Tata Steel - Level 3 Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: Tata Steel UK Limited
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Location: Wolverhampton, WV11 3SQ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £292.00 per week
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Sector: Fix and Maintain Machines
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Ref: VAC-00842
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Application Deadline Date: 16/05/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 3
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Working Week: Initially apprentices will work days 7am – 3pm moving to a 2-shift rota while on day release at Make
Brief Description
We are looking for a curious and motivated Electrical Engineer Apprentice to join our engineering team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience whilst studying towards a formal engineering qualification. We are looking for innovative minds and skills that go beyond just pure academic ability.
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
• Must have a professional approach dealing with customers, Suppliers and colleagues.
• Practical Hands on approach
Skills Required
Excellent communication skills, written, reading and oral
Good IT Skills & Outlook
Good observation skills and eye for detail
Confident, good teamwork and ethics behaviours
Good numeracy skills
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
On completion of your studies, you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Electrical Engineering Technician.
Vacancy Detail
COMPANY
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
To learn more about who we are and what we can offer our future employees, please click on the link to watch the following video: Tata Steel – A place you can thrive – YouTube
ROLE
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:
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 (Preventive Maintenance) schedules.
• Carry out the maintenance of plant machinery, electrical.
• Identifying and liaise with suppliers of electrical services when required.
• Investigating maintenance problems affecting production and identifying improvements.
• Maintain and record work and machine breakdown history.
• Assist and learn from experienced electrical workers to help build skillset.
• Focus strongly on safety, knowledge of electrical systems and building good 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 craftsman with BTEC electrical engineering.
• Undertake an NVQ qualification and learn and integrate the knowledge, skills and experiences.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
As well as a competitive starting salary, you will also be eligible for a wide variety of benefits including:
• Nationally recognised qualifications
• Employment opportunities and career progression
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing Tata Steel training, which has built a reputation as one of the best within the industry
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
• Discounted shopping with various local and national retailers and services including Vodafone, Nandos, Virgin Holidays, Jaguar Land Rover, ASOS.
• Free onsite parking at all of our sites
• Annual Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
Other Information
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