Trainee Fabricator Apprentice

Summary

Excellent opportunity available to work for an established fabrications / sheet metal work company based in the Coventry area.

Annual wage

£12,646.40 to £22,605.44 a year

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Overtime opportunities may be available at overtime rates. Only if over 18.

Training course

Welder (level 2)

Hours

Hours of work are: Monday to Thursday 07.15 - 16.00 Friday 07.15 – 12.15 (including an unpaid 30 minute meal break each day).

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 1 February

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

Training will be split between our busy workshop and college attendance, where you will learn all aspects of metal fabrication.
This is a 4-5 year apprenticeship if you proceed from Level 2 General Welder onto Level 3 Plate Welder.

You will be trained in all aspects of metal fabrication using mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium materials
MIG, TIG and MMA welding.
You will be required to travel to client sites within a reasonable daily travelling distance in order to repair their equipment & install fabrications

Where you’ll work

8 - 9 BAYTON WAY

EXHALL

COVENTRY

CV7 9ER

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

WARWICKSHIRE 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.
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

Royal Leamington Spa College
2 Days per week

More training information

Level 2 Technical Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering.
Welder Qualification (Coding) (ISO 9606-1:2017) for chosen weld type and positions taken for EPA.
e.g 135 MAG, Plate, 6mm, PB position and 141 TIG, Plate, 3mm, PB position.
End Point Assessment.

Maths & English Level 2 (if required)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths (grade 3/D+)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths (grade C/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

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills

Other requirements

Please complete the application form in full, this includes an accurate and detailed list of your qualifications. If you do not live near the employer address, please detail how you plan to travel/commute to the role, considering available transport and journey times.

About this company

Harry Burrows is a well-established sheet metal fabrications company. Our complete service, from the design process right through to the finished product enables us to manufacture a broad spectrum of steel and aluminium fabrications. Specialists in all aspects of welding and sheet metal fabrication we are able to meet your requirements – from one-off prototypes to large batch production.

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

After this apprenticeship

A full time post may be available after the completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE

SARAH ASHMORE

sashmore@warwickshire.ac.uk

07740419319

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288335.

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