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L6 Degree Apprenticeship in Electro-mechanical Engineering - Sesame Access

SESAME ACCESS SYSTEMS LIMITED · UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, THE
Location
BYFLEET, WEST BYFLEET
Postcode
KT14 7LF
Salary
£26,000 a year
Duration
5 Years
Hours per week
45h
Positions available
1
Degree awarded
Electro-mechanical engineer (level 6)
Start date
24 August 2026
Application deadline
6 July 2026
Posted
23 June 2026
Vacancy reference
2000038593
Disability Confident
✓ Yes

About the role

Year 1:

  • Workshop based for hands on learning of our engineering and lifts
  • Assist in building our lifts

Year 2:

  • Servicing and call outs of lifts in UK, Europe and Worldwide
  • To fault find, problem solve and learn more

Year 3:

  • Installing Sesame lifts
  • Learning project management
  • Dealing with people
  • Problem solving and making our lifts look and operate beautifully and reliably

Year 4:

  • Independantly manufacture and cover call outs on our lifts

Year 5:

  • Bespoke to your preferences and skill set    

Requirements

Passport is essential. Travel within UK, Europe and worldwide required.

Working week

Monday to Friday, 7.00am - 4.00pm (45 hours per week) plus optional overtime on Saturdays if required.

Skills

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsProblem solving skillsNumber skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatiencePhysical fitness

Required qualifications

Essential
GCSE · • 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including Grade 4 or ab · Grade 4
Essential
A Level · • 3 A-levels (or equivalent) with at least a Grade · Grade B
Essential
BTEC · • A relevant BTEC engineering qualification, a pre · Grade Distinction

Training & development

  • Your base location will be Sesame Access Systems Ltd, Unit 1, Cumberland Works, Wintersells Business Park, Byfleet, Surrey KT147LF
  • Travel will be into London, UK wide or overseas.  Passport is essential
  • Your degree will be completed on a block-release basis, with approximately four five-day blocks at the University of Nottingham campus
  • We will pay for travel/hotel costs
Future prospects
  • After the Apprenticeship, we hope you stay with Sesame and progress through the company
  • We would also encourage you to travel, see the world, work in another bigger engineering company and then come back to Sesame with your wider experience
  • However, we cannot at this stage guarantee you a post Apprenticeship job with Sesame

Company benefits

Our benefits package includes a pension scheme, 20 days’ holiday (increases with length of employment) plus bank holidays and other benefits (Sesame ski trip (subsidised), cycle to work scheme

Things to consider

Need a UK Passport or legalisation to work in UK.

Drivers licence is preferrable

For some Clients you will need to pass security checks

About SESAME ACCESS SYSTEMS LIMITED

Your employer will be Sesame Access Systems Ltd. Sesame designs, builds, installs and services bespoke wheelchair access lifts, across the planet. www.sesameaccess.com Our Clients include Sydney Opera House, Bank of England and Qatar National Library. You will receive on the job training from our very knowledgeable Sesame Engineers, one of whom will also be your professional Mentor. Training will cover all aspects of Sesame lifts, including hydraulics, electrics, design, manufacture, fault finding, individual workplace projects, materials and manufacture, statics and dynamics, drive systems, hysteresis, thermodynamics, electrical control systems, computer aided design (CAD), understanding drawings etc. Your work based experience will compliment your studies.

Website
www.sesameaccess.com
Contact name
Alison Lyons
Contact phone
07813982073
Contact email
alisonl@sesameaccess.com