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Engineering Technician Apprenticeship - 2025 | Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers • Level 3 • Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom • £12k - £14.00k / year • 3m ago

Engineering Technician Apprenticeship - 2025 | Siemens Healthineers

Your role:

You will join one of our teams within Manufacturing Operations, which is responsible for the production of superconducting magnets that are installed in MRI and Medical Imaging machines.

You will gain experience across all areas of production but will develop specialist skills and knowledge within one area over the four years.
You will report to one of our Cell Leaders and your training will be supervised by a qualified assessor.
In addition to this we have a strong network of current Apprentices at different stages already partway through their Apprenticeships with us.
Over the four years you will be working towards the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard, which is delivered in partnership with BMet.

What else do I need to know?

Training will be in the form of block release to college in the first year, followed by day release for the second & third year. During years 2 & 3 you will also gain onsite manufacturing experience. We will familiarize you with our site and operations prior to you starting college.
Depending on business requirements and the performance of the individual, there are opportunities to progress to NVQ Level 3 qualification and beyond, including Higher Education.
The intention would be that upon successful completion of the apprenticeship you would take up a role within our Manufacturing Operations team.

About you:

You should have or be working towards 4 GCSEs at Grade 5 (C) or above which must include Maths, English Language, and Science.
You will be studying towards the higher-level Maths GCSE, desirably obtaining a Grade 6 (B) or higher.
You must be keen and have an inquiring mind and be able to demonstrate your enthusiasm for your work and our business.
You will possess excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills to enable you to work within a team focused environment.
You must be able to produce accurate work that is to strict specifications. An interest in ‘making things’ is essential.
You should be able to demonstrate your interest in activities outside of your school life e.g., Duke of Edinburgh, Scouts, Guides, sports teams etc.
You must also have eligibility to work in the UK for the duration of the four year Apprenticeship and meet the Department for Education and Skills funding rules, including residency criteria.

Additional information:

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Early Careers recruitment process:

During our Selection and Assessment process for Early Careers, we use a variety of assessment types to give candidates the best chance to showcase their potential.
We often use online assessments or/and on-demand video assessments to support the shortlisting process and enable candidates to showcase their potential beyond what is on their CV.
Further assessment will take the form of an interview or assessment centre. Assessment centres may include group problem-solving tasks, individual interviews, presentations and in-tray exercises. Interviews are typically competency-based.
In most cases, final stage interviews or assessments are held in person to enable candidates to meet our team and understand more about working with us.

About Siemens

Siemens Healthineers pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Globally, we are a team of 66,000 highly dedicated employees pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the world.

As a leading medical technology company, we offer Apprenticeships across all areas of our business - Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Finance, IT and Customer Care, to name just a few!

We offer Apprenticeships from Intermediate through to Degree level, as we're keen to support people to join us at all levels of the organisation. Our Apprentices are supported with dedicated assessors, as well as line managers and buddy and mentor support during their time with us.

We believe an inclusive culture is a pre-requisite if we aspire to serve the eight billion people on our planet. As a diverse organization, we can better relate to the people – whether customers or patients – their communities and the specific challenges they face. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are therefore important aspects of our wider responsibilities.