Product Development Technician Apprenticeship
CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Essex (SS14 3AD)
Closes in 26 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 August 2025
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Summary
In this exciting role you will be part of a team working within our pre-production prototype development section. You will work on bringing tractors from concept through to production, working with a broad range of engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, fabrication, machining and component level to full vehicle testing.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 9 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
The Basildon engineering team at CNH are focussed on the assembly, maintenance and validation testing of pre-production prototype tractors undergoing development processes. Daily working activities will include but are not limited to:
- General prototype workshop activities including the construction, reworking and maintenance of our development tractors
- Discovery and diagnosis of faults, functional problems and durability issues both mechanically and electrically
- Following of test procedures, engineering drawings and electrical schematics
- Building of test rigs for component and structural durability testing.
- Use of machining and fabrication facilities in order to make functional components to specification, modifications or test fixtures
- Use of PC based diagnostic equipment for programming and configuring of development tractors
- Track testing and shakedown of development tractors (depending on age and driving license status)
- Functional performance testing of all tractor systems
Where you'll work
Cranes Farm Road
Basildon
Essex
SS14 3AD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
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Training schedule
Full Engineering Technician Apprenticeship at Level 3.
4 days working with the employer and 1 day at college, Luckyn Lane Campus, Basildon.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
CNH Industrial is a world-class equipment and services company that sustainably advances the noble work of agriculture and construction workers. The Company provides the strategic direction, R&D capabilities, and investments that enable the success of its core Brands.
After this apprenticeship
The skills learned throughout this apprenticeship are very much valued by us. Our intention is for us to retain these skills and the candidate at the end of the apprenticeship as a fully-fledged product development technician however this will be in line with business needs at that time and so is not guaranteed.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Diane Ridgley
diane.ridgley@southessex.ac.uk
07855701273
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335324.
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Closes in 26 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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