also move into technical sales, maintenance team management, contract management or teaching in a further education college.
Find out more about teaching in further education from Teach in further education.