About the job

Job summary

We are looking to recruit 6 Craft Apprentices to complete a 3-year Modern Apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. The training programme will include the attainment of Core skills at intermediate level one, Performing Engineering Operations (PEO), a National Certificate in either Electrical or Mechanical Systems Engineering and a level 3 SVQ in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering during phases 2 and 3 of the training programme.


The primary function of DM Beith is the maintenance, processing, storage and distribution of ammunition and sophisticated weapons. DM Beith provides work-based craft apprenticeships that play an important role and are integral to the provision of business focused training that assists the organisation to meet its business targets and objectives.

Job description

The first phase of the training schedule will be delivered off-site by our Apprentice Training partner East Kilbride Group Training Association (EKGTA) at their East Kilbride facility. As the training provider is within daily commute of DM Beith, all candidates will be expected to make and fund suitable travel arrangements to ensure their timely attendance between the hours of 08:00 and 16:00, whilst attending EKGTA.

The second and third phases of the training programme will be delivered on-site at DM Beith, however apprentices may require some travel to attend additional off-site development training and courses during each of the phases of training.

The aim is for successful candidates to start at DM Beith in August 2024 and subsequently commence training at East Kilbride.

Person specification

The entry qualifications are Maths and English Language plus Physics or a suitable technical/science subject at or above National 5 Grade C or equivalent.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £23,440, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,328 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Making evidence-based decisions
• Engineering projects or competitions you have been involved in.

Simply click on the link to apply and submit your application with your CV.  It is essential that you clearly highlight, through example, your experience in these areas within your CV.

For additional guidance on writing a CV for DE&S, please click here  

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.