Apprentice Mechanical Engineer

Summary

Good stable company with exceptional reputation. Offering a wide range of training opportunities on manual and CNC machinery as well as lots of hands on learning.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Machining technician (level 3)
Hours: Mon - Thurs - 08:00 - 16:00 Fri - 8:00 - 15:30
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 11 November
Duration: 3 years 6 months
Positions available: 2

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

Reading Technical Drawings
Quality Inspection & Recording of Non-conformances
A variety of standard operating procedures
The principles of Lean Manufacturing
Process development
Engineering tooling and their applications
Cutting fluids and lubricators
A Multitude of machine controllers (CNC & NC)
Workholding Equipment
Manual and Assisted Handling Techniques
Health & Safety
Environmental Factors

Where you’ll work

RICHARDSHAW ROAD

GRANGEFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

PUDSEY

LS28 6LE

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

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Machining technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and procedures.

Comply with environmental, ethical and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.

Prepare and set up conventional or CNC machines.

Operate and adjust conventional or CNC machines.

Apply risk assessment and hazard identification processes and procedures in the work area.

Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies, and complete stock returns.

Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.

Read and interpret information. For example, data and documentation used to produce machined components.

Apply engineering, mathematical and scientific principles.

Plan and organise own work and resources.

Follow and apply inspection, quality assurance procedures and processes.

Select machining process.

Select and setup tooling and work holding devices.

Set and adjust machine operating parameters. For example, setting feeds and speeds for roughing and finishing operations, loading, proving and validating programs when using a CNC machine tool.

Apply machining operations and techniques to produce complex components with features. For example, parallel; stepped; angular diameters and faces; grooves; slots; recesses and undercuts; radii and chamfers; internal and external forms and profiles; reamed; bored; drilled and electro eroded holes; internal and external screw threads.

Measure and check components.

Select and check condition of tools and equipment. Identify issues, resolve and take action as needed.

Identify and action issues in the manufacturing process.

Apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing procedures to identify faults. Diagnose and resolve issues. Escalate issues.

Maintain the work area and return any resources and consumables.

Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.

Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, handover, start up or warm up procedures. Escalate issues.

Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.

Apply ethical principles.

Apply team working principles.

Your training plan

4 x days at week working for the company

1 x day a week at Print Works Campus studing towards a L3 qualification.

Requirements

Essential 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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

About this company

WDS is a leading European manufacturer and global supplier of Standard Parts, Machine Accessories and Work Holding Components, with a long history and an impressive pedigree. The WDS range of products is characterised by high quality, superior performance, unrivalled choice and excellent value for money. WDS is innovative and regularly reviews the market, evaluating its product offering and enhancing its range to meet current and future customer requirements.

https://www.wdscomponents.com/en-gb/about-wds-components (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression to a permananent position at the end of a successful apprenticeship is highly likely.

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