Date Posted: 2024-12-06
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Crompton Technology Group Limited, Chalker Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4XD
Position Role Type: Unspecified
Job Title: Maintenance Apprentice
Time Commitment: 37 hours per week
Salary: £15,500 per annum
Contract Length: Initial 4-year scheme
Start Date: September 2025
Are you looking to kick-start your career within the Aerospace industry? Consider joining us at Collins Aerospace, where you can learn more about the industry while finishing your degree.
What does taking part in the Collins Aerospace Maintenance and Facilities Apprentice involve?
This scheme is geared towards supporting the career development of apprentices who wish to play an instrumental role in the manufacturing activities of the next generation of civil and military aircraft.
The role is based at our Collins Aerospace Composite Center of Excellence facility in Banbury, UK, which designs, qualifies, and manufactures high-performance structural and non-structural aerospace composite products for military and commercial applications.
We are looking to recruit a high-caliber apprentice who can support our Maintenance and Facilities team, ensuring that all employees and visitors have the best experience while at our state-of-the-art facility, and maintain complex manufacturing equipment.
Why Choose Collins Aerospace for your apprenticeship?
The scheme will provide you with opportunities to progress your career in Maintenance and Facilities. You will be part of our facilities community and be assigned a mentor who will support and guide you throughout your career with us.
An Apprentice within the Collins business leads from the front, living and driving our core values of Engaged, Empowered, and Accountable.
You will be accountable for the service, repair, and maintenance of the site’s buildings, infrastructure, and manufacturing equipment, ensuring that the needs of the business and our diverse customer base are met across key facets such as Schedule, Cost, Quality, and Scope.
A successful Collins Apprentice is super organized with excellent attention to detail, demonstrates a passion for hands-on engineering, is an expert communicator, and can solve challenges while placing the customer at the center of everything they do.
Development and training to build your career
We recognize that your development is key for you to fulfill your potential in the world of work. That’s why we’ve created a program that will support your learning to deliver real business value.
Your first year will be spent attending Engineering Trust in Bicester, where you will learn basic engineering skills in Maintenance Engineering. You will then come on-site to put your learning into practice with our skilled engineers.
The apprenticeship lasts for a period of 4 years and is a partnership between Collins Aerospace and Engineering Trust. You will learn key engineering principles that will be vital to your development at Collins Aerospace.
* Understand technical documentation.
* Carry out system diagnosis.
* Carry out repairs and modifications.
* Perform a multi-skilled role when required.
* Apply safe, efficient, and effective methods to keep key machinery available for production.
* Liaise with external service and parts providers.
* Assist in Root Cause Analysis of Breakdowns & identify improvement opportunities.
By the end of the program, having completed your functional training and apprenticeship, you will be awarded Level 2 Foundation Competencies, Level 3, and the Apprenticeship.
What are we looking for?
* Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C/5 or above including Mathematics and English.
* UK resident living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years.
* Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Demonstrates a passion for hands-on engineering.
* Good personal management and self-organization skills.
* Effective communicator – written and verbal.
Benefits
* 185 hours holiday per annum (not including Bank Holidays).
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Private Healthcare and Dental Cover.
* Competitive pension scheme.
Equal Opportunities
Collins Aerospace is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
Application Process
Your application will go through a variety of selection methods and is likely to conclude at an assessment centre. Please apply as early as possible to have the best chance of success.
Apprenticeship will start with the business in September 2025. You must be eligible to work in the UK, and there may be a requirement for you to work on military-related projects requiring security vetting.
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