CAD Apprentice

TYNESIDE LASERS LTD

Cramlington, NE23 1WQ

Closes in 20 days (Friday 10 January)

Posted on 1 October 2024


Summary

We are looking for a CAD apprentice to join our team in Cramlington. You will gain a wide and varied understanding of engineering / product design along with an understanding of programming. Producing engineering designs and drawings for components, structures and systems used in industrial and commercial construction.

Annual wage
£12,313.60 a year

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Training course
Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday 8am-16:00pm, Fri 7:30am – 1pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 16 January

Duration

3 years 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

You Will Gain:

  • Gain a wide and varied understanding of engineering / product design along with an understanding of programming.
  • Work on exciting engineering projects.
  • Work towards Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship.
  • Gain a skill for life.
  • Be exposed to exciting future career opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Responsible for learning CAD / design of products to quality standards to achieve KPI targets.
  • Gaining an understanding of different machine capabilities.
  • Gaining an understanding of different sheet metals and process within the business’s production facility.
  • Supporting continuous improvement of manufacturing processes.
  • Assisting with maintenance of Company Quality Documents.

Where you’ll work

Nelson Industrial Estate

Unit 5, Easter Park

Baker Road

Cramlington

NE23 1WQ

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

TDR TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

You will work towards an Engineering Design and Draftsperson level 3 standard.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English Language or English Literature (grade 4/C or above)
  • Maths (grade 4/C or above)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this company

Welcome to Tyneside Lasers Ltd, where, using state of the art laser cutting technology, we can be your local supplier of a subcontract laser cutting service, adding a bespoke engineering solution to your already successful business. Based in a 9000sqft factory in Cramlington, Northumberland, we are centrally located to all major North East access roads, and, being able to operate 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, we are ideally positioned to deliver on your requirements time and again. Whether it's a one off prototype, or multiple thousands of parts in batch quantities, Tyneside Lasers will deliver on their commitment time and again. Tyneside Lasers have invested heavily and boast the newest Trumpf Fibre Laser model currently available in the UK, and have the first UK installation of the new L81 Series 3040 Fiber Tru-Laser 3040. Utilising the latest Trumpf fibre optic technology, this machine is the most advanced subcontract machine on the market, with a cut quality and production speed that's second to none.

https://www.tynesidelasers.co.uk/#about-us (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full time position upon completion of apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TDR TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279823.

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Closes in 20 days (Friday 10 January)

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Company’s application instructions

Applications will be directed to the TDR website where you shall complete a short sign-up form. It is very important that you indicate Tyneside Lasers in the form. Failure to do this may delay your application.