Higher Apprentice - Technician (Level 4)

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

12/2/2024

‘Better’ Starts Here

Starting salary: £17,000 plus an annual bonus

Location: Ashford/Slade Green

Duration: 4 Years + End Point Assessment

Believe there’s more than one way to secure a successful future?

So do we. We believe our apprenticeship programmes are the best alternative to the traditional study route for ambitious and hard-working students. Especially as you’ll gain a qualification whilst earning a salary as well as the reputation that comes with working for a digital pioneer like Siemens Mobility!

Join us at Siemens Mobility and experience a programme that stands out from the rest. Could this be the exciting next step in your journey towards your career? If yes, then Siemens Mobility is the place for you!

This is your opportunity to understand how our work impacts everyday life across the globe, and you could be at the heart of that work. From seeing how a line of code evolves into a solution used worldwide, to exploring the breadth and depth of our diverse transport projects, build your skills with us and help create a better #TomorrowWithUs.

Customer: Southeastern Trains LTD. This project is a TSSSA (technical support and spares supply agreement). Slade Green depot is a customer site where we have our own office and stores space. The customer maintains and operates the trains. As a TSSSA we provide technical support to our customer to enable them to carry out effective maintenance of the trains. Our technical support engineers are called on by the customer for advanced fault finding and rectification where the customer lacks the skills, knowledge, or equipment to carry out such tasks. All incidents causing a delay or cancellation to a train in service are investigate by the technical support engineers who then create technical a reports explaining what has happened and why. They will then identify measures to prevent future occurrences. The technical support engineers monitor data from the trains remotely to spot potential failures and highlight them to the customer for repair before they cause an in-service incident. Reliability campaigns are run by the technical support engineers. Scopes of work, instructions, technical briefs, and lessons learnt documentation are all created by the technical support engineers to further assist the customer. Materials for all maintenance activities are provided by Siemens for our customer. The materials team liaise with suppliers to ensure all material is available when required and that defective components are correctly repaired.

Here Is How The Programme Works

Whilst on the Apprenticeship you will be following an apprenticeship standard ST0316 Rail Engineering Advance Technician, Traction and Rolling Stock Pathway

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/rail-engineering-advanced-technician-v1-0

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/rail-engineering-advanced-technician-v1-0

The programme structurewill be:

• Block release (virtual)
  
  

Whilst working towards a formal qualification you will also work as part of a team on real life projects within the workplace.

Define the Future of Transportation

Embark on your journey with us whilst taking part in our fantastic apprentice development programme. We will create a personalised training plan to help you develop the specific skills and knowledge required for your role. By the end of your programme, you will be equipped with the best knowledge and hands-on experience to kickstart your professional career here at Siemens Mobility.

What will an apprentice at Slade Green be doing?

• Train familiarisation – Spending time with the customer’s maintenance team doing routine maintenance. This is the best way to find your way around the train.
• Working with and being mentored by the technical support engineers. Looking at on and off train diagnostics, fault rectification, experiencing how to write a technical report. In down time the technical support engineers will spend time on trains with apprentices to teach them how the various systems work.
• Health and safety – Creating and reviewing risk assessments. Depot safety tours.
• Projects – This could be creating a reliability improvement, something to make maintenance easier or specifying a new piece of equipment
• Spending time at other Siemens sites – Not every module of an apprenticeship can be covered at Slade Green depot. From time to time, it may be necessary to work at other Siemens sites to gather the required evidence to complete a module.
  
  

Essential Skills And Attributes

We are seeking innovative and inquisitive candidates that demonstrate the following;

• You will have achieved at least 5 GCSE's grade 4 or above including Maths and English Language.
• It is preferred you have already completed the Level 2 engineering competence qualification (PEO).
• It is preferred you have already completed a Level 3 engineering knowledge qualification
• If recruits have A-levels (in Maths, Physics etc) but no competence qualifciation, this would be considered, but additional support and workplace activities would need to be planned.
• Logical thinking, willing to self-learn and research, and take a creative approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work independently, safely and responsibly; take ownership of challenges and ideas and are looking to develop your ability to drive and lead change
• Enjoy collaborating with others to find innovative solutions
  
  

Your Journey Starts Here

We know that not everyone’s lifestyle is the same, so we operate a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit.

As part of our recruitment process, all applicants for apprenticeship positions will be required to provide proof of qualifications achieved, as well as any qualifications in progress, prior to any job offer being made. This ensures that candidates meet the necessary educational criteria for the role.

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us!