Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary: £18,900
Hours: Full time - 37 Hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 4 Years
Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, Warrington, WA4 4AD
Closing date: 6th February 2025
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory Estates Department is responsible for the development of the campus housing science and technology facilities, workshops and laboratories.
About The Role
Estates Services in-house maintenance team has created an exciting opportunity for a Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrical Apprentice. Within this role, the apprentice will be required to work as part of a team to deliver efficient, effective and sustainable statutory maintenance service along with providing a reactive and minor works service across the Daresbury Laboratory Estate.
Learning
The apprentice will undertake professional development and training which includes in-person teaching at Salford City College completing the Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship. In your final year, you will undertake an End Point Assessment, which will include a knowledge test, observation and scenario-based interview.
About the Apprenticeship
With training and support from experts in their fields, you’ll be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge, skills and behaviours, working towards completing your apprenticeship, gaining appropriate qualifications whilst making a real difference in your role. Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of your opportunities and to achieve the goals you already have – and those you have yet to discover!
Duties and responsibilities include:
* Knowledge of health and safety, and safe working practices
* Providing technical and functional information for work on electrical systems and equipment
* Organise work programmes
* Provide good communication with the maintenance team and other departments to ensure high standards of service.
* Installation, test and inspection of electrical circuits
* Maintain electrical circuits and equipment
* Utilise fault finding and problem-solving techniques
* Deliver a high level of customer service.
Person Specification
In order to apply for the role, we are looking for the following:
Essential:
* Achieved or predicted to achieve GCSEs 4 or above in Maths & English by September 2025
* Practical experience and keen interest in engineering projects/solutions
* Practical experience and interest in electrical/electronic projects/solutions
* Keen to learn new skills, seeking new experiences
* Ability to work with a team
* Self-motivated
* Good time management
Desirable:
* Interested in science and physics
Important Information
To complete the apprenticeship, you will need to evidence passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English. For those sitting their GCSEs in Summer 2025, we would need evidence of your predicted grades.
We will be in touch after the closing date, however, please reach out on apprenticerecruitment@ukri.org if you have any questions.
Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We’re proud of the impact we make. And we’re committed to helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy.
Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
How to apply
Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role.
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