2026 Industrial Process Engineer Apprentice – Templecombe

Best Apprenticeships; Bath, Templecombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading apprenticeship provider is offering an exciting opportunity as an Industrial Process Engineer Apprentice in Bath, United Kingdom. This position combines hands-on experience with academic support, allowing you to develop critical engineering skills while working on real projects. You'll engage in process optimisation, assess manufacturing readiness, and contribute to innovative solutions. Ideal for passionate individuals eager to grow within a global organization.

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and develop engineering skills.
• Ability to assess manufacturing readiness levels.
• Understand complex systems through practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering skills through on-the-job training.
• Prepare and optimise manufacturing processes for products.
• Contribute to cost reduction and workflow optimisation.

Skills

Manufacturing documentation

Process optimisation

Health, Safety and Environment processes

Team collaboration

Technical knowledge

Job description

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you have an inquisitive mind? Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through a degree, whilst providing valuable and exciting on‑the‑job experience within a global, innovative and industry‑leading organisation? If so, read on to see what Thales has on offer within the Industry Team.

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

What you’ll do at work

The role will develop your engineering skills to become a confident, positive and flexible industrial process engineer with well‑honed technical knowledge gained from both the academic commitments and on the job training. You will be part of a team that provides manufacturing solutions in support of our customers’ requirements. This will provide many opportunities to experience the various aspects of engineering such as, defining and optimising manufacturing documentation, tools and workflows for manufacturing, performing manufacturing readiness reviews, contributing to the technological innovation to reduce costs and workflows, whilst guaranteeing the feasibility and reproducibility of the process.

As an Industrial Process Engineer Apprentice, you will develop the key skills and experience in the following:

• Develop an understanding of the required behaviours and codes of practice of a professional engineer
• Understanding complex systems by working on different tasks on on‑going projects
• Assessing Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of products by reviewing the product maturity with project teams to identify and minimise risk
• Define, set up, prepare and optimise manufacturing processes and tooling for a defined area or product line
• Contribute to Health, Safety and Environment processes
• Define and optimise manufacturing documentation, tools, workflows for manufacturing and inspection based on the information supplied by upstream R&D engineering departments
• Contribute to the technological innovation to reduce costs and workflows, whilst guaranteeing the feasibility and reproducibility of the process
• Attend Material Review Boards and Configuration Control Boards on behalf of manufacturing, actively manage failures and changes
• Implement test & control plans for manufacturing equipment