Job Description

At West Controls Solutions, we focus on providing valued temperature and process control expertise, global presence and support, a wider range of products and the power to innovate. West Control Solutions is part of Gems-Setra, a Ralliant operating company, and is home to West Instruments, PMA and CAL Controls.

While West Control Solutions is based out of Brighton, UK, Gems-Setra has locations around the world. We pride ourselves on being a dedicated team of temperature control experts, who can provide in-depth application expertise, and are always there to support our customers. As a result, our products are repeatedly used in temperature control applications such as plastics machinery, ovens, furnaces, laboratory and test equipment, packaging machinery and food processing.

An exciting opportunity with a world-class company! In this wide-ranging apprenticeship you will learn to design, develop and test new, plus maintain current test fixtures. The Electronics Production Engineer is responsible for initiatives to achieve continuous improvement and maintenance of West's current test fixtures and jigs. This is a team-based position working within the Production Engineering team.

You will learn to:

Design, develop, maintain and upgrade test fixtures and jigs. Test and troubleshoot of electrical/electronic control systems, producing detailed design. Some software development. Creation and control of production drawings and work instructions. Hardware and software revisions. Develop databases . Define and implement work Instructions and processes.
This role will develop over the apprenticeship as you learn to maintain current software up to date to upgrade legacy testers using electrical schematics and Control Philosophy/FDS. A Functional Design Specification (FDS) is a document that describes how a process or a control system will operate.

Benefits

25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays, health and dental plan in place, long service award after 5 years, cycle to work scheme, life assurance scheme and employees are encouraged to expand their professional development through membership of industry bodies.

Apprenticeship duration - 48 months

Weekly working hours - 7.30am to 4.30pm Mon to Thu (0.5hr for lunch)

7.30am to 12.30pm Fri.

Total working hours - 39

Pay rate - 20,280 per annum

Desired Skills and Personal Qualities

Communication Skills IT Skills Attention to detail Organisational skills Problem solving skills Administrative skills Number skills Analytical skills Logical Team working Creative Initiative
Ability to understand and communicate technical information. Eye for detail. Organized, problem solving and ability to document/record information.

Effective team worker. Interest in how things work and are made.

Qualifications: Essential

5 x GCSE at Grade 4/5 (C) and above including English and maths. Science and ICT an advantage.

Desirable

Good level of written and spoken English, with clear and concise communication abilities. Quick learner with the ability to grasp and explore opportunities. Ability to work independently with effective time management and personal organisation. Strong analytical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Training to be provided:

On completion of the apprenticeship, you will have achieved the following qualifications;

Engineering and manufacturing support technician - Level 3 ST1395 NVQ Diploma in Engineering Technical Support Level 3
The final apprenticeship completion certificate will be issued on achievement of the above qualification and successful completion of end point assessment.

Future Prospects:

To become a fully trained and qualified Electronics Production Engineer with West Control Solutions

Other things to consider:

As with all apprenticeships, this requires a long-term commitment - there will be assignments and logbook entries to complete. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a top company, whilst you work towards nationally recognised qualifications.

You will be committed and motivated to complete college work and other assignments. Enthusiastic, ability to see projects through to completion, strong interest in science and technology, interest in how things work or are manufactured. Creative - engineering is a field of innovation.

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person