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How a Lift and Escalator Technician makes a difference

Lifts, escalators and moving walkways come in a wide variety of types and sizes. They are used for moving both goods and people and support journeys across buildings, as well as up and down them. You’ll find them in warehouses, high rise flats and offices, hotels, airports, railway stations, and within people’s homes.

While most of us use lifts and escalators, some people really rely on them because they’re unable to walk or take the stairs. In very tall buildings broken lifts or escalators could mean the building needs to shut down. You could be the technician who services and repairs lifts and escalators, enabling reliable, safe and fast journeys and ensuring everyone can get to where they need to go.

The type of work a Lift and Escalator Technician will do

  • Installing new systems in new or existing buildings
  • Servicing and repairing existing lifts and escalators
  • Testing and inspecting products in commercial and domestic environments
  • Following technical manufacturers’ instructions
  • Advising customers on the safe operation of installed systems
  • Using tools, measuring instruments and fault-finding processes to diagnose issues
  • Interpreting and implementing wiring diagrams
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What you can bring to the Lift and Escalator Technician role

A fascination with engineering and how moving things operate.

The ability to look at issues from all angles and apply a logical approach to solving a problem.

The ability to focus and make accurate decisions.

What you can bring to the Lift and Escalator Technician role

An enjoyment of learning about technical things and putting what you’ve learnt into practice.

A knack for understanding complex designs and diagrams and explaining them to other people.

The natural ability to work in different environments, engaging with a wide variety of people.

What you can bring to the Lift and Escalator Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- building, making and fixing things

- science

- exploring problems and finding answers

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Future career opportunities for a Lift and Escalator Technician

Your level of engineering knowledge will grow and grow, enabling you to specialise in different kinds of lifts, escalators and moving walkways and potentially be involved in some very high profile buildings.

With experience, you could progress to leading a team and training others, or become involved in safety and quality inspections.

How to become a Lift and Escalator Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

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The mechanical, electric and hydraulic engineering used in lifts and escalators is continuously evolving, so you will learn how to repair and maintain older equipment and discover new, high-tech solutions. You might get involved in replacing a whole system, taking out old mechanical, hydraulic, electric and electronic parts, and leaving an up to date, modern machine in its place.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Lift and Escalator Electromechanic

How an Electrician makes a difference

Homes, transport systems, leisure facilities, manufacturing, and offices all rely on electricity to keep them operating. The electrical systems that supply them are complex and continuously changing, as innovations help to make them more energy efficient.

While new housing developments and business premises need electrical systems to be installed, older buildings need system upgrades and regular maintenance. In both situations strict safety regulations need to be followed. You could be the technician who powers up environments of all kinds and makes sure they work safely without a glitch.

The type of work an Electrician will do

  • Installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems
  • Understanding and following manufacturers’ instructions
  • Checking and maintaining electrical safety
  • Listening to customers’ requirements and electrical fault issues
  • Deciding on materials and parts required for repairs
  • Loading vehicles with supplies of materials
  • Making sure tools and equipment are in good working order
  • Helping to design electrical systems
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What you can bring to the Electrician role

An enthusiasm for finding out how electrical systems work.

A responsible attitude to following instructions and completing detailed work accurately.

A natural ability to engage with colleagues, customers, suppliers, the public and other trades.

What you can bring to the Electrician role

An interest in understanding how electrical works integrate with other building structures and systems.

The ability to look at an issue from different angles and find a solution.

The skills to communicate complex ideas or tasks to other people.

What you can bring to the Electrician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- building, making or fixing things

- exploring problems and finding answers

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Future career opportunities for an Electrician

You might begin your career with a small company but progress to working for a large electrical contractor or construction business that serves a region or the whole of the UK.

After gaining experience, you will probably specialise in a particular area, which could be heating, lighting or air conditioning in commercial or domestic environments.

Alternatively, you could focus on electrical compliance, which means completing checks to ensure electrical systems meet regulatory standards. Another option is setting up your own business, working independently or employing other electricians.

How to become an Electrician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

The range of environments you can work in as an electrician is vast – you could become an expert in wiring up department stores, office blocks, hospitals, factories, or even yachts. Every environment is slightly different, with different operational needs that need to be met. Your working day can also be very varied, as you move between fixing everything from air conditioning to security systems, lighting to heating.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Installation Electrician
Maintenance Electrician

How a Healthcare Engineering Technician makes a difference

Hospitals, GP practices, dentists, and ambulances all use a wide range of medical devices to help them care for patients. These devices need to be checked and maintained regularly to make sure they work properly and patient safety isn’t put at risk.

As well as medical devices, there are heating, ventilation and electricity systems serving medical buildings that need to be maintained. You could be the technician who services and repairs the equipment and environments that healthcare practitioners and patients rely on for effective medical care.

The type of work a Healthcare Engineering Technician will do

  • Testing and maintaining devices and equipment
  • Carrying out repairs
  • Installing new equipment
  • Safety tests and checks
  • Briefing medical staff on devices and equipment
  • Completing documentation and reports
  • Communicating progress on repairs and new installations
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What you can bring to the Healthcare Engineering Technician role

An interest in healthcare and discovering how different medical devices work.

A passion for helping people.

A natural ability to communicate complex ideas and help other people learn how to do things.

The confidence to work independently.

What you can bring to the Healthcare Engineering Technician role

The ability to carry out instructions carefully and accurately.

A thorough approach to recording information and checking yours and other people’s work.

The ability to engage with a range of people.

What you can bring to the Healthcare Engineering Technician role

You could also be right for this role if you have any of the following interests:

- building, making and fixing things

- science

- exploring problems and finding answers

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Future career opportunities for a Healthcare Engineering Technician

There are different kinds of healthcare engineering, for example electrical, mechanical, biomedical or building services. You could choose to specialise in one area.

With experience, you could lead a team or take responsibility for a large number of buildings, where all equipment is in your care. You could even progress to designing medical devices or equipment yourself.

How to become a Healthcare Engineering Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

You could work across a range of healthcare devices or within a big healthcare environment, like a hospital. You’ll have frequent contact with patients, sometimes working when they are present, and will make sure medical teams can complete their work effectively by making sure medical equipment is in good working order when it’s needed.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Biomedical Technician
Clinical Engineer
Dental Engineering Technician
Instrument Curator
Medical Electronics Technician
Medical Engineering Technician
Building Services Technician

How a Security Systems Technician makes a difference

Businesses, homes, and public buildings all require fire safety equipment to make sure people are alerted and protected if a fire breaks out. Many properties also have security systems to protect them from break-ins and vandalism, and to prevent theft.

Today’s safety and security systems are very high tech, using cameras and sensors that connect via the internet to security companies. Before systems are installed, property assessments take place to ensure the right equipment is recommended. You could be the technician who designs, installs and maintains safety and security systems to protect people’s possessions, property, and lives.

The type of work a Security Systems Technician will do

  • Installing new systems and modifying existing ones
  • Connecting different components and making sure they work together properly
  • Responding to call-outs to repair faults
  • Checking the performance of equipment and finding the source of faults
  • Listening to customers’ safety and security concerns
  • Making recommendations of the safety and security equipment to install
  • Teaching customers how to use security systems
  • Producing reports and customer proposals
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What you can bring to the Security Systems Technician role

A passion for technology, computers and apps.

The confidence to engage with new software and mobile applications, and to work out how things operate.

The ability to focus and take in details from conversations and environments.

A skill for communicating complex ideas to other people.

What you can bring to the Security Systems Technician role

A knack for unravelling problems and considering different solutions before deciding on the best way forward.

A desire to look after other people and keep them safe.

A consistently careful approach to producing written reports and records.

What you can bring to the Security Systems Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- gaming and technology

- caring for other people

- exploring problems and finding answers

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Future career opportunities for a Security System Technician

Early on in your career you will specialise in either fire safety or electronic security systems. As your experience grows you will start to work independently, visiting customer premises, advising them on repairs, and installing systems.

Over time, you could progress to leading a team of engineers. Alternatively, you could become a specialist who checks systems to make sure they comply with regulation, or you could set up your own safety and security company.

How to become a Security Systems Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

The technology used by fire safety and security systems continues to evolve and you will need to stay in touch with developments to continue to advise clients well. Regulation on fire safety standards also continues to evolve and all companies and public buildings are required to have annual checks to make sure their protective equipment is in good working order.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Emergency and Security Systems Engineer
Fire and Security Systems Engineer

How an Engineering Manufacturing Technician makes a difference

A diverse range of industries – including automotive, aerospace, marine, chemical processing and materials manufacturing – use complex engineering, multiple parts, and detailed manufacturing processes to deliver their products. 

Engineers who lead product development and manufacturing need support with the production and testing of new and existing products, and with processes and procedures to make sure customer specifications are met. You could be the technician who ensures efficient and effective manufacturing, contributing to the production of greener vehicles, space travel or innovative materials.

Advanced manufacturing technician Saeed, wearing safety glasses, working on a CNC machine.

The type of work an Engineering Manufacturing Technician will do

  • Gathering and analysing information and data from a range of sources
  • Updating technical documentation on quality, reliability and production schedules
  • Analysing or producing documents that explain how a product must be designed, manufactured, maintained and transported
  • Meeting with engineering and manufacturing teams
  • Maintaining quality and safety standards
  • Overseeing delivery to customers to hit agreed schedules
  • Contributing to discussion on how processes and procedures can be improved
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What you can bring to the Engineering Manufacturing Technician role

An interest in engineering and how large-scale products are manufactured.

The confidence to use a range of tools and techniques to solve problems and support your decision-making.

An organised approach to your work and the skill to capture details accurately.

What you can bring to the Engineering Manufacturing Technician role

The flexibility to adapt to different situations and work with a range of clients, colleagues and suppliers.

A skill for making difficult things easy to understand by other people.

An aptitude for thinking carefully about a subject or idea, asking questions and acting upon what you’ve learned.

What you can bring to the Engineering Manufacturing Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- cars, trains and planes

- building, making and fixing things

- exploring problems and finding answer

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Future career opportunities for an Engineering Manufacturing Technician

As you gain experience supporting engineers, you will become involved in the development and introduction of new products or product modifications. You may eventually lead a team that gathers the data and analysis to support design.

You could decide you want to become an engineer yourself and build on your technician skills to complete the right training and courses. Your technician, engineering and manufacturing skills will be transferrable to multiple industries.

How to become an Engineering Manufacturing Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • A Higher Technical Qualification such as a Higher National Certificate in Manufacturing Engineering for England.
  • An apprenticeship as an Engineering Manufacturing Technician.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

Research indicates that manufacturers and their suppliers need to recruit approximately 124,000 engineers and technicians every year. You will probably spend some of your time in a manufacturing plant and the rest in an office, liaising with internal colleagues and working directly with clients to understand their needs. You’ll also collaborate with suppliers to develop solutions to manufacturing challenges.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Costing Engineer
Installation Engineer
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Manufacturing Procurement Engineer
Process Engineer
Production Support Engineer
Quality Engineer
Test and Commissioning Engineer

How an Electrical Engineering Technician makes a difference

As an Electrical Engineering Technician, you help keep homes, schools, hospitals and workplaces running safely. You help ensure electrical and electronic systems are installed correctly, tested properly and fixed quickly when something goes wrong.

Your work helps keep lights on, machines working and technology connected. By following safety rules and quality checks, you protect people from harm and reduce waste. You also help organisations save energy and work more efficiently, which is good for people and the planet.

The type of work an Electrical Engineering Technician will do

  • Assemble and wire electrical and electronic components
  • Test systems to check they work safely and correctly
  • Find faults using tools and basic test equipment
  • Repair or replace faulty parts
  • Carry out planned maintenance checks
  • Read drawings, instructions and technical information
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What you can bring to the Electrical Engineering Technician role

You enjoy finding out how things work.

You like solving problems step by step.

You are careful and pay attention to detail.

You take safety seriously at all times.

You are happy working with your hands and tools.

You can follow instructions and diagrams.

You are comfortable using basic maths and measurements.

What you can bring to the Electrical Engineering Technician role

You could also be right for this role if you have any of the following interests:

- Electronics and electrical gadgets

- Building or fixing things

- Science and technology

- Computers and digital systems

- Practical problem solving

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Future career opportunities for an Electrical Engineering Technician

With experience, you could specialise in areas like electronics, manufacturing, maintenance or installation. You might move into senior technician roles, engineering jobs or team leadership. Some people go on to design systems, manage projects or train apprentices. There are also opportunities to work in many different industries or start your own business.

How to become an Electrical Engineering Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

This role is hands on and varied, so no two days are the same. You might be building equipment one day and fixing a fault the next. You get to work with real technology and see the results of your work straight away. As technology changes you keep learning new skills, which makes the job interesting and adaptable as technologies change. You also gain skills that are useful in many industries across the UK.

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You might also see this role listed under different job titles, including:

Electrical technician
Electronic engineering technician
Maintenance technician
Installation technician
Service technician

How a Telecommunications Technician makes a difference

Organisations rely on telecommunication systems in all areas of operations, just as people rely on voice, data, and video communications across their leisure and home life. The number of devices that utilise mobile and broadband networks has expanded tremendously over the last ten years, as internet and mobile technology have become faster and more readily available.

Not all areas enjoy the same superfast internet connections, however, and mobile and broadband networks can fail. Therefore specialists are required to understand what the challenges are, install the right technology, and repair issues quickly. You could be the technician who helps people and business to communicate with each other effectively by making network connections fast and reliable.

The type of work a Telecommunications Technician will do

  • Implementing IT solutions involving network hardware, software, databases and programming
  • Responding to reports about failing networks and communications
  • Diagnosing issues
  • Interacting with a wide variety of users with varying levels of technical knowledge
  • Collecting and analysing network and telecommunications performance data
  • Implementing and testing secure systems
  • Testing and maintaining core network infrastructure
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What you can bring to the Telecommunications Technician role

A passion for technology.

A fascination with how voice, video and data travel across networks to destinations all over the world.

A natural inclination to think through a problem logically and consider different possibilities before drawing conclusions.

What you can bring to the Telecommunications Technician role

The ability to focus, make sound judgements and accurate decisions.

The confidence to define or identity a complex problem and take on the challenge of finding the solution.

A knack for using new technology and creating and managing things on a computer

What you can bring to the Telecommunications Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- gaming and technology

- building, making and fixing things

- exploring problems and finding answer

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Future career opportunities for a Telecommunications Technician

You could work in several different environments, including large telecoms companies, within the IT team of a big organisation, or within a specialist IT consultancy that helps organisations install and manage their telecommunication systems.

As your knowledge and experience increase, you could get involved in the design of networks, helping organisations transition from old telecommunications systems to fast internet-based solutions.

How to become a Telecommunications Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • An apprenticeship as a Cellular Network Field Engineer.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

Many of the systems you install will be based in the cloud, instead of being installed in servers on premises. You’ll use cloud technology to roll out new systems to businesses and to provide software updates and new services to customers. You will understand how voice, data, and video infrastructure operates and how to direct different types of calls over the network to make telecommunications as cost effective as possible.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Cloud Technician
Communications Technician
Cyber/Security Support
Data Centre Support Technician
Help Desk Support
IT Field Technician
IT Support Analyst
Network Field Operative
Network Support
Office IT Technician

How a Composites Technician makes a difference

Composites are manufactured using a combination of materials and can be formed into rigid structures that are lighter and stronger than metals. They are used by the aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, rail, marine, construction, and renewables industries for smaller components as well as structures such as panels and frames.

The composites manufacturing process involves cutting edge technologies and there is continuous research into new ways to solve product and construction challenges. You could be the technician who designs and manufactures composite parts for turbine blades, bridges, aeroplanes, or satellites in space.

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The type of work a Composites Technician will do

  • Selecting materials to produce composites
  • Designing and preparing mould tools
  • Reading and understanding technical drawings
  • Designing and manufacturing components
  • Operating machinery
  • Carrying out machine maintenance
  • Listening to customer requirements and supporting research projects

What you can bring to the Composites Technician role

An interest in taking on engineering tasks.

The confidence to operate different kinds of machinery.

The ability to focus and make accurate decisions.

What you can bring to the Composites Technician role

The tendency to think carefully about a subject or idea and ask the right questions.

High motivation to get things right first time.

The ability to provide good customer service and explain complex ideas or subjects clearly.

What you can bring to the Composites Technician role

Confidence understanding and using measurement data.

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- Science

- Building, making and fixing things

- Cars, trains or planes

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Future career opportunities for a Composites Technician

You will have the opportunity to work in different industries, creating composite parts that solve a range of challenges.

Alternatively, you could work for a design studio that takes commissions from clients, supporting their internal research and development teams.

How to become a Composites Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

The growth in demand for composites is increasing the need for skilled technicians with knowledge of composite design, tooling, moulding, machining, testing, repairing, and material production. These specialised skills will give you the opportunity to be involved in important projects, some of which could be reported in the news.

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This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Composites Designer
Composites Materials Technician
Composites Tool-Maker
Composites Laminators
Composites Inspector
Composites Repairer

How a Building Design Technician makes a difference

When you imagine a building being constructed, you probably think about its exterior and maybe the shapes of the rooms inside. But there is much more to a building than simply its bricks and mortar.

For a building to really come to life, it needs to be connected to resources and services people use, and to meet safety, security, efficiency, and environmental standards. You could be the technician who designs these resources, services, and standards into many kinds of buildings, giving people a high quality of life.

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The type of work a Building Design Technician will do

  • Supporting the design of building services system
  • Making sure designs meet the relevant building and environmental standards
  • Capturing data and carrying out calculations to define the best design solution
  • Using data analysis and digital modelling software
  • Understanding the risks involved with different services and controlling the risks within your designs
  • Project management of your designs and proposals
  • Presenting your ideas and solutions to other people

What you can bring to the Building Design Technician role

An interest in architecture and design and creating great environments for people to live and work in.

A talent for producing technical diagrams and drawings.

The ability to absorb detailed information from complex documents and act on what you’ve learned.

What you can bring to the Building Design Technician role

A knack for using technology and creating detailed content on computers.

A thorough approach to your work, whether you’re creating designs or producing written reports.

The confidence to engage in debates and discussions, ask questions and put forward your ideas.

What you can bring to the Building Design Technician role

The skill to think through a problem from different angles before deciding on the best way forward.

This role could also be right for you if you have any of the following interests:

- building, making and fixing things

- art, film, fashion and design

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Future career opportunities for a Building Design Technician

With experience you could become a design engineer, or a site manager with responsibility for overseeing design implementation.

Another option is working in design and construction management and leading a technical team. Alternatively, you could move into a head of facilities position and manage building operations.

How to become a Building Design Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job. But if you're interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:  

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • A Higher Technical Qualification, such as a Higher National Certificate in Architectural Technology for England.
  • An apprenticeship as a Construction Design and Build Technician.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

As a building design technician you plan how heating, ventilation and cooling, electrical power, water, and drainage systems all operate in a building. You need to consider comfort and control, safety and security, efficiency and sustainability, and access, to make it easy for systems to be fixed and maintained.

Other job titles...

This role can also be known by some other job titles including:

Building Services Technician
Building Services Engineering Technician

How an Automation Engineering Technician makes a difference

If you’ve seen a video of an automotive production line – cars being built piece-by-piece by automated machines – you’ll know it’s fascinating to watch. But did you know many other products are manufactured this way and that other processes are automated too?

The goal of every manufacturer, energy plant or delivery business is to keep their production line or processes running. You could be a technician that guarantees continuity by maintaining machines and fixing them, ultimately making sure the right quantity of products is made on time and customers have what they need.

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Instructing others
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The type of work an Automation Engineering Technician will do

  • Installing new machines into industrial networks
  • Testing and maintaining hardware and software
  • Fixing technical faults
  • Monitoring the production environment
  • Modifying automation and control systems
  • Coordinating installations and maintenance with production teams

What you can bring to the Automation Engineering Technician role

An interest in learning how electrical and electronic circuits and devices work.

The ability to focus and follow detailed instructions.

A natural ability to look at a problem logically and consider all possibilities before finding the best way forward.

What you can bring to the Automation Engineering Technician role

An aptitude for understanding technical drawings and diagrams.

The confidence to work independently.

A knack for teaching others how to do something and communicating complex ideas.

What you can bring to the Automation Engineering Technician role

You could also be right for this role if you have any of the following interests:

- building, making and fixing things

- science

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Future career opportunities for an Automation Engineering Technician

You could begin your career in a manufacturing, logistics or utilities environment – places where machines are used to automate processes or production to make them more efficient.

Once you’re skilled at installing, maintaining, fault finding, and optimising hardware and software, you could progress to managing teams, training others, specialising in a specific technical area, or using your knowledge to design better systems.

How to become an Automation Engineering Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job. But if you're interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:  

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

More options available after that:

  • A Higher Technical Qualification such as a Higher National Certificate in Automation and Control Engineering for England.
  • An apprenticeship as an Automation and Controls Engineering Technician.

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

Automated machines involve hardware and software. You’ll handle the technical tooling to fix physical issues and gain the programming skills to establish and fix controls. You’ll apply your knowledge across a wide range of machinery (including robots!), always thinking about how to optimise how things work.