Apprentice Technician (Mechanical Engineering)

We now have a implausible alternative to affix the College of Oxford as an Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technician within the Physics division and play a component in growing a greater future for all.

You’ll have the distinctive alternative to work in a division specialising in a really broad vary of subjects together with area exploration, discovering cures for human illnesses and constructing one of many world’s first functioning quantum computer systems to call only some. You’ll be a part of our extremely expert mechanical engineering crew working with hi-spec engineering machines and be a part of the world main Physics division.

Your function will probably be diversified and you may be skilled in a variety of Mechanical technician disciplines, together with machining, becoming and cryogenic programs each within the workshop and on website. You’ll work with and supply help to the workshops for the aim of constructing the mechanical elements for bigger particle physics detectors Astrophysics telescope devices and in home laboratory experiments.  You can be studying by engaged on conventional handcrafts of becoming and constructing units in addition to new fashionable CNC machines.

As a part of this function, you’ll undertake an Apprenticeship with Abingdon and Witney Faculty, the place you’ll full a Degree 2 Engineering Operative and the Degree 3 Engineering Fitter.

For this apprenticeship, you’ll work on the Physics division in Central Oxford. As a part of your apprenticeship, you may be required to attend Abingdon and Witney Faculty’s Abingdon campus. In yr considered one of your Degree 2 apprenticeship, you will want to attend Abingdon two days per week. For the primary two years of the extent 3 apprenticeship, you’ll attend Abingdon in the future per week. In whole it is going to take 4 years to finish all parts of the apprenticeship, with help from the Division, College, and Faculty all through.

It would take 4 and a half years to finish your apprenticeship.

Turning into an Apprentice on the College of Oxford is a wonderful alternative to realize sensible expertise and coaching. For extra data go to:

You can be enthusiastic about beginning your profession in mechanical or design engineering and ideally have an curiosity in Science. Additionally, you will be excited concerning the alternative about changing into an apprentice on the College of Oxford and you might be beginning your profession or on the lookout for a profession change.

To finish the extent 2 after which the extent 3 apprenticeship, it’s important that it is possible for you to to proof passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE  Maths and English.

Please word that the Coaching Supplier is required to evaluate your present skill in Maths and English as a part of the applying course of, even when you have already got your English and maths {qualifications}.

Our apprentices are by no means on their very own, you’ll profit from a supportive setting working in collaboration with the remainder of our dedicated crew of 21 employees within the Mechanical Engineering group. Additionally, you will be supported by the central apprenticeship crew and you’ll be a part of our rising community of apprentices throughout the college. You’ll have the chance to turn out to be an apprenticeship ambassador for the College and area.

We’ll give you a welcoming and inclusive office, providing help and growth alternatives that can allow you to progress and do your finest work. We recognise range as our power, important for innovation and creativity, and we aspire to construct a really various neighborhood, which values and respects each particular person’s distinctive contribution.

Over 80% of our apprentices proceed with us within the function they’ve been skilled for after their Apprenticeship and that’s simply the beginning of their profession.

You’ll obtain 38 days’ annual depart inclusive of Financial institution Vacation and stuck closure dates, discounted journey, a superb contributory pension scheme, and pupil low cost. Additionally, you will be a part of the College’s annual apprenticeship awards.

Contact us

If you need additional data or help in your software please contact:

•       Mike Tacon – Recruiting Supervisor –  [email protected]

•       Jane Phipps – Abingdon and Witney Faculty – [email protected]

Utility Course of

Solely purposes acquired earlier than midday on 8 April 2024 will be thought of.

Apply- To use for this chance, please observe the hyperlink under and quote the emptiness quantity 171715 within the apprenticeship areas of curiosity.

You probably have beforehand utilized for the college expertise pool, there isn’t a have to re-apply as your software will probably be thought of for this function.