Students at The Leigh UTC “are proud to attend a school that is realising its vision of ‘developing STEM professionals for the future global market’” Ofsted, 2022.

The Leigh UTC opened in 2014 with state-of-the-art facilities. We are the first UTC to join a multi-academy trust, to become an IB World School, to be built in Kent and among the first Academies in the UK to offer T-levels and Level 3 and 4 apprenticeships. We were the first UTC to open from Year 7 and have been oversubscribed in all year groups ever since, now serving over 800 young people from Kent, Medway and South-East London. We are a pioneering Academy and are looking for like-minded, ambitious people who can make great things happen for the young people in our community.

We have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking individual to undertake a Level 3 Engineering Technician apprenticeship. Whether you are a school leaver or more experienced Engineering Technician, this programme will offer you the chance to learn new skills and get ahead in your career.

Our successful learner will be involved in highly skilled, complex and precision work, operating machining components from specialist materials and using conventional and/or CNC machine tools such as centre lathes, vertical and horizontal milling machines, horizontal and cylindrical grinding machines, electro discharge machines, single and multi-axis CNC machine tools centres. You will be able set up, operate and adjust/edit equipment settings as applicable to the machine tool being used. When using CNC equipment, you will be able to produce, prove and/or edit programmes. During and on completion of the machining operations units, you will be expected to measure and check the components being produced and make adjustments to the equipment or programme to ensure components meet the required specification.

Applicants should be professional, personable and committed to providing an excellent service on behalf of the organisation, and above all else our appointed learners will have a positive work ethic and can-do attitude. If you're as excited by this opportunity as we are, we'd love to hear from you!

This role is offered as a 42-month apprenticeship contract and our successful candidates will work towards a nationally-recognised Level 3 Engineering Technician (Machinist) qualification, delivered by LAT Apprenticeships. Click here to read more about LAT Apprenticeships.

Apprenticeship Summary
Annual wage: Actual salary £13,232 per annum (£15,000 full time equivalent)
Working weeks: Monday - Friday, Term Time + 2 weeks inset
Total hours per week (on average): 37 hours per week (including the 20% training element of the Apprenticeship Programme)
Apprenticeship duration: 42 months + EPA
Start date: September 2023
Apprenticeship level: Level 3
Apprenticeship standard: Technical Support Technician Engineer​​​​​​​
Entry requirements: 4 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or equivalent, including Mathematics, English and a Science