Engineering Apprenticeships - UK Wide

Job description

·  Job facts

A fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning, innovative and pioneering blue-chip organisation as an Engineering Apprentice where you will be able to shape a fulfilling and rewarding career in the field of Medical Diagnostics. Opportunities for the Engineering Apprenticeships are available for an August 2020 start in Scotland, Basingstoke and Leicester.

What is involved?

This 3-4 year Apprenticeship will see you studying toward a Level 4 Diploma in Engineering Maintenance with a local approved training provider. Alongside your college study you will work with other qualified team members to learn the practical skills required to be a Field Service Engineer with Roche Diagnostics. We provide the industry's broadest range of diagnostics and monitoring products and services, spanning all sectors of the market: from small hand-held devices used directly by patients or healthcare professionals, to large diagnostic instruments found in hospital laboratories.
We believe it's urgent to deliver smart medical solutions right now and develop innovations for the future and you can make a genuine contribution to these ambitions in your role as an Engineering Apprentice.

Who are you?

You will have excellent practical skills, a strong attention to detail and enjoy working in a team with good problem solving and communication skills. It's also important to us that you have a passion about developing a career in engineering with an interest in science and desire to learn new skills.
You will need a minimum of 2 A Levels in addition to 5 GCSEs (grade 9-4 or A-C) including Maths, English, IT and ideally a science related subject. You will also hold a UK driving licence and be willing to travel.

Who are we?

Roche Diagnostics Limited UK provide the industry's broadest range of diagnostics and monitoring products and services, spanning all sectors of the market: from small hand-held devices used directly by patients or healthcare professionals, to large diagnostic instruments found in hospital laboratories.
We are proud to have been accredited with the UK's Top Employer award for the second year running. Our handheld devices empower patients to monitor their own chronic conditions easily and accurately and in hospitals, our products play two important roles - supporting laboratory services by providing
accurate diagnosis of patient samples and enabling the rapid and often life-saving diagnosis of medical conditions in Accident & Emergency, intensive care or in the operating theatre.

·  Who we are

Our UK Diagnostics business, headquartered in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, employs approximately 560 highly skilled individuals. We provide the industry's broadest range of diagnostics and monitoring products & services, spanning all sectors of the market: from small hand held devices used directly by patients or healthcare professionals, to large diagnostic instruments found in hospital laboratories.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.