Engineering Apprentice

  • Company: Asteelflash Bedford Ltd
  • Location: Bedford, MK42 0LF
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £14,000.00 per year
  • Sector: Engineering
  • Ref: VAC-12768
  • Application Deadline Date: 13/08/2023
  • Start Date: 04/09/2023
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday- Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm, Friday 8:30am-1:30pm

Brief Description

Do you have an interest in machinery? Are you a practical person? Are you interested in Engineering and how things work? Apply now!

Qualifications Required

To be considered for this role you will ideally need to have GCSE grades 9-3 (A*- D) in English and maths.

If you don't meet the entry requirements for this vacancy but are still interested in an apprenticeship, please contact our dedicated Apprenticeship Recruitment Team who can discuss this with you further - apprenticeships@bedford.ac.uk or 01234 291375

Personal Qualities

Self motivated
Flexible Attitude

Skills Required

Good analytical skills
Ability to communicate and interact with people

Training to be Provided

Engineering Operative – Level 2
EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations
EAL Level 2 in Engineering Operations

Future Prospects

It is anticipated that the roles will progress into planning internal engineering processes and systems support.

Vacancy Detail

Asteelflash Group is a French multinational electronics contract manufacturing company specializing in printed circuit board assembly and also offering design and aftermarket services, to Military & Defence, Automotive & Aeronautical industries. Headquartered in Neuilly-Plaisance, France, it is the second largest electronics manufacturing services(EMS) company in Europe and ranks among top 20 worldwide with manufacturing operations in 18 countries, totalling approximately 2 million square feet and 5,700 employees.

The main part of your role will be to complete any Engineer specific maintenance tasks within the required time scales and assess and identify any problem areas within the production environment. In addition, you will complete maintenance within required timescale, identify problem areas within production, assess customer supplied information for validity and errors and identify and communicate any customer information errors or requirements to the Engineering Manager or the customer/Project Manager when relevant,

Staff benefits include a Christmas function and Summer BBQ, pension schemes, 25 days holiday rising in increments of 1 per full year worked to a maximum of 28 days plus Bank Holidays.

Other Information

Roles will be working in engineering as part of manufacturing. Can involve periods of standing and sitting for hours at a time. Long sessions on computer.

Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please note this is part of the recruitment process and must be completed in order for your application to be progressed to the next stage.

Only candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.

This apprenticeship has expired