Apprentice Welder

Summary

Apprentice will carry out different styles of welding with various materials from heavy steels to intricate bespoke thin gauge metal. Allows the opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge both in the workplace and in college.

Annual wage: £12,812.80 a year
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Training course: Welder (level 2)
Hours: Monday- Thursday: 8:00am- 4:30pm Friday: 8:00am- 3:00pm
38 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 2 October
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
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

Artisan, in metal craft.

We are looking for a team member who would enjoy working with like-minded craftsmen to produce products part, and whole in varying types of metals.

We would look to encourage the new member in all the processes of our products, with an introduction in machine work, setting out and preparatory tasking, which is crucial in a rounded approach to becoming a welder fabricator.

We would like to help along with the college, to bring into the workplace a fully skilled and versatile craftsman, capable of working anywhere with a confident skill set.

Where you’ll work

RIVERSIDE 2

QUAY ROAD

BRUNEL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

DEVON

TQ12 4DZ

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

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

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

Produce good quality welds using two welding process/material type combinations (TIG, MMA, MIG/MAG, FCAW) and (Carbon and Low Alloy steel, High Alloy Ferritic/Martensitic Steel, Austenitic Stainless Steel, Nickel and Nickel Alloys, Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys) in two welding positions (Downhand, Horizontal, Vertical, Overhead).

General Welders will have the knowledge to: General Welders will display the following behaviours Attain a qualification in accordance with one of the following standards: ISO 9606 / ASME IX / BS4872 / AWS D1.1, determined by the employer. N.B. These qualifications are regarded as licences to practice in welding
Achieve a quality of work to meet international standards for dimensional and surface inspection (Visual, Magnetic Particle Inspection and Dye Penetrant Inspection)
Position, prepare and check the welding equipment
Receive, handle and maintain consumables
Prepare, check and protect materials and work area ready for welding
Complete and check the finished weld ready for inspection and report into the production control system
Ensure that health and safety requirements are fully accounted for in all the above

More training information

Will attend South Devon College one day per week to facilitate your Off-The-Job training required for your apprenticeship

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

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

Problem solving skills
Initiative
Time Management

Other requirements

Start date to be confirmed.

About this company

Reliant Metal are based in Devon. We design, manufacture and install a wide range of products from small intricate parts to large steel structures. All aspects of metal work under taken and produced in-house whether it be steel, aluminium or stainless steel. We have a vast amount of machinery to provide the ‘complete package’ from punching and guillotine to press brake and various welding processes. We take on projects from concept to installation, be it from a sketch or architects drawings, commercial or residential.

http://www.reliantmetal.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Increased wage and skills that can be used worldwide

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Gareth Parsons

garethparsons@southdevon.ac.uk

01803540305

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276136.

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