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Location : Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom, PA4 8XJ

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is delighted to announce that we currently have vacancies to join our Apprenticeship Programme. We have an excellent opportunity for 10 individuals to complete an accredited 4-year Engineering Apprenticeship within our Compressor business. Our apprenticeship programmes provide an excellent grounding for those wishing to pursue a career in engineering, allowing you to develop in many different areas in the engineering field.

Our Company

Originally founded by James Howden in Scotland as a marine engineering firm in 1854, Howden, a Chart Industries Company, has grown and evolved into a global leader in manufacturing air and gas handling solutions. With the power of our engineering expertise and technology, our equipment plays an integral role within our customers’ processes, providing safe and reliable solutions that are both sustainable and efficient.

Howden supports multiple sectors including infrastructure, power generation, oil & gas, wastewater, metals, mining, and transportation. We work in partnership with our customers, wherever they are, to deliver sustainable and customised solutions. For over a century, we have built a strong global network of experts formed from responsive local service and delivery teams in more than 100 countries, who are familiar with local requirements and challenges.

We are proud that our people and business are part of the communities in which we operate. Our mantra is ‘revolving around you’, something that has underpinned our business since it was established. Constantly improving our products and services according to our customers’ needs, Howden has never stood still.

Our Values and Mission

We enable our customers’ vital processes, which advance a more sustainable world. We combine our technology and worldwide engineering expertise to design and deliver solutions and services that optimise our customers’ air and gas handling processes.

Our values are the principles by which we do business. We deliver our promise by living these values, which supports our culture. Our values define who we are, what we believe in, and are fundamental to our success.

We have diverse workforces within our Factory Operations team, many of whom have experience of completing their own Howden Apprenticeship. Some have also taken the opportunity to develop the learnings of the apprenticeship further into various leadership roles throughout our business.

The Training

Throughout your 4-year apprenticeship programme, our qualified engineering team, in conjunction with our accredited training centre, will mentor you to enable you to develop successfully and build a career with Howden. In recognising the value of our people, you will have the opportunity to continue your education up to HND Level and potentially go on further to complete a university degree, if you choose, to help you continue on your journey throughout our business.

What do you bring?

In order to apply for an apprenticeship with Howden, you will need to have achieved school grades that include the following at SCQF level 5 :

• Maths
• x2 Technical / Science subjects

You should also be able to display good communication skills and have competency in Microsoft Office packages.

What we offer

In return, we offer a range of fantastic benefits :

Interested to see what a day in the life of a Howden Apprentice looks like? Check out our YouTube channel and see what you could be involved in!

Excited about the opportunity to join our accredited Apprenticeship Programme and kickstart your career in Engineering? Then we invite you to join us and shape the future of our global strategy. Please follow the link below to our Training Partners, East Kilbride Group Training Association, to make your application now!

Applications will remain open until Friday, 22nd March 2024. Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday, 7th & Wednesday, 8th May 2024 at an off-site location in Glasgow City Centre. Full details will be shared with successful candidates in advance.

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