Hitachi Rail is offering a three-year apprenticeship for an Apprentice - Field Engineer. You will follow a structured programme to develop a broad engineering foundation, working across the UK (excluding London) on the railway. This field-based role involves travel to where the work is required.
What You'll Do
- Follow a three-year apprenticeship programme completing work across telecommunications and electrical disciplines.
- Attend academic and professional training to enhance your railway education.
- Achieve relevant safety accreditation and gather evidence to attain competencies for working on the railway.
- Work a varied shift pattern, mostly day shift, including some night work and occasional weekend work.
- Develop an understanding of rail engineering from the ground up.
- Study towards a Level 3 Information Communication Technician Apprenticeship.
- Undertake varying types of work, experiencing Hitachi Rail systems and learning to be a Telecommunications engineer.
- Perform installation and commissioning across a wide range of Hitachi Rail products, projects, and services.
- Conduct faulting of rail-related telecommunications systems.
- Carry out reactive and preventative maintenance.
- Assist with planning of project works, including documentation production.
- Support other Hitachi teams with multi-discipline works, for example using CAD.
What We're Looking For
- Full UK driving licence.
- 5 GCSEs grade A-C or Level 5 and above, including Maths, English, and a Science subject.
- Right to Work in the UK by the start of employment.
Technical Stack
- CAD
Benefits & Compensation
- Market-leading training, development, and experiences.
- Opportunity to be mentored and coached by experienced industry professionals.
- Hire from within as first priority, with myriad opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
- Flexibility: part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
Work Mode
This is a field-based role requiring work across the country (excluding London). You will travel to where the work is required. Primary locations include Manchester and Sheffield.
At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
