Design Technician Apprentice - #139092

Warrington, WRT, GB, WA3 6UT

Job ID: 64708

Design Technician Apprentice

Location: Warrington

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Design Apprenticeship

This is an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Design Technician Apprentice to work alongside our skilled and knowledgeable design team in our Warrington office. You will work towards successfully achieving the level 3 design technician apprenticeship standard whilst getting hands on engineering experience and studying for a BTEC diploma in engineering.

Each of our apprentices will specialise in a pathway relevant to one of the following engineering disciplines:

• Mechanical Design Technician
• Electrical Power Design Technician
• Structural Design Technician
  
  

You will contribute to the preparation of engineering solutions and produce designs, drawings or models for structures, piping, electrical systems, control and instrumentation systems or mechanical components relevant to your chosen pathway.

You will be able to identify factors likely to affect design decisions, produce Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and engineering drawings and specifications and will be able to communicate design information to others.

In your daily work, you will interact with a range of internal and external stakeholder and will be based within a project design team and may also get the opportunity to carry out occasional work at on-site locations where you will be required to understand on-site hazards and health, safety and environmental requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Attend training workshops / courses and participate in as many learning opportunities as possible.
• Meet requirements for health, safety, environmental, sustainability, professional development and ethics in engineering design practice.
• Invest time and energy into self-study to support company provided learning opportunities.
• Good timekeeping, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Perform duties as assigned by engineers, designers and management.
• Update and maintain design documentation and data
• Ensure that all work is performed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Work reliably, effectively, independently and as a member of a team
• Comply with relevant legislation, regulations, company policies and procedures, strategies and technical guidance.
• Interpret technical information to establish customer design requirements
• Support the identification, analysis and evaluation of factors affecting technical designs.
• Produce detailed drawings to appropriate company and industry regulations, standards and procedures.
• Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design to produce detailed 3D models.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• You will have a minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above (grade 4 or above in the new grading system), including English and maths. If you have not already achieved a grade 4 in your either your GCSE English or maths and you wish to study at Level 3, you will be required to work towards GCSE English and maths as part of your qualification
  
  

Skills/Aptitude & Knowledge

• Good Communication Skills
• Team working
• Self-motivated
• Flexibility
• Determination and persistence
• Good time management
• Good IT skills
  
  

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

Engineering & Consultancy | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Student/Apprentice | Engineering [email protected]

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