Facility Management Technical Apprenticeship

Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG; Penyffordd; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Penyffordd is offering an apprenticeship role focused on facilities services, sustainability, and minor works projects. Candidates should have 5 GCSEs including Maths, English, and Science, and specific vocational qualifications. The program lasts 40 months and starts a career in aerospace with a salary of £17,889 for 35 hours per week, along with flexible benefits including 25 days holiday.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to work with external service providers for delivery.
• Capability to develop infrastructure specifications for projects.
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations and practices.

Responsibilities

• Support daily issues on site and ensure maintenance robustness.
• Identify improvement opportunities in sustainability efforts.
• Evaluate technical proposals for infrastructure projects.
• Conduct audits of infrastructure systems to comply with safety standards.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Project management

Technical evaluation

Sustainable engineering

Education

5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Performing Mechanical or Electrical Operations

BTEC Level 3 Award in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Facilities Services, incorporating Planned and Reactive Maintenance, Sustainability, Minor Works Projects, and Health and Safety are key areas of focus for this role.

• Facilities Services: Work as an engineer to support daily issues on site and ensure robustness of planned preventative maintenance.
• Facilities Services: Work with external service provider partners to ensure service delivery.
• Facilities Services: Review infrastructure layout to develop new solutions, optimising asset performance and standardisation of equipment.
• Facilities Services: Technically evaluate external supplier workmanship standards.
• Facilities Services: Develop projects/designs to reduce issues and improve reliability.

Sustainability involves identifying opportunities and improvements to deliver investment programmes, incorporating sustainable engineering.

• Sustainability: Work with the Energy and Asset Management teams to identify opportunities and improvements.

Minor Works Projects require working as an engineer to develop infrastructure specifications, evaluating technical proposals, and understanding infrastructure technical impact.

• Minor Works Projects: Develop infrastructure specifications to improve, optimise, and standardise assets.
• Minor Works Projects: Evaluate technical proposals to ensure alignment with asset strategy.
• Minor Works Projects: Understand infrastructure technical impact against proposals.

Health and Safety responsibilities include attaining a thorough understanding of health and safety responsibilities and best practices, gaining a full understanding of legislative requirements, and carrying out audits of infrastructure systems.

• Health and Safety: Attain a thorough understanding of health and safety responsibilities and best practices.
• Health and Safety: Gain a full understanding of legislative requirements.
• Health and Safety: Carry out audits of infrastructure systems.

To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including Maths, English Language, and Science, as well as specific qualifications such as a Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Performing Mechanical or Electrical Operations and a BTEC Level 3 Award in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.

This 40-month programme offers a unique opportunity to couple learning with practical, industry-based work at the Airbus aircraft manufacturing site in Broughton, North Wales.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

The salary for this role is £17,889, working 35 hours per week, with half-day Fridays, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, success share, and many more flexible benefits.

We are looking for individuals who are excited to start a career with us and are motivated by our company values and the future of aerospace.

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