Job Description
Renishaw is a market-leading, global provider of manufacturing technologies, analytical instruments and medical devices.
We work closely with our customers to solve complex engineering and science challenges. Our unique blend of pioneering research and product innovation helps our customers to solve complex engineering and science challenges, meaning we touch billions of lives around the world.
Our Early Careers cohort consists of around 90 Graduates, 210 Apprentices and 60 Placements. You are the people who can make a real difference. By bringing your new and innovative ideas you will help keep Renishaw at the forefront of the industry, and that’s why we invest if your continuous development and success from day one.
Our Values
At Renishaw you’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.
We are proud of our strong working culture and work hard to promote diversity and inclusivity. We encourage our people to act in line with our core values of:
1. Innovation
2. Inspiration
3. Integrity
4. Involvement
What is a Manufacturing Apprentice?
Production and manufacturing areas can be challenging, fast-paced and highly demanding, where deadlines must be met, and work and products are produced to a high standard. Manufacturing Apprentices are an integral part of the Manufacturing Services Division filling various roles in assembly, machining and maintenance depending on the skills and interests of the individual. These are practical, hands-on roles in a division that requires people to be flexible, dealing with the changing demands on production and the production environment.
What will I do?
The first year will be spent in full time training at Gloucestershire Engineering Training (GET), a technical facility based in Gloucester. You will learn the basic practical and theoretic principles of engineering and how to perform engineering operations. 20% of your time will be classroom based and 80% is spent in the workshop learning hands-on skills, using machines, and applying theory.
This apprenticeship enables apprentices to gain experience in and support the production of machined parts that feed into our assembly areas and for other customers. Some of the tasks include:
5. Operating/ setting/ programming various CNC machinery/programmes
6. Undertaking milling, turning, and grinding techniques
7. Using Computer Aided Design (CAD)
8. Being able to use verniers, micrometres and other measuring equipment
What skills and qualifications do I need?
Applicants must have:
9. GCSEs at a minimum of Grade 4 or C including Maths, English and Science. If you don’t meet these grades, we look at the whole application so we still want you to apply, you might have the practical skills that we are looking for!
10. Other relevant subjects such as Product Design or Engineering would be an advantage. Please note that if you have PEOs or BTECs in Engineering, you may be required to repeat certain modules. Please ensure your CV is up to date with details of qualifications you are currently studying towards, including full titles and levels. You can include predicted grades if you have not completed your studies yet.
11. Relevant work experience done through school or college would be beneficial although is not essential.
12. A genuine interest, motivation, and enthusiasm to undertake a practical, hands-on role in a manufacturing and engineering environment.
13. Ability to work under your own initiative.
Where will I be working?
This role is based across three of our Gloucestershire sites in Stonehouse, Woodchester and Wotton-Under-Edge. You will need the ability to travel independently to college and work.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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Employment Type:
Permanent
Time Type:
Full time
Requisition Number:
R6188 Machining Technician Apprentice - Year 1 (Open)