Trainee Technician – Mechanical Engineering Department (Fixed term)

Reference

ENG204022

Closing Date

Sunday, 19th June 2022

Job Type

Apprenticeship Scheme

Department

Engineering

Salary

£17901 per annum

As part of the Faculty’s Advanced Apprenticeship Training Program, the Faculty of Engineering wish to recruit two Trainee Technicians under the government’s level 4 Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme. 

The trainees will undertake a full time 4-year Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering commencing 1st September 2022. 

You will receive practical training in the Faculty’s extensively equipped engineering workshops/laboratories and broad based training on a range of standard/specialised engineering processes, instrumentation, test and measurement, all from experienced qualified engineering technicians.

Your initial basic training is undertaken over the first 6 months followed by focused specialist training within designated areas of the Faculty, allowing you to build your new practical skills and knowledge in specialist engineering disciplines. 

There will be opportunities for you over the apprenticeship period to learn and train on a wide range of cutting-edge engineering disciplines including: 

• CNC machining including CAD/CAM  
• Rig design, build and modification 
• Materials testing and characterisation 
• Other engineering processes/areas as needed 

Formal academic training for the Higher Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard programme will be over a 4-year period and will be achieved via a day release program at Loughborough College where successful applicants will be expected to progress to HNC level in mechanical engineering disciplines. 

Qualifications to be undertaken will include: 

• Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Performing Engineering Operations 
• Internal training courses relevant to role 
• Higher National Certificate (HNC) Level 4 Mechanical Engineering 

You should have, or be expected to achieve:  

• Good A or AS levels in relevant subjects
• Five GCSEs at grade C (new equivalent grade 4) or above 

We are looking for people who are enthusiastic and eager to learn new skills and techniques working within a team of highly skilled technicians, with the ability to show attention to detail and rise to the challenge this prestigious opportunity presents.

For more information, please access: https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Andrew Hallam, tel:- 0115 7486 425 Or email [email protected] Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge .

This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the UK Visas & Immigration points based immigration system, however applications are welcome from candidates who don't currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route.