Alcon - Level 3 Technical Support Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: ALCON COMPONENTS LIMITED
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Location: Staffordshire, B79 7TN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £18,200.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000020444
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Application Deadline Date: 09/04/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00
Brief Description
You will get a unique opportunity to experience first hand what it’s like to work in an engineering company in several different departments. This will give you great perspective of how we operate each department to achieve our visions and goals through our set behaviours.
Training to be Provided
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with your employer and Make UK, which are fully paid for, including:
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Practical Foundation Training – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Workplace
- Competence Training - in years 2 to 4 in company
- Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Knowledge - in Years 1, 2 & 3 on block release to Make UK
- In house training in line with your requirements
- Further qualifications deemed necessary by your employer
- On completion of your studies, you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Future Prospects
- Our Alcon Apprentices, once they have completed a 4 year apprenticeship will become fully qualified Technicians or Engineers in their specialism of engineering
- We look to promote from within and some of our Senior Managers today came through the Alcon Apprenticeship Programme
- If the management route is not for you, then becoming an expert in your line of work is where we aim to get you
Vacancy Detail
Fantastic opportunity to work in an engineering company who design and manufacture ultra-high-quality brake, clutch and other automotive components to Motorsport, top OEM and Special Vehicle markets.
This is an amazing opportunity to learn to become a multi-skilled manufacturing engineer.
You will get the opportunity to work in the following departments:
Design Engineering:
- You’ll get an insight into using computer software such as Solidworks 3D CAD software, to produce accurate solid models which have been requested from our customers
- Our Design Engineers ensure our components are as strong, light and efficient as possible, through accurate design of parts. Design Engineers work in an office environment designing components on computer software
Research & Development:
- To stand still is to go backwards, so in research and development we look into the future, developing new ideas, patenting new processes and ensuring the company is always ahead of the competition
- As an R&D Technician or Engineer, you will work in the R&D lab carrying out testing of parts, as well as using a computer to record data
Planning:
- You’ll see first-hand how highly organised our planning strategy is. Planning is used to manage the coordination of production workflow, and developing and reviewing production plans with other departments
- The manufacturing department is led by the work-to plan that the Planning team put together
- As a Planner you will be based in an office using a computer
- You will need to speak to other departments to ensure that the plan will work and your customers are updated with any changes as this will effect the delivery dates of components made
Quality Engineering (Metrology)
- Quality is where we check each component is visibly correct before it is then compared to a mathematically perfect specification. Any part that is found to be outside these requirements that cannot be easily corrected is simply discarded and the whole process starts again
- Quality Engineers and Technicians work in a Quality Lab, where there is a mix of hands-on work such as measuring components, and computer-based work
Production Engineering:
- Production Engineering is made up of a team of Production Engineers who support the machining and assembly departments
- The Production Engineers will provide technical expertise, help with problems on the machines, diagnose and solve problems, ensuring that the machines that make our products are working smoothly and efficiently. We have a wide variety of CNC machines with Fanuc and Heidenhain controls which are operated by our highly skilled CNC setter operators
- Production Engineers work on the shop floor and also at a desk with a computer