Manufacturing Apprentice - Modern Apprenticeship in Manufacturing

Position: 2026 Manufacturing Apprentice - Modern Apprenticeship in Manufacturing
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r0298397location: glasgow, united kingdomtogether we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At thales uk, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of aerospace, defence, security and space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
** 2026 manufacturing apprentice - modern apprenticeship in manufacturing
**** start date:
** 07 september 2026
** salary:** £24,000 per annum
** employee type:
** permanent
* * location:
** glasgow
* * working schedule:*
* * 37 hours a week. The working week for the first 6 months will be full time at college (5 days). Once college is complete, the working week at thales will be 4 days (monday – thursday, 9.25 hours a week)
** if so, please read on to see what thales has to offer…
*** what the role has to offer:
*** earn while you learn
* job specific training experience
* recognised qualifications
* permanent role from day one
* tuition fees for university or approved training providers are fully coveredas a manufacturing technician apprentice, you will work to develop a wide range of skills over a 4 year long programme. Manufacturing apprentices are based in the industry sector of thales glasgow, where you will work to support the industry work cells to develop, assemble and test cutting edge technology and also maintain our currently supported high end technology, dating back through the decades.

The technology that you will assemble and test in glasgow will develop your skills in optical, mechanical and electrical assembly, and testing, with opportunity to grow your career and develop specialist skills. You will also develop your “essential skills” (soft skills) which include working behaviours, communication and team working elements.part of your role as an apprentice, is also to develop your technical skills that you require for your role, both at college and in the workplace.

You will be provided with a development plan to allow you to do this, working with experienced technicians and engineers to develop your full potential in the business.
** apprentice programme
** these positions are for a full modern apprenticeship programme culminating in the attainment of an svq peo level 2, diploma 7 and an hnc level academic qualification.on completion of the 4 year programme successful candidates would achieve fully qualified engineering status.year 1: for the first 6 months you will undertake your svq peo level 2 and hnc full time at a further education provider, with the remainder of the year completed by attending the glasgow thales site in your first placement.year

2 & 3: participate in training within production work cells on a rotational basis, to obtain a fully flexible range of core skills on all aspects of the manufacturing processes of assembly and test.  All training recorded and verified to diploma 7 svq standard and externally assessed and verified.year 4: complete full diploma 7 work based learning job packs to obtain full qualification.  

Progression to integration and test engineer, manufacturing engineering, product system testing, inspection, optical testing and environmental testing. Full review of further education achieved and consider higher level qualification if appropriate.
** requirements:
*** 2 highers in english and maths at a level b or above
* 5 national 5s including english, maths and a science subject at grade c or abovelive and work in scotland for the duration of the programme.
** benefits
* ** 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and…