Manufacturing Apprentice - Year 1 Bridgend, Wales
RENISHAW PLC
Full Time
Bridgend, Wales
16000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job Description
Job Title: Manufacturing Apprentice (Level 3)
Qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Technologies
Location: Miskin, South Wales
Learning Provider: Bridgend College
Duration: 4 years
Qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Technologies
Location: Miskin, South Wales
Learning Provider: Bridgend College
Duration: 4 years
Salary: £16,000
What is a Manufacturing Apprentice?
Our Manufacturing Apprenticeship provides the Manufacturing Services Division (MSD) with a talent pool to meet the current and future demand of the division. You will contribute in many ways to support the division; this includes using state of the art CNC machines, understanding and supporting assembly engineering teams and maintaining the manufacturing sites equipment and building infrastructure. This is a hands-on practical apprenticeship that will allow you to develop skills in machining techniques and fault-finding maintenance activities across the site.
Where will I be working?
This role is based at our Miskin site near Llantrisant, South Wales, you may on occasion be required to travel to other Renishaw sites for work. You will need the ability to travel independently to college and work.
What will I do?
You will learn a range of skills including soldering, assembly of products, machining, and maintenance of equipment. During the four-year apprenticeship you will learn and develop engineering skills and knowledge through onsite work placements, whilst also studying for nationally recognised qualifications at a local college.
The first year of this Advanced Apprenticeship is based in full time education at Bridgend College where you learn practical and theoretical engineering knowledge in a range of subjects.
In the second and third years, you will rotate around the division in placements, spending time in assembly/production areas, machine shop and maintenance department. You will be required to work shift patterns as part of some of these placements. You will also attend college on a day release basis and work towards an NVQ qualification in work.
On successful completion of the EAL Level 3 in the second year, there is the opportunity to progress to an HNC in electrical or mechanical engineering in years 3 and 4. Once you transfer off the programme, you will move into the manufacturing division where you will specialise and continue to apply and develop new learning and skills.
Throughout the apprenticeship, you will meet regularly with our apprentice team to assess ongoing performance.
The roles you will transfer into at the end of the scheme are:
CNC Setter/Operator- Maintenance Technician
- Production Technician
What qualification will I achieve?
Year 1 – EAL Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Engineering Technologies
Year 2 – EAL Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Technologies
Year 3 – EAL Level 4 HNC Mechanical or Electrical engineering Yr1
Year 4 – EAL Level 4 HNC Mechanical or Electrical engineering Yr2
EAL Level 3 NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance (engineered systems) is completed over the 4 years of the apprenticeship.
What skills and qualifications do I need?
Applicants must have:
- GCSE grades minimum grade 4 or C, including Maths and English, Science and other relevant subjects (such as Engineering or Product Design).
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Experience software packages including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- A current or recent job, this does not need to be relevant to engineering and can be a paper round or Saturday job, as this demonstrates maturity, responsibility and independence.
- Relevant work experience done through school or college would be beneficial although is not essential.
- You should be able to show us that you are a practical person and have worked on projects either at school or at home that demonstrate this.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites)
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a Homeworking policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance Policy of 4 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, the option to join BUPA Renishaw health trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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Employment Type:
Permanent
Time Type:
Full time
Requisition Number:
R4872 Manufacturing Apprentice - Year 1 (Open)
Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments for the selection process due to illness, injury or disability. You can share this with the Recruitment Team who will be in touch if you are invited to interview. All information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will do our best to support you and make reasonable adjustments where possible.
If you would like to speak to a member of the Renishaw Recruitment Team please call 01453 524600
RENISHAW PLC
www.renishaw.com
Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom
Sir David R. McMurtry
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Public
Electronics Manufacturing
1973
