GE Electric Energy Apprentice
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Company: GE Renewable Energy
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Location: Burton Latimer, NN15 5PU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £17,500.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering
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Ref: VAC-12624
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Application Deadline Date: 16/08/2022
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Start Date: 05/09/2022
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Mon - Fri 8-4.30pm, voluntary weekend work.
Brief Description
Are you passionate about saving the environment?
Does potentially working over the UK appeal?
This is an excellent opportunity to join GE Renewable Energy Wind farm, mainly based in Burton Latimer.
At the end of the programme, you will have completed an Engineering Technician Advanced Apprenticeship at Level 3.
Qualifications Required
5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including Maths, English Language and a Science subject.
Full UK drivers licence essential.
Personal Qualities
Team player, cooperative, interested in further personal and career development
Confident personality
High degree of flexibility, highly motivated with the ability to work under pressure
Prepared to travel throughout the UK.
Skills Required
Adhere to GE health & safety policies and safe working practices.
Be highly self-motivated, be able to work in a small team and independently.
Have good problem-solving abilities, able to think on your feet.
Have basic PC knowledge of networking and communication.
Understand that you will be working to business-critical targets and deadlines.
Have the flexibility to undertake your qualification mostly on windfarms
Be happy working with your team in the development and implementation of continuous improvement projects.
Future Prospects
For the duration of the Apprenticeship, you will gain practical experience, develop theoretical knowledge, whilst obtaining formal qualifications, which are recognised and fully transferrable within the wind industry.
GE puts a great deal of time, effort and money into training their apprentices and fully expects them to grow and develop into future leaders.
GE is a global business and opportunities exist throughout the UK and beyond for competent technicians.
Vacancy Detail
Our apprentices follow a three to four year training programme, within the operations and maintenance organisation, with day release college attendance.
The Apprentice will function under the overall guidance of the Apprentice Officer, also on a day to day basis under the control of the Team Leader / Supervisor.
You will perform multiple aspects of maintenance and repair, inspection of the electrical cabinet, gearbox, generators, yaw system, braking systems, measuring oil and lubrication levels, repairing cracks and corrosion is an example of performance tasks.
Excellent communication skills are required, along with the ability to accurately follow work process instructions. You will have a keen sense of achievement and take pride in the work you undertake and produce.
For the duration of the Apprenticeship, you will gain practical experience, develop theoretical knowledge, whilst obtaining formal qualifications, which are recognised and fully transferrable within the wind industry.
Other Information
Staff benefits - Life insurance, Medical cover, Pension, Cycle to work scheme & discounted shopping.
GE has partnered with Bedford college and the wind farms in the Kettering area, so you should live within commutable distance to both.
Be comfortable working at heights and in remote challenging environments.
Pick up can be from wind farm, or home as and when arranged.