Summary
We are looking to recruit a high calibre apprentice who can support Actuation Systems with the modernisation of logistic and SIOP processes. We have numerous exciting projects in all areas of the business, many demanding new solution and application integration.
Wage
£18,000 a year
Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Friday 8 August
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Why Choose Collins Aerospace for Logistics?
The scheme will provide you with opportunities to progress your career within our Logistics team. You will become part of our logistics community and be assigned a mentor, who will support and guide you throughout your career with us. All of this is designed to complement your career development, fuel your aspirations, and give depth to your training and career.
A Logistics Apprentice within the Collins business leads from the front, living and driving our core values of Engaged, Empowered and Accountable - always.
You will have the opportunity to work on multiple projects simultaneously, interacting with the central SIOP and Logistics teams, suppliers, and value streams. This will include activities such as:
Supporting the daily material delivery, liaising with production planning, and alignment with internal suppliers to ensure smooth operations and resolve supply chain issues.
Optimise material flow, manage transportation, resolve bottlenecks, and balance goods receiving, shipping, and warehouse space, all while prioritising health and safety.
Lead projects from initiation to deployment, ensuring they meet scope, quality, and time objectives, and report progress to senior executives.
Monitor key metrics, staffing, and manage stock takes and transfer projects with 3PL, while addressing any issues to ensure timely project completion.
With time, lead Tier 1 meetings, feeding into Tier 2 meetings, conduct Gemba walks, and oversee training, safety compliance, and replenishment system to ensure continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will be an expert communicator, with a natural drive for curiosity and autonomy. They will also demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, have excellent organisational skills, and be able to manage their own projects.
Where you’ll work
Stafford Road
Fordhouses
Wolverhampton
WV10 7EH
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Your training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
* Manage and engage with stakeholders.
* Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
* Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
* Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
* Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
* Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
* Monitor and analyse project budgets.
* Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
* Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
* Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
* Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
* Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
* Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
* Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
* Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
* Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
* Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
* Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
* Work within the approved project budget.
* Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
* Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
* Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
* Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
* Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
* Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
* Manage and engage with stakeholders.
* Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
* Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
* Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
* Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
* Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
* Monitor and analyse project budgets.
* Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
* Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
* Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
* Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
* Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
* Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
* Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
* Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
* Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
* Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
* Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
* Work within the approved project budget.
* Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
* Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
* Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
* Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
* Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
Your training plan
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship, learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
* Any 3 (grade CCC or Above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills