Higher Apprentice - Production Technician (Level 4) – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

We believe our apprenticeship programmes are the best alternative to the traditional study route for ambitious and hard-working students. Especially as you’ll gain a qualification whilst earning a salary as well as the reputation that comes with working for a digital pioneer like Siemens Mobility.

Annual wage: £17,000 a year
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Training course: Process leader (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 8 August
Duration: 2 years
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

Your learning experience will consist of exposure to the following:

Morning team brief to feedback any business updates as well as discuss any issues or concerns.
Working in rotation across the different disciplines within Pre-Wire department, including mechanical assembly, wiring processes and testing (verification / validation of completed product).
Manufacturing products to drawings (standard products) or designs (bespoke products).
Confirming production materials against Bill of Materials (BoM's).
Collaborating with our local support functions which include, Material Controllers, Sales Planning, Procurement Team and Production Engineering.

Where you’ll work

Unit E4

17 Langley Park Way

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 1GG

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

SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED

Your training course

Process leader (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Undertake and direct production activities and operations.

Propose, undertake, manage and coordinate changes to the product, production operations, processes and equipment, to improve productivity, efficiency, quality and sustainability.

Solve problems - predict and prevent failures through the analysis of data and information.

Manage resources effectively to ensure their availability and the efficient running of department in line with organisational procedures.

Deliver cost achievements against budget targets.

Plan resources to support variations in production schedules.

Use KPIs as the basis of the continuous improvement cycle for quality, cost and volume achievement using lean operational and product improvement techniques.

Undertake and manage quality resolutions as well as volume problem resolution.

Manage health, safety and the environment within area of responsibility, ensuring staff are compliant with all requirements and driving improvements.

Conduct workplace risk assessments, manage near-miss or similar processes, conduct investigations as necessary.

Use project management tools to plan, organise and manage resources, to monitor progress, identify risks and mitigation.

Recruit the right people into the right job.

Develop, build and motivate teams by identifying strengths and enabling training and development within the workplace.

Recognise excellence, effectively manage performance, discipline, attendance, grievance.

Manage industrial relations and equality and diversity.

Support development through coaching and mentoring.

Leading and communicating the management of change.

Provide clear direction and leadership, giving open and honest feedback. Apply and adapt own leadership style to different production situations and people.

Delegate and enable delivery though others.

Build and maintain strong relationships across different disciplines. Negotiate and influence. Manages conflict.

Identify and share good practice, work collaboratively.

Utilise specialist advice and support to deliver plans.

Communicate effectively (verbal, non-verbal, written, digital) in manner relevant to the target audience.

Chair meetings and present (formally and informally) using a range of media. Listen actively, challenge, give feedback.

Analyse data/information to compellingly and succinctly present information to drive management decisions.

Your training plan

Virtual learning whilst working as part of a team on real life projects in the workplace.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5X GCSE (Maths and English) (grade 4)

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
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Ability to work independently

About this company

Siemens is a global innovator focusing on digitalization, electrification and automation for the process and manufacturing industries, and is a leader in power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure, and distributed energy systems.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Potential to further progress in the appropriate field.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282832.

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Closes on Sunday 5 January

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Higher Apprentice - Production Technician (Level 4)

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