Apprentice Field Service Engineer inAberdeen inAberdeen PUBLISHED SUN 15 DEC 2024

Location:

Aberdeen City, GB, AB21 0GU

Type of Employment: Full-time

Career Level: Entry Level / Early Professional

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Date posted: 23 Nov 2024

Believe there are multiple paths to achieving a successful future?

So do we. We believe our apprenticeship programmes are a great alternative for those who would like to immerse themselves into their career, learning and developing skills both through college, and on the job. Especially as you’ll gain a technical and occupational qualification whilst earning a salary, as well as the reputation that comes with working for a pioneering company like Yunex Traffic.

Here at Yunex Traffic we want to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions. Yunex Traffic designs, markets, manufactures, installs, and maintains a wide portfolio of international traffic management products and is the UK market leader in the traffic signal business. This includes intersection and pedestrian traffic controllers, intelligent urban traffic control systems, variable message signs, public transport, and car park guidance systems to enhance road safety and improve traffic flow in congested urban and inter-urban areas.

The challenge

Part of being a #TrafficTransformer apprentice at Yunex Traffic means you get to work on real life projects whilst also being supported on a guided learning journey, and often experiencing different areas within the business.

Our apprentices get the opportunity to find their passion and in turn, we get to experience their drive and zest for new ideas and initiatives. We are always looking for apprentices who want to make a difference to the world we live in.

This will be a Level 3 apprenticeship, over a 4-year period.

The candidate

Role Specific Requirements

• Align with our Yunex Traffic values, including Zero Harm, Innovation, Customer Focus, and Ownership.
• Be willing to travel to multiple of our Yunex Traffic sites across the UK for training.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Enjoy collaborating with others to find innovative solutions.
• Have a willingness to self-learn, research and take a creative approach to problem solving.
• Possess good organisational and time management skills to assist in completing the academic qualifications and occupational skills developments within this apprenticeship.
• Take ownership of challenges and ideas
• Be forward thinking and inquisitive.
• Willing to learn to drive if you do not already, with an ideal to be passed by completion of Year 2 of the apprenticeship (dependant on age of applicant)
  
  

Basic Skills

• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrate effective listening and teamwork skills, to create a collaborative work environment and strengthen relationships.
• Be IT literate; able to use Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
  
  

Here is what you can make a difference in:

• Installation of traffic signal assets (including the installation and wiring of controllers), ancillary equipment and/or highways systems unsupervised or as part of a team
• Complete electrical tests and pre-commissioning activities
• Liaising with customers and other contractors that may be on site
• Ensuring works are completed in accordance with the site specification, in a timely manner and to a sufficient quality level
• Cross-training in additional areas, such as fault administration, workshop, stores, and other Yunex Traffic equipment
• Periodic inspections with electrical testing
• Routine maintenance of highways infrastructure
  
  

The location of this apprenticeship role will be Aberdeen, Scotland

The Benefits Of An Apprenticeship At Yunex Traffic

• Continue your learning beyond college/school whilst earning a salary of £16,000 (salary may change subject to age of applicant).
• Have the chance to join a community of highly skilled professionals who will help you on your learning journey.
• As an apprentice, you will receive first-rate training and tuition from Yunex Traffic and/or our partner training providers.
• Stay at the forefront of innovation by joining one of Europe's leading engineering and technology companies.
• Join our flexible benefits scheme with access to private medical care, discounted cinema tickets and gym membership and so much more!
  
  

Minimum Educational Requirements

• 4 National 5 qualifications at A-C, including Maths and English (or Functional Skills/ Apprenticeship equivalent)
• Desirable; a keen interest in Engineering
  
  

What else do I need to know?

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That is why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

Yunex Traffic recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

Please note, regarding travel for this role, you must be able to travel to the relevant Yunex Traffic site or your respective college.

Right to Work

Please note, if you are applying for an apprenticeship at Yunex Traffic, you must have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the apprenticeship. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor anyone joining us on an Apprenticeship who does not have valid right to work in the UK.

Recruitment Process

Applications for our apprenticeships will close on 21st February 2025.

Following your application, if you are successful, we will invite you to an in-person interview at our depot in Aberdeen. This is a chance to meet with the hiring team and discuss the role further. Our interviews will be competency (skills) based and are a chance for us to find out what your motivations are for your future career.

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