Dual-Skilled Apprentice Engineer
Location
Walsall, West Midlands | United Kingdom
Job description
Ibstock PLC
We are currently recruiting for a Dual-skilled Apprentice Engineer to join our team at our Atlas Factory in Walsall, Birmingham.
• Location: 20 minute drive from Cannock.
-25 minute drive from Birmingham City Centre.
-30 minute drive from Wolverhampton.
• The programme will take 4 years to complete gaining an Engineering Technician – Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship.
• The starting salary for this role is £19,023 per annum with yearly pay increases.
• This programme offers you the chance to train for a highly skilled role, gain a nationally recognised qualification and get paid while you learn!
• Upon completion of the programme you will have attained the skills and knowledge to start your career with Ibstock Group as a fully qualified Engineer.
• During the first year you will attend MAKE UK Training School full time studying the BTEC Level 3 together with hands-on practical activities to complete your Level 2 Diploma.
This first year will require you to stay in Birmingham during term time. (All travel and hotel costs are covered by Ibstock plc).
The company:
WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2,300 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.
Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain.
We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.
What will you be doing?
• As an Electrical Apprentice, you will be supporting the Engineers with the maintenance of the plant and equipment within the factory and undertaking preventative maintenance tasks.
• At college you will be studying subjects to give you the appropriate knowledge and skills to carry out these tasks, such as Electronic Fault Finding, Features and Applications of Electrical Machines, and Principles and Operations of Three Phase Systems to name but a few.
• In addition, going forward you will also study a number of Mechanical units in both your knowledge and competency qualifications such as Maintaining Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Fault Diagnosis.
• You will input information into a planned maintenance system, and you will support the collection and analysis of production data, so computer skills will be necessary.
Essential requirements:
• It is essential that you have a practical hands-on approach to completing these tasks, and you will need good organisational skills to enable you to manage the range of tasks competing for attention.
• You will have a minimum of 3 GCSE’s at Grade 4-9 (or equivalent) in Mathematics, English and a Science.
• An ICT GSCE would also be advantageous but not required.
• A full UK driving licence is advantageous, with the flexibility to travel across the country if required.
Think you can make a difference? WE ARE your future.
Closing date: Tuesday 5th March. We recommend you getting your application submitted as soon as possible as we have the right to close this advert early.
Planned Interview date: Week commencing 11th – 22th March
For more information please visit our website:
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion?
Excited about the role, but your past experience or qualifications don’t perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock Plc we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across the Ibstock Group.
Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.
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