Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
2025 Manufacturing Apprentice - Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Start Date:
01 September 2025
Salary:
£16,000 (age 16-18) / £21,000 (age 19+) per annum
Employee type:
Permanent
Location:
Templecombe
Working Schedule:
37 hours per week on site (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours on a Friday)
Year 1 Monday – Friday 37 hours a week, moving to 4 day week when 18 years of age after Year 1 is complete.
Do you have an inquisitive mind? Are you interested in how things work? Do you want to be part of an Apprenticeship Programme that will develop and challenge you? If so, read on to see what Thales has on offer…
What the role has to offer:
Earn while you learn
Job specific training experience
Industry recognised qualifications
Permanent role from day one
Our manufacturing apprenticeship in Templecombe is a fantastic opportunity to learn our business from the ground up, giving you an insight, which will be invaluable regardless of if you choose to stay in manufacturing or if you move into a different function. The programme will allow you to rotate through a series of different placements, so you can see what you enjoy the most and where your strengths lie.
Year 1 of the apprenticeship focuses mainly on learning, spending 3 days a week at Yeovil College and 1 day in the workplace, following a set curriculum to give you the skills required for your future career. Year 2 allows you to embed those skills and is predominantly based on site working with our experienced technicians, learning in role while continuing at college on day release to complete a BTEC and NVQ. Year 3 will offer the opportunity to rotate through other business functions while you work your way to end point assessment.
Apprentice Programme
As a Manufacturing Apprentice, you will enrol onto a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship at Yeovil College over a 48 month duration.
Requirements:
5 GCSEs grade 9-4 (A-C) including English and Maths
Benefits
201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays)
Company Pension
Health Care Cash Plan
Life Insurance
Discount Portal
Performance-related pay uplifts
80 Hours Volunteering (first two years)
Closing date:
Our applications will close at
11.59pm
on
Sunday 16 February 2025 .
Recruitment Process:
For further information on our Early Careers recruitment process or to speak to a member of the Early Careers Team or a Graduate or Apprentice, please visit
Thales Future Talent - Connectr .
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.
To request an adjustment,
if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact
Resourcing Ops
for mid to senior roles, or the
Early Careers Team
for graduate and apprentice roles.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
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2025 Manufacturing Apprentice - Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Start Date:
01 September 2025
Salary:
£16,000 (age 16-18) / £21,000 (age 19+) per annum
Employee type:
Permanent
Location:
Templecombe
Working Schedule:
37 hours per week on site (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours on a Friday)
Year 1 Monday – Friday 37 hours a week, moving to 4 day week when 18 years of age after Year 1 is complete.
Do you have an inquisitive mind? Are you interested in how things work? Do you want to be part of an Apprenticeship Programme that will develop and challenge you? If so, read on to see what Thales has on offer…
What the role has to offer:
Earn while you learn
Job specific training experience
Industry recognised qualifications
Permanent role from day one
Our manufacturing apprenticeship in Templecombe is a fantastic opportunity to learn our business from the ground up, giving you an insight, which will be invaluable regardless of if you choose to stay in manufacturing or if you move into a different function. The programme will allow you to rotate through a series of different placements, so you can see what you enjoy the most and where your strengths lie.
Year 1 of the apprenticeship focuses mainly on learning, spending 3 days a week at Yeovil College and 1 day in the workplace, following a set curriculum to give you the skills required for your future career. Year 2 allows you to embed those skills and is predominantly based on site working with our experienced technicians, learning in role while continuing at college on day release to complete a BTEC and NVQ. Year 3 will offer the opportunity to rotate through other business functions while you work your way to end point assessment.
Apprentice Programme
As a Manufacturing Apprentice, you will enrol onto a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship at Yeovil College over a 48 month duration.
Requirements:
5 GCSEs grade 9-4 (A-C) including English and Maths
Benefits
201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays)
Company Pension
Health Care Cash Plan
Life Insurance
Discount Portal
Performance-related pay uplifts
80 Hours Volunteering (first two years)
Closing date:
Our applications will close at
11.59pm
on
Sunday 16 February 2025 .
Recruitment Process:
For further information on our Early Careers recruitment process or to speak to a member of the Early Careers Team or a Graduate or Apprentice, please visit
Thales Future Talent - Connectr .
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.
To request an adjustment,
if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact
Resourcing Ops
for mid to senior roles, or the
Early Careers Team
for graduate and apprentice roles.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
#J-18808-Ljbffr
