UK Controls Specialist Apprentice

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AMAZON UK CONTROLS SPECIALIST APPRENTICE PROGRAMME

Closing date for applications 28th April 2018

Year 1 is full time residential and you may be required to live way from home (costs will be supported by Amazon) year 2 to 4 is block learning in Trafford Manchester.

Amazon is the perfect place to start your career as an apprentice, our apprenticeship schemes are aimed at people who have a passion for learning and will provide you with the skills and support to unlock your potential and offer exciting opportunities for your future career. Whether that's in Operations, IT or Engineering, you'll get a real qualification and start a real career with us at Amazon.

Our apprenticeship schemes are aimed at people who have a passion for learning. You will need to be ambitious, relish a challenge and be prepared to seize the opportunities given to you. Hard work is essential, as is a determination to succeed and make the most of the hands on experience & qualifications on offer to you.

The best part – it's open to everyone.

As one of the world's largest retail companies, we have an unrivalled range of equipment and facilities, so there are a huge variety of challenges you can work on during this four-year engineering apprenticeship scheme. You will graduate into a Controls Systems Specialist Engineer position on successful completion of the programme where we will continue your development, allowing you to grow with the business.

The scheme combines; an initial block learning ‘off the job' element combined with short spells working at one of our Fulfilment Centres that will give you a thorough and detailed insight into what Controls Engineers do in the Reliability and Maintenance Engineering (RME) team. You will combine academic learning with practical training from day one; you will study towards a HNC/D in controls engineering during the first 3 years of your apprenticeship and a BEng Degree in year 4.
As a controls engineering apprentice, you'll play a key part in our electrical controls engineering team, carrying out supervised fault finding and projects in our existing and new build facilities. You'll be adding value to the wider business and positively impacting our customers' experience from very early-on in your Amazon career.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Personal Skills:
You will need to demonstrate ambition through work or educational experience and be able to give examples of how you have managed your own learning.
You will need to be ambitious, relish a challenge and be prepared to seize the opportunities given to you. Hard work is essential, as is a determination to succeed and make the most of the hands on experience & qualifications on offer to you.
You will show self-motivation by providing evidence of your own achievements and the achievements of teams you have either led or been part of. You will show good aptitude for problem solving and have a high attention for detail. You will have excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.
You will be able to provide references which will show excellent punctuality and attendance records.

Skills & Knowledge required:
· Interested in becoming an electrical controls engineer
· Desire to learn all aspects of controls engineering
· Willingness to spend time training and working away from home
· Previous qualifications in engineering - preferably with a PLC, electronics or electrical bias
· Good communications skills at all levels. Excellent English communication skills (written & verbal).
· Experience of working to appropriate health & safety standards and regulations or willingness to learn and practice these
· Keep others informed of information that contributes to the performance of the team, department or company (Team player).
· Excellent customer facing skills / customer focus.
· Able to prioritize in a complex, fast-paced environment.
· Willingness to be trained and learn new skills.
Must have flexibility in working hours and shift patterns to provide cover for operational requirements.

Basic Qualifications:
You'll need 2 A levels (or equivalent) at C or above in either Mathematics, IT, Physics, an Engineering related subject, or have completed a BTEC level 3 engineering qualification of 180 credits which must include further mathematics, or have an Engineering HNC/D qualification.