As an Apprentice Manufacturing Technician at Oxford Nanoscience, you’ll rotate around all of our different Value Streams, learning about every step of manufacturing and testing our range of products. You'll also complete your apprenticeship, so will have good academic knowledge to complement the practical experience you build. Vacancy Description • In addition to day release at college, you'll complete a placement in each of our manufacturing cells, and will also spend time in New Product Introduction, Supply Chain, Service, Manufacturing Engineering.• This will give you experience with all the different products we manufacture and send to customers around the world as well as an excellent introduction to all the possible career directions that Manufacturing and Operations might take you in with Oxford Instruments. Entry Requirements To qualify for this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of 5 GCSEs (including Maths, English and Science). Skills Required Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skills Problem solving skills Number skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam workingInitiativeInterest in Manufacturing & EngineeringTime ManagementIT skillsAdministrative skillsNon Judgemental Personal Qualities A keen interest in Manufacturing and Engineering. Training to be Provided Qualifications included..Level 3 or 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Company Training Plan & Assessment. Development Competence Qualification (workplace)End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship Things to consider We are based just outside Abingdon in Tubney (OX13 5QX). We're on a good bus route which connects Oxford to Wantage, and a short walk away from the Oxford-Faringdon-Swindon route. Future Prospects We are looking for people with a genuine interest in manufacturing and engineering, and hope that your post-apprenticeship career with us will be in this area. This may be a role in our factory, or could be a move to a field service engineer role, or a related office-based position (such as supply chain or manufacturing engineering). We have previous apprentices who we have supported as they continued their academic qualifications to Bachelor's and Master's level. #LI-JR1