Ibstock (Atlas) - Level 3 - Dual Skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprentice
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Company: Ibstock Brick - Atlas Factory
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Location: Walsall, WS9 8BL
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £401.69 per week
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Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
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Ref: VAC-00695
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Application Deadline Date: 28/02/2025
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Start Date: 17/09/2025
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: When at Make UK - Monday - Thursday 8am - 4.30pm Friday 8am - 12.30pm
Brief Description
Join us at Ibstock PLC as a Dual-Skilled Apprentice Engineer and take your first step towards becoming a fully qualified engineerAPPLY NOW by clicking here
Qualifications Required
5 GCSEs at 9 – 4 / A* - C (5 or above preferred), must include maths, English language, and ideally Science, or equivalent related qualification.
Personal Qualities
- A genuine passion for engineering
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Training to be Provided
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with us, which are fully paid for, including:
● Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence) – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company
● Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)
● Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
● In house training in line with your requirements.
Future Prospects
Once you complete your apprenticeship, you should expect to progress to a maintenance engineer, however the sky in the limit. Ibstock takes pride in having former apprentices as plant managers, engineering managers and even a sales manager.
Vacancy Detail
Please note, Make UK are not administering the recruitment for this role, to apply, please click on the link above to apply directly through Ibstock's recruitment portal
What’s In It For You?
Earn while you learn: Gain invaluable, real-world experience and a competitive salary.
Career-ready: Upon completion, you'll be fully qualified to launch your engineering career at Ibstock Group.
Innovative Environment: Be part of a company with over 200 years of history, yet at the forefront of innovation and sustainability in building solutions.
Generous Benefits: Digicare+ Provided by Aviva, 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General, 3x life insurance, Share Save scheme eligibility, Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members, Access to high street retail discounts portal
What You’ll Be Doing:
· Supporting our engineering team with the maintenance of plant equipment and preventative tasks.
· Studying a range of subjects, including Electronic Fault Finding, Features and Applications of Electrical Machines, and Principles and Operations of Three Phase Systems to name but a few.
· In addition, going forward you will also study a number of Mechanical units in both your knowledge and competency qualifications such as Maintaining Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Fault Diagnosis to build your expertise in both electrical and mechanical engineering.
· Developing key computer skills, as you’ll input data into our maintenance system and help analyse production data.