Apprentice Technician

School/Department: School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £20,850 per annum
Apply by: 12/05/2023

Role Description

About the Roles

We have four roles available in three different areas. The purpose of all four roles is to discover and develop aptitudes and capabilities to be able to provide a premier technical provision to the labs and facilities in each of the areas. The roles are very hands on and requires problem solving, creative thinking, making parts, fixing and servicing equipment, and helping students and staff in the areas. 

SATM - School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (2 roles)

These apprentice roles will develop you to be able to deliver technical support to our teaching by building and maintaining rigs and facilities, operation of machines and equipment, and supporting the running of experiments in our aerospace, transport and manufacturing areas.

SWEE - School of Water, Energy and Environment (1 role)

This apprentice role will develop you to be able deliver technical support for our research and teaching in both traditional and cutting-edge power generation technologies, such as combustion, solar, wave and hydrogen technologies.  You will be involved in operating, maintaining and troubleshooting a range of instrumentation and equipment.

CIC - Cranfield Impact Centre (1 role)

Cranfield Impact Centre is a limited company solely owned by the University.  This apprentice role will develop you to support mechanical testing activities and the preparation of tests by constructing jigs and building assemblies. You will be involved in preparing of test fixtures and post-test dismantling and perform general workshop tasks such as drilling, cutting and machining of metallic and composite structures.

Alongside these practical skills the role will also require the successful completion of a fully funded Level 3 Engineering Technician Advanced Apprenticeship. In the first year you will spend three days a week at college and two days a week on site at Cranfield. Thereafter you will spend one day a week at college and four days a week in Cranfield until the end of your apprenticeship.

About You

You will have a good standard of education evidenced by up to 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (old grade C) and above including in Science, Mathematics and English (or equivalent level qualifications).

You will also have a keen interest in engineering and/or basic principles of a technical discipline and be prepared to study and commit to an Engineering Technician Apprenticeship.

A basic knowledge of computers and software, such as Microsoft Office and Teams, will be necessary for both study and work activities. You will be dependable and reliable with an enthusiastic and practical aptitude.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .

Technicians are pivotal to the University as we teach and train students, build and maintain test equipment which is used for research that changes the world.

Visit the Cranfield website to learn more:-

Learn more about Aerospace
Learn more about Transport Systems
Learn more about Manufacturing
Learn more about Water
Learn more about Energy & Sustainability
Learn more about Environment & Agrifood

Learn more about the Cranfield Impact Centre

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .

As part of our commitment to support and develop Technical staff across the University, we are a founding signatory of the Science Council's Technician Commitment. Find out more here .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners. 

For an informal discussion about this opportunities, please contact Jarryd Braithwaite, Technical Operations Manager for SATM, (E): [email protected] , Jane Hubble, Head of Technical Services, (E): [email protected]  or Jim Watson, Cranfield Impact Centre Manager (CIC), (E): [email protected]