Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship - Maintenance (BAC / EPMC)
During your apprenticeship, you’ll spend a significant portion of your first year at Make UK based in Aston, Birmingham (B6 7EU). Your typical hours at the training provider will be from 8:00 AM to 4:30PM Monday – Thursday and reduced hours on Friday's, you will receive a confirmed timetable upon joining us. Here you’ll be assigned an Industrial Training Manager (ITM) and a JLR early careers cohort leader to support you throughout your apprenticeship journey.
Year 1 – Foundation Phase - In your first year, you'll focus on building your foundational knowledge of engineering and essential workplace competencies to ensure safety. You’ll spend time in workshops developing practical skills such as welding, electrical installation, milling, and fault finding. You’ll also take part in regular plant placements where you’ll have the opportunity to apply these newly acquired skills in a real-world environment. You’ll also begin studying your Level 3 BTEC qualification.
Year 2 – Academic Knowledge and Skills Development - In your second year, you’ll divide your time between your workplace and block release at your training provider. During this time, you’ll continue your Level 3 BTEC qualification and put your academic knowledge into action while working on site.
Year 3 – Academic Knowledge and Competence Development – In your third year you will be developing your skills in plant and continue working towards your BTEC qualification, focusing on developing your skills beyond the basics and working on real-world projects on-site at JLR.
Year 4 – Continuation of Competence Development and End Point Assessment - In your final year, you’ll complete your apprenticeship and prepare for your End Point Assessment, supported every step of the way by your Early Careers Cohort Leader and ITM. This will consist of a technical interview including an opportunity to showcase your portfolio of the work you have undertaken at JLR.
Please note the delivery structure may be subject to change and will be confirmed upon joining us.
This exciting programme is designed to help you build practical skills, deepen your technical knowledge, and develop key workplace behaviours like teamwork and problem-solving.
For this apprenticeship you will be based in our EPMC Plant team in Wolverhampton.
Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EPMC) Wolverhampton
The EPMC is a state of art, purpose-built manufacturing facility producing a range of propulsion systems that form the heart of all our vehicles. It produces both traditional internal combustion engines and is in the process of launching new products, such as EDU (Electric Drive Units) and Battery packs which will support our transition to our all-electric future.
As a member of the team, you will rapidly develop your problem-solving skills as you learn to read and interpret relevant data and documentation used to maintain components, equipment and systems, whilst conducting monitoring and maintenance activities across the plant. You will also carry out complex fault diagnosis and repair on high technology systems such as mechanical equipment, fluid and pneumatic power equipment, process control equipment and robot and laser marking devices enabling you to effectively rectify automated performance and contribute to continuous improvement. With our transition towards Electrification, you will be working on the latest technology and will learn in an exciting new environment which is fuelling our sustainable future.
Training Outcome:
Experienced Maintenance Technician specialising in areas such as robotics, controls systems, electrification or high-voltage systems Senior or Lead Maintenance Technician overseeing complex maintenance tasks, coaching colleagues and supporting continuous improvement Controls & Automation Engineer or Manufacturing Engineer, focusing on advanced production technologies Technical Specialist roles working with cutting-edge systems supporting electrified propulsion Team Leader or Supervisor positions within plant operations, supporting people and process performance Longer-term opportunities to move into engineering, quality, operations leadership, or other technical career pathways across JLR
Employer Description:
LIVE THE EXCEPTIONAL WITH SOUL We are the proud creators. The curious minds. Inspired to create unique vehicles, to realise our vision of modern luxury. We work as one. Shaping the future. Motivated by a love for our customer. United by a deep admiration for each other. Our sense of integrity and our spirit of excellent empowers us. Our ambition to grow. Our passion to chart new landscapes of innovation, encourages us to dream. It’s what drives us. To be visionaries. To be creators.
Working Hours :
Your typical hours at the training provider will be from 8:00 AM to 4:30PM Monday – Thursday and reduced hours on Friday's, you will receive a confirmed timetable upon joining us.
Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical