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Craft Apprentice

  • Apprenticeship
  • Gloucester (Gloucestershire)

Job description



3428573
Additional Cities

Gloucester
Career Level

Entry-Level
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Aviation
Business Segment

Aviation Business & General Aviation & Integrated Systems
Function

Manufacturing
Country/Territory

United Kingdom
Postal Code

GL3 4AQ
Role Summary/Purpose

Are you interested in STEM, aviation or engineering? Dowty Propellers is a world-leader in propeller manufacturing for aircraft and hovercraft. A Dowty Propellers apprenticeship will give you a wide-ranging experience from manufacturing composite propellers to repairing propellers that have been fitted to aircraft from all around the world. Our apprentices are also involved in testing, inspecting and perhaps even design and development of new products.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Dowty Apprentices of 2020 will also have the unique opportunity of joining the company as we move into our brand new, purpose-built ‘Brilliant Factory’. 
·  The new facility will house our manufacturing, repair and development businesses for the first time in our history. It is an exciting time for us all!

The Dowty Propellers apprenticeship will pay you a salary while you work towards an engineering qualification and give you a huge array of practical skills. Using cutting edge technology and innovative materials, our apprentices truly are considered our future leaders within our business.
 
·  The Dowty apprenticeship is an exciting three-year programme that provides all the skills an individual would need to kickstart their career in aviation.
 
·  The programme breakdown is as follows: 
·  Year 1 
·  Full time study at a college, working towards L2 diploma in Engineering Technology 
·  Regular touchpoints with the Dowty Training Team 
·  Extra-curricular activities to grow key skills such as teamwork, collaboration and self-confidence 
·  Year 2  
·  One day per week at a college, working towards L3 diploma in Engineering Technology 
·  Four days per week working in our Brilliant Factory 
·  Rotations will take the apprentice on their learning journey through manufacturing, repair and overhaul and test areas of our business 

·  Year 3 
·  Full time working within the business 
·  Completing the rotation programme to cover all aspects of what we do 
·  Complete L3 diploma in Engineering Technology

Our apprentices are assigned a project by the business to grow their wider skills in project management, resource management and materials handling. 
·  The Dowty Training team support and mentor our apprenticeship programme and provide soft-skills training to help our apprentices grow to fulfil their potential.

Qualifications/Requirements

·  A successful candidate would have GCSE (or equivalent) passes at grade 4 (C), or above, in English Language, Mathematics and either a Science or Technology based subject and one other GCSE, overall four GCSEs at grade 4 and above. Equivalent qualifications or experience may be considered. 
·  Experience and/or extra-curricular activities in a technical field would be advantageous

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61212/hmg-personnel-security-controls.pdf
Desired Characteristics

·  A positive attitude, with an eagerness to learn 
·  Ability to problem solve

About Us

AtGE Aviation , we are imagination at work. Whether we’re manufacturing components for our GEnx engines or driving innovation in fuel and noise reduction, the GE Aviation teams are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into advances in aviation that tackle some of the world’s toughest problems. Join us and you’ll find yourself in a dynamic environment where our ongoing, substantial investment in research and development keeps us moving forward and looking ahead. At GE, developing people is embedded in our culture and integral to our growth. Here you’ll work collaboratively and across functions with the highest caliber talent, utilizing ground breaking technology and processes. Whether it’s the next generation of ecomagination products or the future of aircraft engines, we’ve got the state-of-the-art resources to make those innovations a reality. If you’re passionate about aviation and looking for a career rich with challenges and unlimited opportunities for growth and advancement, then join GE in reengineering the sky through aviation innovations that will impact the globe for generations to come.

GE is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that promise we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you!

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Primary Country

United Kingdom
Primary State/Province

England
Primary City

Gloucester

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