Manufacturing Engineer - Apprenticeship 2025

at  General Dynamics Land Systems UK

DESCRIPTION

General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a Manufacturing Engineer Apprenticeship to join our Manufacturing Team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.

Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders. The scheme will operate over a three year period and will enable the individual to gain an appreciation of manufacturing disciplines within GDUK which are, but not limited to:

• Manufacturing processes
• Work instruction (SOP’s) development
• Lean manufacturing principles and practices

The apprentice will also get the opportunity to work in multi-disciplined Manufacturing teams and gain knowledge and skills. During College recess the apprentice would be based at their place of work full-time. There may also be some compulsory attendance at the College for class tests, examinations and presentations.

Applications must be submitted by 05/01/2025 - Assessment days will be held during February 2025 for intake in September 2025

If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• BoM management and control
• Generating work instructions using CAD and standard templates to support production operations.
• Supporting production activities and maintaining manufacturing processes delivered to production.
• Monitoring operations and identifying efficiency opportunities through lean principles and improvements.
• First responders and line support to build issues related to work instructions and production operations (ANDONS)
• Tooling identification and procurement to support to support production operations.

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• Be both self-motivated, act with professionalism and able to work within a team.
• Excellent IT Skills including Microsoft Package applications
• Have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Be organised and able to prioritise their work.
• Be flexible in their approach to their work.
• Be able to perform tasks on their own initiative.
• Be enthusiastic and driven towards achieving their goals.
• Be interested in pursuing a career within General Dynamics.
• Awareness of IT systems
• Have good problem solving and analytical skills.
• A minimum of A-levels or equivalent./ A minimum of 5 G.C.S.E grades A-C including Math’s, English and Science
• Mature applicants (21+) without A-levels can also be considered on professional experience.

Our Company Benefits:

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

• A compressed eight-day fortnight – which means every Friday off!
• A benefits scheme - to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A bonus and set pay raises whilst on the apprentice scheme
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

About General Dynamics UK
General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650+ people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team
Security Requirements
Working with us is subject to security clearance and Export Control restrictions. This means your nationality, any previous nationalities, and/or place of birth, may limit roles you can carry out for the organization.

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• Be both self-motivated, act with professionalism and able to work within a team.
• Excellent IT Skills including Microsoft Package applications
• Have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Be organised and able to prioritise their work.
• Be flexible in their approach to their work.
• Be able to perform tasks on their own initiative.
• Be enthusiastic and driven towards achieving their goals.
• Be interested in pursuing a career within General Dynamics.
• Awareness of IT systems
• Have good problem solving and analytical skills.
• A minimum of A-levels or equivalent./ A minimum of 5 G.C.S.E grades A-C including Math’s, English and Science
• Mature applicants (21+) without A-levels can also be considered on professional experience

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

• A compressed eight-day fortnight – which means every Friday off!
• A benefits scheme - to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A bonus and set pay raises whilst on the apprentice scheme
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplac