Ibstock - Leighton Buzzard - Level 3 - Dual-Skilled Maintenance Apprentice Engineer
Ibstock Plc
Bedfordshire (LU7 4SD)
Closes in 21 days (Thursday 26 June 2025)
Posted on 29 May 2025
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Summary
Join us at Ibstock PLC as a Dual-skilled Apprentice Engineer and take your first step towards becoming a fully qualified engineer. This 4-year programme will equip you with a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Certificate, while offering you hands-on experience, mentorship from industry experts, and a competitive salary.
- Wage
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£20,888 a year
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As an apprentice, you will expect annual pay reviews to reflect your increase in knowledge, training and experience.
- Training course
- Engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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When at Make UK -
Monday–Thursday, 8.00am - 4.30pm and Friday, 8.00am - 12.30pm.
At Ibstock, your hours will be discussed at the interview.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 17 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
What We Offer:
- Starting salary: £20,888 per annum, with yearly pay increases upon successful completion of each year.
- A nationally recognised qualification and the skills needed to become a qualified multi-skilled engineer.
- Full-time training at MAKE UK Training School. In your first year, you will be residential and live in Birmingham in 4-week blocks (we cover all travel and accommodation costs when staying over at Make UK).
- An opportunity to work for a company with 200 years of history, where innovation and career progression are at the core of what we do.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting our engineering team with the maintenance of plant equipment and preventative tasks.
- Studying a range of subjects, including Electronic Fault Finding, Features and Applications of Electrical Machines, and Principles and Operations of Three Phase Systems, to name but a few.
- In addition, going forward, you will also study a number of mechanical units in both your knowledge and competency qualifications, such as Maintaining Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Fault Diagnosis to build your expertise in both electrical and mechanical engineering.
- Developing key computer skills, as you’ll input data into our maintenance system and help analyse production data.
Where you'll work
No 3 Factory
Boss Avenue
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 4SD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EEF LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
- During the first year, you will attend Make UK Training School for 4 weeks at a time to study the Level 2 Diploma – AUEC Practical Workshop Units. You will then return to the factory for 2 weeks to apply the skills you have learnt in those 4 weeks practically within your factory. In the 4 weeks you are studying at Make UK Training school you will be required to stay over Monday – Friday in Birmingham (all travel and hotel costs are covered by Ibstock).
- Your second and third year is based at the factory with block release to the Training School to begin studying your BTEC Level 3 Diploma and Level 3 Diploma – Development Competence (assessed at factory).
- During your fourth year you will be based in the factory putting your newly gained skills and knowledge into practice and completing your Level 3 Diploma. The final year also includes your End-Point Assessment which once successfully completed leads to your new role within Ibstock as a qualified dual-skilled engineer.
More training information
This is a Dual Skilled Maintenance apprenticeship, which involves becoming fully trained in BOTH mechanical and electrical maintenance.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (or other relevant subject) (grade 4)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Please bear in mind that the factory can be hot, dusty and noisy due to the nature of the product being made.
About this company
Why Ibstock? At Ibstock, we don’t just manufacture building products—we’re innovators, designers, and engineers shaping the future of construction. With over 2,300 employees, we enable the creation of inspiring spaces to live and work. Committed to a net-zero future, we invest in the latest technologies and sustainable solutions to stay ahead in our industry. We are proud to share our recent Silver Status Accreditation for our Engineering Programs, awarded by Next Gen Makers! This recognition highlights our dedication to excellence in engineering education and skills development. Additionally, we are thrilled to be recognized as a Gold Member of The 5% Club, reflecting our commitment to fostering an earn-and-learn culture. This prestigious accreditation celebrates our ongoing efforts to invest in apprenticeships, training, and early careers development.
https://www.ibstock.co.uk/early-careers (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Digicare+ Provided by Aviva, 10% matched pension administered by Legal and General, 3x life insurance, Share Save scheme eligibility, Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members, Access to high street retail discounts
After this apprenticeship
Once you complete your apprenticeship, you should expect to progress to a maintenance engineer. However, the sky is the limit. Ibstock takes pride in having former apprentices as plant managers, engineering managers and even a sales manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EEF LIMITED
Make UK Recruitment Team
asrecruitment@makeuk.org
01213447900
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323292.
Apply now
Closes in 21 days (Thursday 26 June 2025)
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