Ibstock Anstone - Level 3 - Multi-Skilled Apprentice Engineer

Join us at Ibstock PLC as a Multi-Skill 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.

What We Offer:

• Starting salary: £20,888 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, Electrical Machines, and Three Phase Systems, 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
• Building a foundation of knowledge in Mechanical Engineering with extra NVQ modules

• 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
• 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 and third year is based at the factory with block release to the Training School to begin studying your BTEC Level 3 Diploma and Level 3 Diploma – Development Competence (assessed at factory)
• During your fourth year 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 multi-skilled engineer