Maintenance Technician Apprentice (Level 3) BMW- HAMS HALL

The four-year programme is designed to enable you to experience different aspects of engineering and production technology including robotics, controls systems, machining, fluid power, electronics, welding and many more.

The first year of the program is purely in a learning environment where in addition to starting the academic requirements of your program, you will undertake a practical based engineering program which covers core engineering skills such as milling and turning, electrical and electronic circuits and control and fluid power, PLC’s etc In the second and third year you will continue with the academic requirements of the program alongside on-the-job training. Your on-the-job training will comprise of placements in a number of different areas of the business, with particular focus on the maintenance departments and may also involve placements at other BMW UK sites. If at the end of your second year you meet your targeted grades you will have the opportunity to continue your fully funded academic training beyond Level 3 onto an HNC in Engineering In your fourth year your on-the-job training will continue and will become more targeted to your final job role and where the job requires it you will start working a shift pattern to help better integrate you with your team

Training:
The standards include a 20% off-the-job training requirement This means providers and employers need to work together to plan learning activities outside of the apprentice's normal working duties You will need to attend our James Watt campus to undertake your college training The BMW Group offer an enhanced Level 3 apprenticeship commencing in August 2025. During your time with us, you will be studying towards a Level 3 BTEC in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, provided by Birmingham Metropolitan College The training that you receive during your apprenticeship involves studying modern, state-of-the-art automotive production technology as well as the latest innovations in manufacturing techniques Alongside the practical engineering skills that are gained, the program will also focus on your personal and professional development

 

Training Outcome:

In the following years you will undertake competency based training while working in a rotation with our maintenance teams around the site and complete the academic engineering course you have started.

Additionally, subject to your performance and progression you could have the potential to move onto a foundation degree Level 5 in engineering.

Employer Description:
BMW Group Plant Hams Hall is a modern, state-of-the-art engine manufacturing facility, located just outside Birmingham, UK. Producing the latest generation of three and four cylinder petrol engines as well as V8 and V12 engines, the plant has recently celebrated 20 years of successful production. Operating seven days a week with more than one engine rolling off the line per minute, the plant plays a key role in BMW Group’s global production network, supplying engines for BMW and MINI, including some of the latest plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Working Hours :
Start and finish times will vary to meet the needs of your work-based placements and college hours (TBC).

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Physical fitness