Key Takeaways
- Earn £24,000 per year as a Manufacturing Apprentice.
- Complete a Level 2 Engineering Operative Apprenticeship with Yeovil College.
- Gain hands-on experience in assembly, wiring, looming, and soldering.
- The apprenticeship lasts 12 months, plus a 6-month assessment period, with a permanent role upon completion.
- Applications close on 2027-02-17.
About the Role
Join our Level 2 Manufacturing Apprenticeship in Templecombe and build your future with Thales from the ground up. This is a great start if you’re keen to learn practical skills, understand how manufacturing really works, and want a pathway that can lead to a long-term career—whether you stay in manufacturing or explore new opportunities within the business.
You’ll receive hands-on training focused on our Towed Array business line, and after you complete the apprenticeship, you’ll join one of the 4 shifts in the area—becoming a valued part of the team from day one.
What You Will Learn:
- Assembly techniques
- Wiring and looming
- Soldering
- ESD safety
Upon programme completion, you will roll off the scheme into a permanent role in the business and will move to a shift working pattern. This will be a 3-day week (either Monday to Wednesday, or Thursday to Saturday) and will consist of 12.33-hour shifts. These shifts operate 24 hours per day 6 days a week which include night shifts.
Training
As a Manufacturing Apprentice, you will enrol onto a Level 2 Engineering Operative Apprenticeship at Yeovil College. The programme is 12 months in duration, plus 6 months for the End Point Assessment period. It will be delivered via a day release model whereby academic content is delivered in the classroom on set study days and then the rest of the time you will be working in the business and applying what you have learnt. At the end of the programme, you will have achieved a Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Operations and a Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations, plus the Level 2 Engineering Operative Apprenticeship qualification.
The programme is delivered via a day release model at the Yeovil College campus.
What happens at the end
At the end of the programme, you will have achieved a Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations, plus the Level 2 Engineering Operative Apprenticeship qualification.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Qualifications
- GCSE English (grade 4 (C) or above) - essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 4 (D) or above) - essential
Key details
- Wage: £24,000 a year
- Working week: Mon-Thu 8 hrs per day, Fri 5 hrs. On completion your permanent role will move to a shift working pattern. 3-day week (Mon to Wed, or Thu to Sat) 12.33-hr shifts. These shifts operate 24 hours per day 6 days a week which include night shifts.
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Duration: 1 Year
- Start date: 2027-09-06
- Closing date: 2027-02-17
- Apprenticeship standard: Engineering operative (level 2)
- Training provider: YEOVIL COLLEGE