Apprentice Engineer
THERMEX LTD
WORCS (B98 9HL)
Closes in 26 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 May 2025
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Summary
Reporting to the Principal Engineer you will be responsible for the engineering design of new products and managing development from concept phase to production launch in our Redditch facility. You will be responsible for developing and implementing new manufacturing technologies and improving current products and processes.
- Wage
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£17,316 a year
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Actual Salary from £17,316 to £21,164 dependent on experience.
- Training course
- Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 08:15 - 17:00 & Friday, 08:15 - 14:15. 60 minute lunch break
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years 8 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Thermal and mechanical design of various types of heat exchangers, including shell and tube,plate and bar and brazed plate type units
- Complete product development lifecycle management from concept through development to production launch
- 3D and 2D CAD design of products using PTC Creo 11
- Thermal design using in-house developed software
- Creation of products and structures within our ERP system
- Liaison with customers, suppliers, and all internal departments
- Visiting customer and supplier sites to investigate applications, progress projects and develop inter-company relationships
- Researching potential new heat exchanger applications
- Investigation of new and alternative materials and construction methods
Where you'll work
MERSE ROAD
NORTH MOONS MOAT
REDDITCH
WORCS
B98 9HL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply appropriate building services engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to building services engineering and the construction or manufacturing process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis and evaluation to support the delivery of building services engineering models (such as Building Information Modelling), designs, and technical solutions
- Operate computer-based software packages, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or modelling software (Revit) to produce and present technical information and documentation with relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the building services engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation, such as the Building Safety legislation.
- Apply principles of sustainable development, including those relating to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), environmental policies and legislations in building services engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions, and wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance systems and processes, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of building services engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
- Apply appropriate building services engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to building services engineering and the construction or manufacturing process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis and evaluation to support the delivery of building services engineering models (such as Building Information Modelling), designs, and technical solutions
- Operate computer-based software packages, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or modelling software (Revit) to produce and present technical information and documentation with relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the building services engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation, such as the Building Safety legislation.
- Apply principles of sustainable development, including those relating to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), environmental policies and legislations in building services engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions, and wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance systems and processes, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of building services engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Your training plan
- Building Services Engineering Technician 2022
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard - Majority of training will be basd in the work place on the Redditch site
More training information
One day a week you will be required to attedn Worcester College as part of the 20% off the job requirements, known as day release
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and English (grade 4)Other in:
Engineering (grade Merit)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
• Due to working with the MOD the successful candidate must be a British National and therefore eligible to work in the United Kingdom. • Quarterly performance bonus available. Please note you will need to travel to Worcester one day a week for the college day release.
About this company
As a leading manufacturer of heat exchangers since 1979, Thermex has an outstanding global reputation for engineering excellence and extensive industry knowledge. With a modular approach to our standard range of shell and tube products, we also provide complete design and engineering support for a wider range of bespoke thermal transfer products.
https://www.thermex.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Birthday day off after qualifying period Pension after 3 months (subject to matching certain criteria) Over time, be trained in the design of heat exchangers to meet the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive and ASME VIII Division 1.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, a full time position will be avilable with the company with further progression in qualifications
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Sue Portsmouth
sportsmouth@howcollege.ac.uk
01527572684
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321605.
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Closes in 26 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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