Advanced Craft Apprenticeship Cheltenham, England
Job description
Job Title: Advanced Craft Apprentice
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Role Overview:
We are currently recruiting for Apprentices to undertake our Advanced Craft Apprenticeship Programme which allows Apprentices to gain practical experience of producing parts and products, using a variety of methods and equipment.
What does the Apprenticeship involve?
The first year of the Apprenticeship will be based at our local training provider, undertaking key skills and assessments which culminate in an NVQ Level 2 qualification. Subsequent years will be based within the workplace, rotating through a series of placements whilst undertaking NVQ Level 3 qualification and Functional Skills assessments. During this time, Apprentices will be required to attend college one day per week.
To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate the following skills & personal qualities:
- Good communication
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Keen interest in technical matters & engineering
- Analytical thinking skills
- Ability to use initiative
- Excellent team working skills
- Good attention to detail
- Self-motivated
- Determined
- Enthusiastic
Entry requirements
- 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grades 4-9, to include Maths, English & Science
- Hobbies/interests outside of school which demonstrate a genuine interest in engineering
- A recent job or relevant work experience would be beneficial
Key benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus
- 27 days annual holiday entitlement (plus Bank Holidays)
- Company pension
- Private health insurance
- Subsidised restaurant (on site)
- Potential opportunities for further training and development
Why Spirax-Sarco?
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a FTSE 100 multi-national engineering group that has its headquarters in Cheltenham, UK. The Group comprises world-leading engineering businesses: Spirax Sarco and Gestra for steam specialties; Watson-Marlow for niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies; and Chromalox and Thermocoax for thermal technologies and industrial heating applications. With our diverse team giving us global strength, we serve over 100,000 customers in 130 countries across multiple industries.
Across the Spirax-Sarco Engineering Group, we’re passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working culture where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working (such as full-time, part-time, select days and job sharing).
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we’ve introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. There’s a free global Employee Assistance programme and three days of paid volunteering leave for everyone as well. Learn more at www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/everyoneisincluded.
