Apprentice Rail Engineering Technician WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED

Location

Warwick, Warwickshire | United Kingdom

Job description

What you will do in your working day

We operate two railway brands across the Midlands, the North West and London carrying over 60 million passengers a year.

As one of our Apprentice Engineers, you’ll be responsible for:

• Servicing mechanical and electrical systems on our trains
• Offering highly varied activities

The types of things you will be involved in, could be:

• Repairing, overhauling, and modifying our trains
• Inspecting bodywork and under-carriages for wear and tear
• Writing reports and maintenance records
• This work will range from carrying out routine maintenance/servicing to repairing and fault finding on complex electrical and mechanical components used in the modern rail industry today

This is a fantastic time to join our business and begin an exciting, rewarding and creative career.

Do you need any more convincing why an Engineering Apprenticeship with West Midlands Trains could be for you?

• We are investing over £700 million in new and refurbished trains making journey quicker and more comfortable for our customers
• Investing £70 million into our train maintenance facilities.
• We already run an industry-leading and hugely successful engineering trailblazer apprenticeship scheme in partnership Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet).
• Investing an extra £13 million on staff training.

Alongside your practical and educational training, there are plenty of other activities you can get involved in. Our trailblazing apprentices have spoken to audiences of local and national politicians, members of Parliament and have also appeared on national television!

Join us and not only will you become part of a renowned group of professionals, you will also gain specialist and transferable skills, as well as a wide variety of career progression opportunities in our business.

The training you will be getting

As a West Midlands Trains Engineering Apprentice, you will undertake a mix of classroom and vocational training which will lead to you gaining a competence-based rail qualification and a knowledge-based rail qualification (i.e., Technical Certificate).

• Level 3 Rail Engineering (Competence).
• Level 3 Rail Engineering (Technical Knowledge).

In the first year you will be required to attend James Watt College (Aldridge Road, Great Barr, B44 8NE) on a full time basis. In years 2 to 4 this will change to weekly day release.

All the above will enable you to work alongside our award-winning team Technicians and Engineers and gain an exciting and rewarding career in Engineering.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

There will be avenues for progression, once you are fully qualified to roles such as Team Leader or Manager.

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Salary

£18.86k per annum