Engineering Apprentice

Call Systems Technology Ltd; Elstree, Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in innovative communication technology as an Engineering Apprentice. You will develop your electrical engineering skills while working on state-of-the-art wireless communications systems. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience, formal training, and a clear career path in the technical field.

Benefits

Bank holidays plus 20 days increasing with service

Work clothes

Contributory pension

Free parking

Qualifications

• Maths and Science grades 4/5 required.
• A-Levels in relevant subjects preferred.
• Full clean driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Assembly and wiring of electrical components.
• Testing new products against specifications.
• Repairing and fault finding on existing equipment.

Skills

Analytic approach to problem-solving

Willingness to learn

Education

A-Levels in Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Computer Science

Maths (grade 4/5)

Science (grade 4/5)

Job description

The Call Systems Technology (CST) Engineering Apprenticeship Programme is designed for motivated, hands-on talented people to join our Production team, where you’ll build, program, test and repair our state-of-the art wireless communications systems.

What You’ll Do

You’ll focus on developing electrical engineering skills, including manufacturing, programming and testing products. You will be a part of our Production team, working on systems for a huge variety of clients, including, O2 London, Sky Studios, Carnival Cruises, White Hart Stadium, Pizza Pilgrims, Flight Club, Waitrose, John Lewis, M&S, and many more well-known names.

If you’re someone who likes to figure out how and why things work, and then build them yourself, this role will interest and challenge you. You’ll be programming our equipment as well, as each system is tailored to the clients’ needs. You need a high attention to detail, good listening skills, and a real interest in innovative technology solutions.

The Role

You will spend most of your time as part of a small but busy team, alongside our other Production/Repair Engineers and warehouse staff. The rest of your Apprenticeship will be spent attending onsite sessions at college.

What you’ll do at work

• Assembly and wiring of electrical components, of varying size and complexity using drawings, parts lists and specifications
• Bench assembly of electrical sub-assemblies
• Mechanical assembly of hubs and framework
• Testing new products against test procedures, or to specification
• Repairing and fault finding on existing equipment to component level
• Completing documentation of production/repair processes and test reports as required
• Supporting experienced engineers on installations and site surveys
• Ensuring full adherence to the company's quality systems at all times
  

Requirements

• Maths (grade 4/5)
• Science (grade 4/5)

Plus one of the following qualifications:

• A-Levels in Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Computer Science

Skills

• An analytic, logical approach to problem-solving
• Willingness to learn and retain new information
  

Other requirements

A full clean driving licence will be required from the first year of your apprenticeship as you will be accompanying experienced engineers on client sites as part of your professional development.

About the Company

CST are trusted experts in innovative communication technology and critical alert software solutions. We supply 5-star hotels, investment banks, well-known retailers, super-yachts, football stadiums, museums, global restaurant groups, and many other industries and sites across the globe.

We provide on-site wireless communication solutions including paging systems, two-way radios, critical alarms, call button solutions and our Gen2 messaging and alarm monitoring software

Company benefits

Bank holidays plus 20 days (increasing with service), work clothes, contributory pension, free parking

After this apprenticeship

• On completion of your apprenticeship, you will become either a Production Engineer or Installation & Service Engineer, working alongside colleagues who have helped you achieve this level of expertise
• Alternatively, there are other roles to consider within our Technical Department, including Technical Support, 2 nd /3 rd line Technical Support, or further down the road, Project Engineer
• We’re looking for an apprentice who plans to develop their career at CST for at least the next five years.

Location:

Field-based, with visits to Call Systems Technology (CST) office in Elstree as required.

What you'll get:

You’ll receive a full-time salary (starting at £16,000) from CST, where you’ll be working 80% of the time. The remaining 20% time, you’ll be getting formal training at college (HNC equivalent). Your training is at no cost to you, and at the successful completion of your apprenticeship, you’ll have a Level 4 qualification, no student debt, and be 3 years into your career at CST.

To apply:

Please email your CV and a covering letter explaining why this apprenticeship is of interest to you to Michele Garrigan, CST People Manager:[e-mail]

Your letter must confirm the following:

• you have full, unlimited right to work in the UK
• you understand that this role requires you to commute daily to CST in Elstree, or college in Welwyn Garden City
• you have use of a car or live within a reasonable commute of both Elstree and Welwyn

We are always looking for new talent, feel free to send your CV to our recruitment team.