Ibstock - Dual-skilled Maintenance Apprentice Engineer

<p>Join us at Ibstock PLC as a Dual-skilled Apprentice Engineer and take your first step towards becoming a fully qualified engineer. This 4-year programme will equip you with a Level 3 - Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship, while offering you hands-on experience, mentorship from industry experts, and a competitive salary.&nbsp;</p>

What We Offer:

• Starting salary: £21,415.68 per annum, with yearly pay increases upon successful completion of each year.
• A nationally recognised qualification and the skills needed to become a qualified multi-skilled engineer.
• Full-time training at MAKE UK Training School in your first year you will be residential and live in Birmingham in 4 week blocks (we cover all travel and accommodation costs when staying over at Make UK).
• An opportunity to work for a company with 200 years of history, where innovation and career progression are at the core of what we do.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Supporting our engineering team with the maintenance of plant equipment and preventative tasks.
• Studying a range of subjects, including 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 to build your expertise in both electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Developing key computer skills, as you’ll input data into our maintenance system and help analyse production data.

• During the first year, you will attend Make UK Training School for 4 weeks at a time to study the Level 2 Diploma – AUEC Practical Workshop Units as well as a BTEC Level 3 Engineering. You will then return to the factory for 2 weeks to apply the skills you have learnt in those 4 weeks practically within your factory. In the 4 weeks you are studying at Make UK Training school you will be required to stay over Monday – Friday in Birmingham (all travel and hotel costs are covered by Ibstock).
• Your second year is based at the factory with block release to the Training School to complete studying your BTEC Level 3 Diploma and Level 3 Diploma – Development Competence (assessed at factory).
• During your third and fourth years you will be based in the factory putting your newly gained skills and knowledge into practice and completing your Level 3 Diploma. The final year also includes your End-Point Assessment which, once successfully completed, leads to your new role within Ibstock as a qualified dual-skilled engineer.