Technical Support Technician Apprentice

Our Engineering Technician Apprenticeship is a 4-year program, which can lead onto one of the following 4 areas of technical expertise:

Manufacturing / Engineering Support Technician - this role provides technical support and expertise for all areas of the Manufacturing and Engineering functions. 

Metrology Engineer - this role involves checking aircraft parts to ensure they are delivered correctly and to the highest standard.  

Quality Engineer - This role provides experience in all aspects of aircraft design and manufacture.  

Tooling Engineer - Tool Engineers use their skills to design, modify or repair tooling that will be used to produce aircraft parts. 

Training:

Year 1: The majority of your first year will be working offsite at college. Towards the end of the first year, you will undertake a return to site induction followed by onsite GKN training.

Years 2 & 3: You will undertake Business Familiarisation rotation placements. During your placements, you will document work that you complete and review this regularly with your GKN training advisor.

Year 4: You will complete your Level 4 Technical Certificate and continue on-the-job training in your final department. This is where you will complete your Qualification as well as your End Point Assessment.

Training Outcome:

Progression to full time role in the future, but this is not guaranteed.

Employer Description:
Every day, around the world, we help aircraft fly further, faster & greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 13 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft & engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn. Together as “One GKN” we’re moving our business & industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday. Shift times to be confirmed.

Skills:
Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Team working