Manufacturing Engineer Apprentice
BIOCOMPOSITES LIMITED
Newcastle (ST5 5NL)
Closes in 26 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 July 2025
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Summary
Undertake training to become an Manufacturing Engineer within the Biocomposites, Keele Manufacturing Site. Training will be through working at the Biocomposites in partnership with University of Staffordshire and based at Keele Manufacturing Site. Apprentices will undertake the Level 6 Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8.00am- 4.00pm
Hours may vary dependent on business needs
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 29 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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
- Creating new systems, equipment, and processes for manufacturing, often utilising CAD/CAM software
- Analysing existing workflows and production methods to identify areas for improvement in efficiency, cost reduction, and quality, both in automated and manual systems
- Selecting, installing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment, ensuring it meets production needs
- Identifying and resolving production issues, including equipment malfunctions and process inefficiencies
- Overseeing projects related to manufacturing improvements, managing budgets, and coordinating teams of engineers and technicians
- Ensuring that products and processes meet quality standards and comply with relevant regulations
- Working with various teams, including designers, suppliers, and production staff, to ensure smooth and efficient manufacturing operations
- Collecting and analysing data from production processes to identify trends and areas for improvement
- Providing regular reports to management on production status, performance, and areas for improvement
Where you'll work
C/O Biocomposites Limited Keele Science Park Keele
Newcastle
ST5 5NL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE
Training course
Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Foundation Stage: Complying with statutory regulations and stringent organisational safety requirements
- Foundation Stage: Producing components using hand fitting, fabrication and joining techniques
- Foundation Stage: Producing Computer Aided Design (CAD) models (drawings) using a CAD system
- Foundation Stage: Preparing and using lathes, milling and other general or specialist machines and high tech equipment
- Foundation Stage: Preparing and proving Computer Numeric Control programmes
- Foundation Stage: Using computer software packages to assist with and evaluate engineering activities
- Foundation Stage: Producing and managing engineering project plans
- Foundation Stage: Producing assemblies using a wide range of materials and techniques
- Development Team: Project management and scheduling engineering activities
- Development Team: Securing appropriate resources and managing budgets and resources
- Development Team: Implementing, monitoring and evaluating engineering processes
Training schedule
- Apprentices will undertake a Level 6 Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship. The training will be delivered by University of Staffordshire
- Teaching will be a mix of on the job and off the job training delivered face to face in university and online weekly sessions
- The programme is delivered using a blended learning model
- Apprentices will attend university for 1 week block of study per semester each academic year. All face-to-face teaching is delivered at our Stoke on Trent campus
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, apprentices will achieve their BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade A*-C/4-9 or equivalent)
- Mathmatics (grade Grade A*-C/4-9 or equivalent)
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Passion for Engineering
About this employer
Biocomposites, Ltd. is an international medical devices company that engineers, manufactures and markets world leading products for use in infection management in bone and soft tissue. Based in Keele, UK, it has global operations across USA, Canada, Europe, China and India. Biocomposites is a world leader in the development of innovative calcium compounds for surgical use. Our products target a broad spectrum of infection risks across a variety of specialties, including musculoskeletal infection, orthopaedics, trauma, spine, foot and ankle and podiatry. The STIMULAN® products are the first calcium matrices to receive approval to treat bacterial infection in soft tissue surrounding bone, and European approval for mixing with antibiotics such as vancomycin, gentamicin and tobramycin, for use in bone and soft tissue. We are distinct in that our team of specialists is singularly focused on the development of innovative calcium compounds and all research, manufacture and distribution takes place at our headquarters in Keele, England. In 2022, Her Majesty the Queen honoured us with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in Innovation and International Trade in recognition of the impact of STIMULAN in infection cases and our outstanding continuous growth in overseas sales of more than 200% over six years. Biocomposites products are now used in over 120,000 procedures every year and sold in more than 40 countries around the world.
After this apprenticeship
- Permanent full-time position
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE
careers@biocomposites.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332760.
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Closes in 26 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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