Apprentice -Electrification Plant Electrician (Level 3)
SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED
Dixon Lane, YO1 9NX
Closes on Sunday 5 January
Posted on 25 October 2024
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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
- £16,000 a year
- Training course
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 8 August
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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3
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
Siemens Rail Electrification is a dynamic and exciting team based predominately in York who deliver traction power solutions for clients on railway projects in both the UK and Internationally.
As an Electrification Apprentice, you will be working on the:
- Design, Construction and Testing of new Railway Electrification systems to provide reliable and flexible power supplies for Rail Systems
- Design, installation and commissioning of high & low voltage electrical systems, including digital protection equipment, remote operation and monitoring systems, HV & LV switchgear.
- A key part of the training will involve work with our cutting edge power conversion team.
- You will become familiar with the project lifecycle from option development to detailed design & build to ensure that the optimum solution has been delivered to meet the contracted requirements.
- New technology will include the application of static frequency converters, which are new to UK infrastructure and will possibly provide exciting learning and development opportunities worldwide.
Where you’ll work
Dixon Lane
YO1 9NX
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
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
The programme structure will be:
- In Person
Whilst working towards a formal qualification you will also work as part of a team on real life projects within the workplace.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5X GCSE (Maths, Science and English Language) (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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- 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 for further progression in the Electrician field.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284139.
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Closes on Sunday 5 January
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