Maintenance Technician Apprentice (Level 3) - BMW Group - MINI Plant Oxford
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.Our mentors are always available to provide individual support and guidance, enabling you to customise training to suit your skills.
Training:
The BMW Group offers an enhanced level 3 apprenticeship commencing August 2026. 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.
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.
The four-year programme is designed to enable you to experience different aspects of engineering and production technology, focusing on general maintenance of our state-of-the-art production facility and systems including robotics, controls systems, machining, fluid power, electronics, welding, and many more.
Alongside the practical engineering skills that are gained, the program will also focus on your personal and professional development.
Standards are occupation-focused; they are not qualification-led. The learning happens throughout the apprenticeship. And the apprentice is assessed at the end. There is a focus on key areas – knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSB)
Apprentices are now graded according to their performance in the EPA. This means mentors will need to work closely with their learners.
On the job training will take place at Mini plant, Oxford.
Training Outcome:
The first year of the program is purely in a learning environment where in addition to starting the academic requirements of your program.
In the second and third years, 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 our maintenance departments and may also involve placements at other BMW UK sites. If at the end of your second year, you meet both your targeted grades and our expectations in terms of engagement in your work, you may have the opportunity to continue your fully funded academic training beyond Level 3 onto an HNC Level 4 Engineering or Foundation Degree Level 5.
Employer Description:
Plant Oxford is the birthplace and heart of MINI production. Manufactured to individual customer specifications, hundreds of MINIs leave the plant’s assembly lines each day, off to meet new owners in more than 110 countries around the world. Three UK plants have a part to play in MINI production – Plant Hams Hall makes engines, Plant Swindon produces body pressings and sub-assemblies for MINI, and all this comes together at Plant Oxford with body shell production, paint, and final assembly.
Working Hours :
You will have a 37-hour working week. Start and finish times will vary to meet the needs of your work-based placements and college hours.
Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Quality focus,Enthusiasm,Accountability