Apprentice - Engineering Fitter (Level 3)

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

Are you ready to kick-start your career in a Global, cutting-edge technology company? We have a very exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join our production team and gain hands on experience of the production life-cyle, whilst working towards a Level 3 Engineering Fitter apprenticeship. If you're passionate about problem-solving, teamwork and making real impact, then please read on..!

Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What’s in it for you?

Wellbeing –

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
• Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance
  
  

Money & lifestyle –

• MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
• TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
• Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.
  
  

Development –

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
• Defined career paths and regular reviews
  
  

What we're looking for:

• Educated to GCSE and / or A-Level standard and have the required grades to attend the further education college
• A desire to start a career working for an engineering company in the manufacturing function.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Ability to learn technical and practical skills.
• Technically aware, keeping yourself up to date with new techniques and best practice
  
  

Along with learning and completing relevant coursework, your role here at Oxford Instruments, Materials Analysis will involve gaining practical skills on our production floor, responsbilities include:

• Attend off the job academic training at a college of further education selected by the company.
• Complete all coursework, logbooks and on the job hours required for the NVQ and BTEC qualifications in a timely manner.
• Problem and fault finding – you will be able to diagnose basic assembly and test problems and propose effective solutions.
• Operate only within the Quality policy and adherence to SOP procedures.
• Recognise customers, both internal and external and strive to fully satisfy their needs.
• Undertake additional tasks requested by the Team Leader.
• Health and Safety – you will learn the importance of health and safety in our environment, become familiar with all of the policies and regulations and adhere to our health and safety requirements at all times.
• MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) – you will undertake the common foundation training and have the ability to use MRP tools as part of cell work.
  
  

Location:

This role will be based in High Wycombe and will also include learning days, where you will attend a local college.

Application process:

Please apply with a CV and ensure to answer the questions; we will be assessing all answers

Successful applicants will take part in a call to learn more about the business and more details about the interview process will be shared

Questions?

Feel free to reach out! Our Talent Acquisition Partner Abby is managing the role and can be contacted on [email protected]