Apprentice Fabricator/Welder

Summary

Apprentice welder required to assist with reading and working from technical drawings to fabricate FSE designed systems, using MIG and ARC welding processes to produce bespoke products for each customer.

Annual wage: £16,224 a year
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Training course: Welder (level 2)
Hours: Start Time: 8.00am Finish Time: 4.30pm (Friday 3.30pm)
39 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 21 October
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Sector/Customer demographic:

CNC machine tool market, manufacturing swarf management systems, filtering coolant and oil from the machined debris as part of a 3-stage filter system

Processes:

The apprentice would be partnered with a trainer in the department. Each department has a supervisor to oversee the shop floor and then a production assistant manager to oversee the department, and finally the line production manager

Manufacturing process:

MIG & Arc welding
Reading and working from technical drawings to fabricate FSE designed systems. All FSE systems are bespoke to each customer, the fabrication process is between 5 - 10 days
Fabricators work as either an individual or as part of a team to manufacture systems
Equipment used - hand tools such as grinders, linishers, and hand drills. Machines such as guillotines, hydraulic folders, rollers, pillar drills and chop saws
Material - systems are made using mild steel 2mm - 5mm, laser cuts are provided for the sub-structures
H&S - all PPE is provided to carry out the job and each task has been risk assessed and RAMS provided to carry out each task as safe as possible. All members of staff must sign on to the task specific RAMS to perform their role effectively and safely

Where you’ll work

UNIT 15

OLDINGTON TRADING ESTATE

KIDDERMINSTER

DY11 7QP

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Your training course

Welder (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.

Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.

Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.

Check and use or operate tools and equipment.

Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.

Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.

Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.

Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).

Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.

Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.

Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.

Identify surface defects.

Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.

Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.

Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.

Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.

Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.

Follow work instructions - verbal or written.

Apply team working principles.

Your training plan

Qualifications: General welder (arc processes) Level 2 apprenticeship standard, including Level 2 Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

The training for this apprenticeship will be delivered over a period of 2 years, with the apprentice required to attend the training centre 1 day a week at In-Comm Training Services in Telford, TF3 3AJ; 1 day per week as part of the training during this time to achieve knowledge, understanding and competence in the following subjects:

General and Welding Specific Health and Safety
Dimensional and Mechanical Properties of Materials
Welding Procedures, Parameters and Symbols
Testing and Inspection
Welding Defects
MIG, MAG and FCAW processes
MMA Processes
TIG-TAG and PAW Processes

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Filtration Service Engineering (FSE) is a company at the forefront of the Chip Management and Coolant Filtration Industry. Based in Worcestershire, the company has been designing and manufacturing Chip Management and Coolant Filtration Systems for the Machine Tool Industry for over fifty years. All our systems are designed and fabricated in house at our midlands based factory. FSE’s services embrace design, manufacturing, technical back-up, installation and delivery - the complete solution to all your Chip Management needs. FSE is the first choice of many of the world’s leading Machine Tool suppliers and end users.

https://www.fse.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential for a permanent position on completion of apprenticeship for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Sue, Melanie or Alex

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000230765.

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Closes in 28 days (Sunday 6 October at 11:59pm)

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