Arconic - Level 3 - Electrical Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: Arconic Manufacturing (GB) Limited
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Location: Birmingham, B33 9QR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £317.31 per week
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Sector: Fix and Maintain Machines
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Ref: VAC-00810
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Application Deadline Date: 31/03/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Mon - Thurs 08:00 - 16:30 Fri 08:00 - 12:30
Brief Description
4-year apprenticeship programme combined with educational study and on-site work with rotation in various Engineering/Maintenance departments at a well established aerospace company. There are opportunities to be offered permanent positions at the end of your apprenticeship to start your career path.
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
• Punctual
• Assertive
• Using own initiative
Skills Required
• The ideal apprentice, will show a real interest in the work of a maintenance engineer.
• Good GCSE results
• Good communication ability
• Willing to carry out the daily routine of pre maintenance checks and reporting.
• An interest in or practical experience of mechanical or electrical principles.
Training to be Provided
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with your employer and Make UK, which are fully paid for, including:
● Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Practical Foundation Training – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company
● Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Workplace Competence Training - in years 2 to 4 in company
● Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Knowledge - in Years 1, 2 & 3 on block release to Make UK
● In house training in line with your requirements.
● Further qualifications deemed necessary by your employer
On completion of your studies, you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Engineering Technician.
Future Prospects
This is a diverse role that will provide opportunities and experiences in a multi-functional manufacturing setting where no two days will be the same.
Arconic has excellent opportunities for career progression. Past examples of successful apprentices include our Maintenance Manager, Engineers and Instrumentation personnel.
Vacancy Detail
Arconic is manufacturing company based in Kitts Green, Birmingham. We produce aluminium plate primarily for the aerospace industry but also operate in other markets such as defence. The plant was built in 1938 and produced high strength aluminium alloys for aircraft and ships during the second world war.
COMPANY
• Arconic is a well-established business working alongside large aircraft manufacturers, both commercial and military.
• 4-year apprenticeship with potential to move on to HNC in electrical engineering.
Lightweight, high-strength aluminum has played a critical role in the aerospace industry since the Wright brothers’ first flight. Today, demand for new aircraft—driven by global population growth, increasing per capita incomes and higher penetration of air travel—continues to grow, and our aerospace product offerings continue to advance the industry.
Our solutions range from the world’s largest fuselage panels and wing skins, to thick aluminum plate and extrusions for floor beams and seat tracks. With significant multi-year contracts among major commercial aircraft OEMs and framers, Arconic offers high-performance sheet, plate and extruded products for almost every aircraft in the sky.
Arconic also supplies high-strength aluminum to the defense and space industry. Across air, land and sea, our defense innovations maximize speed, agility and survivability. Collaborating with military and business partners, we create sheet, plate and extruded solutions that are lighter, faster, stronger and more cost effective.
At Arconic, we are looking for people who share our values of integrity, inclusion, and diversity, and who demonstrate agility, results commitment, and the capability to grow themselves and others. In return, we offer the opportunity to Grow Together with ongoing opportunities for professional growth provided by a constantly changing environment, working alongside employees who value the people they work with just as much as the work they do.
This is an exciting opportunity with long-term career prospects and an excellent starting salary. Successful candidates will be working alongside the existing team to carry out predictive, preventative and breakdown maintenance on a diverse range of machinery. This is a diverse role that will provide opportunities and experiences in a multi-functional manufacturing setting where no two days will be the same.
Arconic invests in personal development and will support further education where linked to business need.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist in preventative, predictive and routine maintenance work
• Identify and ensure critical spares are stocked and reordered
• Co-ordinate with suppliers to supply spare parts for machines
• Carry out TPM (Preventative Maintenance) schedules
• Carry out the maintenance of plant machinery, electrically or mechanically (depending on your role)
• Identifying and liaise with suppliers of maintenance services when required
• Investigating maintenance problems affecting production and identify improvements
• Maintain and record work and machine breakdown history
• Assist and learn from experienced electrical/ mechanical workers to help build skillset.
• Focus strongly on safety, knowledge of electrical/mechanical systems and building good mechanical/electrical systems.
• Work within and abide by the company policies
• Undertake all onsite training to successfully complete the training.
• Attend college regularly to become a fully qualified Electrical/Mechanical craftsman with BTEC ONC electrical engineering.
• Undertake an NVQ qualification and learn and integrate the knowledge, skills and experiences.
YOUR WORKING HOURS:
Total paid hours each week
Year 1 Working hours: Mon - Thurs 08:00 - 16:30 Fri 08:00 - 12:30 when at Make UK
Year 2 and 3 Working hours: Days
• 8hrs for four days and one day at Make UK
Year 4 Working hours: (shift hours)
• 4ON/4OFF DAYS
COMPANY BENEFITS:
• Company Sick Pay scheme dependent of length of service; Up to 52 weeks pay after 10 years.
• Medicash fully funded up to family level.
• Access to our onsite Gym Facilities & Occupational Health Team, including GP, lifestyle coach, physio, chiropody, and psychotherapy by appointment.
• Employee Assistance by Health Assured offering an array of wellbeing support.
• Benefits and Savings platform – My Staff Shop, including cycle to work, Cushon direct savings.
Other Information
You will be expected to specialise in electrical maintenance at the beginning of your programme.
Before you apply, you should think about the working environment, which can be noisy and dirty, and you could be working in confined space, and expected to work shifts.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn