Technician Higher Apprenticeship

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Technician Higher Apprenticeship

Overview

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!

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.

About the Project

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 investigated by the technical support engineers, who then create technical reports explaining what has happened and why. They will identify measures to prevent future occurrences.

Additionally, 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 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.

Programme Details

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

The programme structure will 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.

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.
• 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 – 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

• 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 qualification, 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.

Additional Information

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!

About Siemens Mobility Ltd

From new prospect to qualified professional.

The jobs of tomorrow will be very different to those of today. That’s why a Siemens Mobility Apprenticeship will equip you with the skills and knowledge to follow a career at the cutting edge of technology and engineering.

You could soon be here with us – earning a salary, learning through hands-on experience and working towards an industry-recognised qualification. Start by exploring the incredible range of industry sectors and paths to choose from. You’ll find Apprentice opportunities in tech, digital, engineering, business and more, across the UK.

Who Are We?

We create technology to transform the everyday for everyone!

Today, transport providers face multiple challenges to move more people and goods on tracks. At Siemens Mobility, we enable our customers worldwide to realize sustainable mobility solutions.

As a leading technology company, we combine the real and digital worlds like no other in rail. In an open ecosystem, we bring together rolling stock, rail infrastructure, rail services, and software to provide sustainable, comfortable, and cost-effective rail traffic today. Together with our customers and partners, we move people and goods seamlessly and transform mobility for everyone.

What it means for Apprentices?

You won’t just be making the tea! Our Apprentices get to work at the forefront of the Tech, Digital and Engineering sectors. On a Siemens Mobility programme, you also have the advantage of getting to work on different projects and products. We want you to start with a strong foundation by learning a diverse selection of skills to future proof your journey. Many different opportunities can develop once your apprenticeship is completed and it’s time to progress your career.

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.