Apprentice Welder/Fabricator

H F BOND & CO LTD

SUFFOLK, IP13 6QT

Closes in 23 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 November 2024

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Summary

H.F. Bond & Co Ltd are seeking 2 Apprentice Welder/Fabricators. You will be working in our fabrication workshop under the supervision of our Workshop Manager. You will be undertaking various metalworking activities including cutting, drilling, marking out and welding. You will be working on your Level 2 Welder qualification while learning.

Annual wage
£12,979.20 to £23,200.32 a year

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Pay will be reviewed on performance of the employee and the business.

Training course
Welder (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 7.30pm to 12.30pm

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 2 December

Duration

1 year 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

  • MIG Welding
  • Reading Technical Drawings
  • Learning Health & Safety
  • Marking Out
  • Using Bandsaws
  • Using Drills

Where you’ll work

UNIT 7

CLOPTON COMMERCIAL PARK

CLOPTON WOODBRIDGE

SUFFOLK

IP13 6QT

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

SUFFOLK NEW 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

    You'll be working towards a Level 2 Welder apprenticeship standard delivered by Suffolk New College.

    Requirements

    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
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    The role will involve some heavy lifting, training will be provided. A willingness to learn all aspects of Health & Safety will be required.

    About this company

    Established in 1922, H.F. Bond & Co Ltd are a metal fabrication company working in energy, petro-chemical, utilities, defence, compressed air and automotive industries. We pride ourselves on being forward thinking, utilising the latest technologies.

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

    Company benefits

    Bonus may be paid depending on performance.

    After this apprenticeship

    The right candidate can move into any number of industry roles, including:

    • Welder/Fabricator
    • Team Leader
    • Weld Inspector
    • Design Engineer
    • Manager

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    H F BOND & CO LTD

    Andy Heffer-Lamond

    ahl@hfbond.co.uk

    07513722609

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286327.

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    Closes in 23 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

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