Siemens Motion Control in the UK, is an integral part of Siemens Drives Technologies Motion Control worldwide, providing technical solutions for control of motors in many different applications.

In the UK we design and manufacture electronic inverters for motor control. Our factory in Congleton has been around for 41 years during which time it has gained UK and European wide recognition and is best in class in many areas.

The site is responsible for product development, customer services and medium volume manufacturing. Engineering and manufacturing know-how is supported by on site design and test laboratories along with state of the art production technologies and techniques

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Siemens Motion Control Apprenticeships in Engineering & Manufacturing are manufacturing and technical based. It can take up to 4 years to be fully qualified. Apprentices work towards a BTEC National Diploma in Engineering and/or Manufacturing.

You will attend our bespoke programme at college where certain key/functional skills are also completed. During your time spent at college you will work towards an NVQ Level 2 and complete any additional wider key/functional skills.

After this, you will be placed in various departments working towards an NVQ Level 3, where you will receive training and practical experience - the sort that will help you understand our methods, resources and procedures. You will then complete a final placement in order to finish your NVQ Level 3.

Siemens Wind Power is at the forefront of the drive to ensure the UK can meet its renewable energy targets, keeping thousands of wind turbines turning, both on land and at sea.

Over the next few years, the scale of wind farms, particularly offshore, is going to increase dramatically. We need to make sure our we have plenty of well-trained service technicians, ready to become the experts in this field. That’s why we’ve created this 4-year apprenticeship.

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This four-year training programme will prepare you for the diverse job of being a service engineer, equipped to carry out anything from routine maintenance to large-scale component changes.

You’ll start at college in Dunfermline, Newcastle or Lincoln, studying towards a C&G Technical Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering. After this, you’ll experience various operational departments and work towards an NVQ Level 3. In the last 12-18 months, you’ll be allocated to a site in the UK.

This is a career that involves working at heights, sometimes in different locations on or offshore. If you’re flexible about where you’re based and happy to travel, it’s a great job where no two days are the same

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This area of Siemens provides the cutting-edge technology that takes electricity from power stations into the UK's homes, hospitals, schools and offices. Whatever the solution, we design it, engineer it, plan its production and installation, monitor any suppliers that are required, make on-site visits and continue to work closely with customers (including all of the UK’s electricity companies) long after we've delivered our work.

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Our Mechanical Drives (MD) business is part of our Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies division. The MD business is based in Leeds and assembles gear units, geared motors and couplings for almost any application where there is a need to (generally) reduce speed.
From fractional kilowatts - MD is able to produce a solution.

Key industry sectors include:
• Wind turbines
• Material handling
• Cement plants
• Paper mills
• Water treatment
• Power generation
• Food & Beverage
• Steel

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We are offering a professional development programme, combining both personal and technical development, 'off the job' college based training and 'on the job' experience which is intended to lead to completion of an Advanced Apprenticeship with the following qualifications:

Training to be Provided During the first 2 years the programme will allow you to experience a broad range of departments and roles within the MD business. The placements will be arranged logically so that your knowledge is been built up, giving you all the necessary experience.

Traffic lights, warning signs, monitoring systems, charging points for electric cars – Siemens Traffic Solutions specialises in the design, installation and maintenance of the many innovative systems that keep traffic flowing in and out of town, both in the UK (where we’re the established market-leader) and in global locations such as the USA, China, Malaysia and Brazil

Discover more about Traffic Solutions in our brochure

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Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery (SIT) is a major exporter of world-class gas turbines for industrial power generation and the oil and gas industries. The people who design and manufacture gas turbines here have established a worldwide reputation for quality and innovation carrying on a long-standing tradition of engineering excellence for both Siemens and the city of Lincoln.

In the last 15 years we’ve trained over 400 apprentices, picking up awards for our programme along the way.

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Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies provide innovative solutions for UK industry - we optimise our customers processes, maximise productivity and reduce their energy costs with our product range and totally integrated solutions.

Electrium Sales is our low voltage business which delivers intelligent totally integrated power solutions to meet our clients requirements in the building services market. We manufacture busbar trunking, LV Switchgear, panel boards, energy management meters, software and sub distribution boards.

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Combining both personal and technical development, we are offering 'off the job' college based training and 'on the job' experience which is intended to lead to completion of an Advanced Apprenticeship with the following qualifications:

Siemens Energy Service Fossil is a team of highly qualified engineers, service specialists and project managers who help power plant owners and wind farm operators to service, repair and upgrade their plants efficiently, cost-effectively and without ever compromising on safety.

Join this four-year apprentice training programme, based in Newcastle, and you’ll be learning at a local college and on the job alongside people who are passionate about what they do and have high standards when it comes to engineering.

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Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Ltd is a global leader in engineering design and plant construction in the iron and steel industries. We employ approximately 500 people in the UK in our offices in Stockton-on-Tees, Sheffield, Christchurch and Scunthorpe.

Our Sheffield office designs and supplies steel plate rolling mills – the most powerful metal-working machines in industry – as well as continuous casting plant, rod mills and aluminium mills. We employ some 80 engineers at our Sheffield site, mainly mechanical, but including all the main engineering disciplines. This is a project engineering business, undertaking large capital projects worldwide on both a new-build and modernisation business. The technology of steel rolling is impressive in both physical scale and engineering sophistication. A typical plate mill is the size of a large house, with drive power peaking at over 40 MW, and yet it controls rolled-product thickness to a tolerance less than the diameter of a human hair.

The Metallurgical Services department (based in Sheffield) works closely with customers to ensure that their investment continues to run to the specifications that the equipment was designed for. Working closely with our colleagues in Italy and USA the Long Rolling department supplies Upgrades, Guides, Spare Parts and service to Rod and Bar Mills throughout the world.

About the apprenticeship - Apprentice Guide Engineer - Long Rolling Guides

Reporting to the Long Rolling Services Engineering & Technology Manager, you will work alongside the Guide Engineers in order to fulfil the design requirements for the Long Rolling contracts.

Periodically you will be expected to visit customer sites (UK/overseas) in order to gain first hand knowledge of customer requirements and the processing of steel.

Working closely with your colleagues you will be expected to carry out the following duties:

This role is heavily focused on team work and working with a wide range of customers.​​

About the apprenticeship - Apprentice Engineer - Casting & Rolling

Reporting to the Casting & Rolling UK Engineering Manager, you will work alongside the Casting & Rolling UK Engineers in order to fulfil the design requirements for the Casting & Rolling UK contracts.

Periodically you will be expected to visit customer sites (UK/overseas) in order to gain first hand knowledge of customer requirements and the processing of steel.

Working closely with your colleagues you will be expected to carry out the following duties:

This role is heavily focused on team work and working with a wide range of customers.

About the apprenticeship - Apprentice Workshop Fitter - Long Rolling Guides

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will work alongside the existing Workshop Fitters in order to fulfil the assembly requirements for the Long Rolling Guide contracts.

On the job training will include:

This role is heavily focused on team work and working with a wide range of customers.

If you’ve even been on South West trains or the Heathrow Express, there’s a good chance you were sitting on a train made by us. We’ve won many £multi-million contracts to supply the rolling stock, signalling, electrification systems, rail communication, control and information systems needed for today’s rail network.

Recent successes include :

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We’re always at the forefront of rail technology – which makes it a great place to learn. This four-year training scheme includes college-based training and on-the-job experience leading to an NVQ level 3 in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

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Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Ltd is a global leader in engineering design and plant construction in the iron and steel industries. We employ approximately 500 people in the UK in our offices in Stockton-on-Tees, Sheffield, Christchurch and Scunthorpe.

Our Stockton-on-Tees office is the Siemens Worldwide Technology Centre for Blast Furnaces, dedicated to excellence in our specialist field. Our experience, capability and resources allow us to undertake major projects worldwide. We are also renowned for our ability to build new blast furnaces, modernisations and subsidiary process plants and equipment within extremely tight time frames.

About the apprenticeship - Project Control Apprentice

You will be trained in and have responsibilities in the following areas:

Project Planning
Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in conjunction with the Project Manager to generate and maintain Project Schedules.

Monitor & Control
Maintain project monitoring and control activities of the project related data.

Scheduling
Generate project time schedules to have logically linked multi levels where appropriate based on the WBS and defined Work Packages.

Reports
Generate accurate monthly reports that include variance reporting of milestones, schedule, spend to date, cost to complete and resources in accordance with Projects reporting templates.

You will also undertake training in generic project management skills sufficient to obtain the Association of Project Managers (APM) Project Professional qualification (APMD) by the completion of the training period.

About the apprenticeship - Apprentice Engineer

You will develop your knowledge in Blast Furnace technology by interfacing with other departments and participating in the lunchtime learning program to become an active member of the organisation. You will broaden your knowledge further by spending time in different departments which will help you gain experience, an understanding of technologies and working practices. The experiences gained will allow you to determine your career path and development opportunities once your BTEC Level 3 and HNC is complete.

Working closely with your colleagues you will be expected to carry out the following duties: