Apprentice Technician
Greater Peterborough UTC, Peterborough, PE1 4DZThis job expired on 13 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £15,400.00 - £23,492.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Annual Salary 12,486-19,047
Apprentice Technician job summary
Vacancy for Apprentice Technician
Salary: Meridian Trust Apprentice Salary £15,400-£23,492 FTE (dependent on age). Actual salary £12,486-£19,047
Hours: 30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
The Apprenticeship: The Apprenticeship will last 42 months. You will study the Level 6 Engineering manufacturing technician standard and study for one day per week (20%) at Cambridge Regional College. Manufacturing Engineering BEng. (Hons) Eligibility for the apprenticeship includes a skills scan and assessment by the provider as well as
- Evidence of grade B/5 in GCSE Maths, and grade C/4 GCSEs in at least four subjects including English
- Evidence of 96 UCAS Tariff Points including at least two subjects at A Level or other Level 3 equivalent e.g. BTEC National Certificate/Diploma attracting at least 96 UCAS points or successful completion of the Foundation Year course at Level 3 offered by ARU Peterborough, including the relevant optional module(s) in Engineering
- Advanced entry will be considered for students who have completed HNC/D in Engineering with average merit grade or higher.
The opportunity:
- A great opportunity to join our join an innovative and well-equipped Engineering department to support the teaching of a wide range of engineering courses and disciplines. You will be working within a well-established and expanding team of specialist teachers with exceptional industrial experience.
- If you are enthusiastic about Engineering and enjoy inspiring others, this post offers an excellent opportunity to utilise your experience whilst further developing your own skills within a friendly team environment.
The ideal candidate:
- Good educational background including GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- Experience of subject background
- Proven practical and technical skills with the ability to solve technical problems
- Strong organisational and ICT skills
- Have an understanding of the relevant Health and Safety regulations relating to safe operation of workshop machinery
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Committed and reliable
- High professional standards
About Greater Peterborough UTC-
Greater Peterborough University Technical College is an exciting and rewarding place to work where our staff work hard to give our students rich opportunities to learn, both inside and outside the classroom. We have a positive attitude to what we can achieve, and we work with a can-do approach. You will find that our values run deep and are represented throughout our work with our young people.
Our intent is to deliver academic excellence alongside a world class technical education, ensuring our students also excel in employability skills and work directly with employers/partners on a range of projects. Our workshops boast CNC Lathe, Mill, Routers, Engravers, Laser Cutters, 3D Printers (FDM and Resin), Manual Lathes and Milling Machines, Forging, Casting, Welding (actual and Augmented Reality) all in addition to your more traditional product design workshop. You will have the opportunity to support projects involving electronics and robotics including Lego EV3, Vex and physical computing (Arduino and Raspberry Pi). We also recently upgraded our T-Level workshop to include a 1kW Metal Laser Cutter, 4 axis milling machine, Protrak Lathe, VR and 3D Scanning equipment.
Our partners work with us on a range of projects alongside students, including CAT/Perkins, Baker Perkins, Howden (Peter Brotherhood), Amazon, CODEM, GCE, Anglian Water and Anglian Ruskin University amongst others
About Meridian Trust –
Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -
- Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
- Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
- Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
- Cycle to work scheme
- Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
- Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
- Free on-site parking
- Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays
To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Closing date for applications: 13 July 2025
Interviews will be held on: TBC
Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Greater Peterborough UTC
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 470 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Greater Peterborough UTC website
Set in the heart of Peterborough on a beautiful campus shared with the Peterborough College and the University Centre Peterborough, The Greater Peterborough UTC is a school for 11-19 Year olds (from Sept 21) who want to pursue their passion for STEM. We focus on our learners, their destinations and their outcomes, a small enough setting to know all our learners by name. We offer a bespoke learner journey full of STEM enrichment, career interviews and guidance to ensure that all our learners are armed with the knowledge, skills and behaviour to pursue their career of choice in a STEM setting.
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