2027 Manufacturing Apprentice - Modern Apprenticeship in Manufacturing

Job purpose: Turn your curiosity into a career. If you're passionate about manufacturing and engineering, eager to learn, and looking for a modern apprenticeship that combines academic study with exciting on-the-job experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits of the programme:

Earn a salary while studying

Gain hands-on experience in a real manufacturing environment

Receive job-specific training and development

Achieve a recognised qualification

Secure a permanent role from the start of your apprenticeship

Have your college tuition fees fully paid

About the Role:

As a Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours needed to become a confident and capable Manufacturing Technician.

Working as part of our Industry team, you will support the delivery of products and equipment solutions, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.

Your responsibilities may include:

Supporting the build and manufacture of products

Undertaking product testing and validation activities

Assisting with engineering investigations and problem solving

Visiting customer sites, platforms and installations to support surveys, trials and system deployment where required

Working with experienced technicians on live projects

What You Will Learn:

Throughout the apprenticeship, you will gain experience and knowledge in:

Professional industry behaviours and industry best practice

Understanding and working with complex precision products

Different industry roles and activities across live projects

The Manufacturing Product Lifecycle and key industry processes

Manufacturing tools and methods

Structured and methodical approaches to problem solving and investigation

What will I learn? These roles are for a full Modern Apprenticeship programme, culminating in the achievement of SVQ PEO Level 2, Diploma 7, and an HNC Level Academic qualification

By the end of the 4-year programme, successful candidates will achieve fully qualified Engineering status

Year 1: For the first 6 months, you will complete SVQ PEO Level 2 and the HNC full time at a further education provider. The remainder of the year will be completed by attending the Glasgow Thales site in your first placement

Years 2 & 3: You will work in production work cells on a rotational basis to build a fully flexible range of core skills across Assembly and Test manufacturing processes. Training will be recorded, verified to Diploma 7/SVQ standards, and externally assessed and verified

Year 4: You will complete the Diploma 7 Work Based Learning job packs to achieve the full qualification. You will then progress into roles such as Integration and Test Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering, Product System Testing, Inspection, Optical Testing, and Environmental Testing. A full review of further education will take place, with consideration of a higher-level qualification where appropriate

What qualifications or qualities are required? 2 Highers in English and Maths at a level B or above

5 National 5s including English, Maths and a Science subject at Grade C or above

Live and work in Scotland for the duration of the programme.

To be considered for this position, you must have the permanent right to work in the UK and be able to successfully complete and maintain UK Government security checks, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening and Security Clearance (SC), which is a government background check, before starting employment.

To be eligible for SC clearance, you will typically need to have lived in the UK continuously for the last five years. As part of the vetting process, you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, right to work in the UK, any time spent overseas during the last five years, and your employment and/or education history.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.