Operations Engineering Apprentice

Summary

Working as part of the UK Operations team to ensure planning, production and control (PP&C) customer orders are facilitated and completed to meet monthly targets. As an Operations Engineering Apprentice, you will engage across all business sectors to ensure challenges are addressed with active end user support.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Yearly salary review

Training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

Year 1 - Monday to Friday at college in Bicester - 08:30 - 16:00. Year 2 - Monday to Thursday at Lucy Electric in Thame - 07:30 - 16:30 (Friday at College). Year 3 and 4 - Specializing in operations department in Thame.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

2

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

Phased training to achieve successful completion in each Operations product area.
Work and support closely with the Operations Management team.
Actively work alongside each Team Leader for progression across each product area.
Participate and facilitate CI opportunities throughout all business areas.
Active involvement in NPD projects and undertake associated reports alongside project team.
Work with Production Engineering team to deliver targeted improvement opportunities.
Review, investigate and report process improvement activities to achieve defined targets across Cost, Safety, Quality and on time delivery, ensuring sustainability can be achieved.
Conduct Operations Business Operating Systems (BOS) monthly figures alongside Operations team and support actions through to successful outcomes.
Attend Quality Review meetings and support improvement activities.
Active involvement across all Kaizen projects to drive efficiencies and opportunities.
Work alongside Quality team to determine supplier led Non-Conformances, goods in validation and Post Production Audit (PPA) activities.
Providing support to other departments or projects as needed.
Focus on Customer Support Incidents (CSI’s) with Quality team engagement through to RCA and report submission towards customer closure.

Where you’ll work

Howland Road

Thame

OX9 3UJ

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

ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

10 Months full-time college at The Engineering Trust in Bicester.
12 months engineering rotations at Lucy Electric in Thame (including an ongoing 1 day per week at college).
2 years specialising in the Engineering Operations department in Thame.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Engineering (grade 4)
Science (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Lucy Electric is an international leader in intelligent secondary power distribution products and solutions, with features such as remote operation and monitoring. Linking energy generation to consumption, the business specialises in high-performance medium and low-voltage switchgear for utility, industrial and commercial applications.

https://www.lucyelectric.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

- Generous holiday allowance - Life assurance - Eye Care - Company Sick Pay - Company Health Benefits - Flexible Hours - LinkedIn Learning - Learning & Development Opportunities - Pension scheme - Team building days

After this apprenticeship

Unlimited career progression possibilities in multiple engineering focussed departments, this could lead to leadership opportunities and potentially overseas opportunities.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LUCY ELECTRIC UK LIMITED

Matt Bryant

matthew.bryant@lucygroup.com

7341864339

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304960.

Apply now

Closes on Saturday 29 March 2025

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Company’s application instructions

Applications to be completed before end of March 2025 2 stage interview process on Microsoft Teams and in-person in Thame.

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