Trainee Workshop Engineer

Trainee Workshop Engineer Production / Assembly Operative – No Experience Required Location: Reading Employment Type: Temporary to Permanent Salary: £12.71ph Working Hours: • Monday – Thursday: 07:30 – 16:00 • Friday: 07:30 – 13:30 The Role Our client is looking for a motivated Trainee Workshop Engineer to join their manufacturing team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with no prior experience who is eager to learn a skilled, hands-on role within a growing manufacturing environment. You will rotate across multiple shop-floor departments, receiving full training and gaining practical experience in production, assembly, testing, and machine operation. Key Responsibilities You will be trained to work across all shop-floor departments, including: • Assembly • Surface Mount Technology (SMT) • Testing • PCB • Chemical department • Machine operation Your duties will include: • Operating and maintaining SMT and production equipment • Following detailed assembly instructions and technical processes • Carrying out quality checks and assisting with fault finding • Adhering to health & safety procedures and company standards • Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised working environment Training & Development • No experience required • Full training provided across all departments • Ideal role for someone looking to build long-term technical and engineering skills Candidate Requirements • Positive attitude and strong willingness to learn • Good work ethic, reliability, and timekeeping • Comfortable in a hands-on, shop-floor environment (can be cold and occasionally dirty) • Adaptable and keen to develop new skills • Able to follow instructions and work well as part of a team Please note:As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.In line with GDPR regulations, we are making you aware that to proceed with your application we will need to contact you via email, telephone and/or text message. To receive future job alerts from us, you will be required to provide consent within our marketing preference options. The link will be provided in an email to you. Source4 are an equal opportunities employer and complies with all relevant UK legislation. If you are successful in your application, you will be required to attend a full registration with one of our Consultants which will involve you providing a current passport, any relevant visas, a proof of address and completing relevant tests and a full competency based interview.