Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprentice
Collins Aerospace
Banbury, OX16 4XD
Closes in 30 days (Sunday 2 March)
Posted on 27 January 2025
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Summary
The role is based at our Collins Aerospace Composite Center of Excellence facility in Banbury, UK – formerly the Crompton Technology Group (CTG) – designs, qualifies and manufactures high-performance structural and non-structural aerospace composite products for military and commercial applications.
- Wage
- £20,000 a year
- Training course
- Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 09.00 to 17.00.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 25 August
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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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
A Manufacturing Engineer (ME) within the Collins business leads from the front, living and driving our core values of Engaged, Empowered and Accountable - always.
As an ME you are accountable for all aspects of project performance ensuring that the needs of the business and our diverse customer base are met across key facets such as Schedule, Cost, Quality & Scope to name but a few. Alongside the project-based initiatives, you will also provide day to day support to Operations, helping to ensure that safety, quality, and output targets are met for a given area of the Wolverhampton facility.
A successful Collins ME is self-motivated with excellent time management and organisation skills. They will also be an expert communicator and can solve the toughest of challenges, all while placing the customer at the centre of everything they do.
The degree apprenticeship programme lasts for a period of 5 years and is a partnership between Collins Aerospace and University of Warwick. You will learn key engineering principles at University of Warwick which will be vital to your development at Collins Aerospace such as:
- Materials & Manufacturing Processes
- Computer Aided Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Project management
- Engineering Systems
- Digital Engineering Lifecycle
Where you’ll work
Collins Aerospace
Chalker Way
Banbury
OX16 4XD
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
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Your training course
Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
- Foundation Stage: Complying with statutory regulations and stringent organisational safety requirements
- Foundation Stage: Producing components using hand fitting, fabrication and joining techniques
- Foundation Stage: Producing Computer Aided Design (CAD) models (drawings) using a CAD system
- Foundation Stage: Preparing and using lathes, milling and other general or specialist machines and high tech equipment
- Foundation Stage: Preparing and proving Computer Numeric Control programmes
- Foundation Stage: Using computer software packages to assist with and evaluate engineering activities
- Foundation Stage: Producing and managing engineering project plans
- Foundation Stage: Producing assemblies using a wide range of materials and techniques
- Development Team: Project management and scheduling engineering activities
- Development Team: Securing appropriate resources and managing budgets and resources
- Development Team: Implementing, monitoring and evaluating engineering processes
Your training plan
The curriculum will be delivered through a blended learning approach which will involve some time on the University campus, alongside online teaching (both live and recorded) and workplace activities. Time on campus will be for activity-designed, problem-solving sessions where students get hands-on and interact with peers and teaching staff.
The objective is to ramp up your capabilities over the first two years and then provide room for employers to make use of these capabilities in the last two years whilst coping with the more complex subjects towards the end of the course.
This is designed also to synchronise with the change in curriculum. Years 1 and 2 are identical for all four standards. In Years 3 and 4, students on different pathways follow their route through the specialist subjects, culminating in a year-long work-based project to achieve a bachelor's degree.
Throughout the degree, you will also participate in work-based learning (WBL) modules at all levels. The objective of the WBL activities is to make the degree journey a unique experience for each student and to provide specific guidance on how to make the learning work for you.
More training information
This apprenticeship will develop multi-disciplinary engineers. You will learn the theory and practices of engineering and digital technologies including mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials and design, as well as computational skills.
You will develop knowledge and skills so you can successfully make real changes to products and operations that measurably improve profitability and competitiveness.
The applied nature of this apprenticeship means you will complete work-based assignments and projects throughout, meaning you will gain a real understanding of the principles taught and benefits to businesses directly in your workplace.
In the final two years of the apprenticeship you will focus on Manufacturing Enginering with a range of modules to suit the direction of your career and your employer's needs.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C)
- Mathematics (grade C)
A Level in:
- Mathematics (grade B)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Physical Science (grade C)
A Level in:
- Physics (grade C)
BTEC in:
- BTEC Extended Engineering Diploma (grade Distinction)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
We are looking for the best individuals who have the following attributes: Minimum of 3 A Levels at BBB or above, including a Mathematics based subject and a STEM/engineering subject or equivalent BTECs (Physics recommended) Have a minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade 5 or above including Mathematics, English and a science. Be a UK resident living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years Good analytical skills and problem solving Good personal management and self-organisation skills Effective communicator – written and verbal
About this company
At Collins Aerospace, we’re working side-by-side with our customers and partners to dream, design and deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. By reaching across the markets we serve and drawing on our vast portfolio of expertise, we are making the most powerful concepts in aerospace a reality every day. Explore all the ways we’re redefining aerospace with one of the deepest capability sets and broadest perspectives in the industry.
https://www.collinsaerospace.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme Private Healthcare and Dental Cover Competitive pension scheme 185 hours holiday per annum (not including Bank Holidays)
After this apprenticeship
- We recognise that your development is key for you to fulfil your potential in the world of work. That’s why we’ve created a programme that will support your learning to deliver real business value.
The degree apprenticeship programme lasts for a period of 5 years and is a partnership between Collins Aerospace and University of Warwick. You will learn key engineering principles at University of Warwick which will be vital to your development at Collins Aerospace such as:
Materials & Manufacturing Processes
Computer Aided Design
Industrial Engineering
Project management
Engineering Systems
Digital Engineering Lifecycle
By the end of the programme, having completed your rotations and degree apprenticeship, you will be awarded a BEng in Applied Professional Engineering.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000298679.
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Closes in 30 days (Sunday 2 March)
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Company’s application instructions
Your application will go through a variety of selection methods and is likely to conclude at an assessment centre. Apprenticeship will start with the business in August 2025. You must be eligible to work in the UK and there may be a requirement for you to work on military related projects for which there will be a requirement for security vetting.