Workshop Assembly/Stores Operative with L3 Fitter Apprenticeship

CAT PUMPS (UK) LIMITED

FLEET, GU52 8BF

Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 15 January at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 December 2024


Summary

Join Cat Pumps Ltd UK as a Level 3 Fitter Apprenticeship and embark on an exciting career in high-pressure pump technology. You'll gain hands-on experience working with industry-leading products across various disciplines. This apprenticeship offers an opportunity to learn from experts in a dynamic company at the forefront of pump technology.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
8.00am - 4.30pm, 1 hour unpaid lunch break. Days to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Saturday 15 February

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 be involved in crucial aspects of our manufacturing and logistics processes.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills and gain invaluable experience in the high-pressure pump industry.

Once fully trained, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Assembly of high-pressure pump/motor units for a key OEM account, allowing you to gain in-depth knowledge of our cutting-edge products
  • Assist with store functions, including fulfilling customer orders, picking, and packing. This will give you a comprehensive understanding of our supply chain operations
  • Conduct cycle counting of products for auditing purposes, developing your attention to detail and inventory management skills
  • Support the goods inwards function by receiving and checking products into our business system, enhancing your knowledge of quality control and stock management

Where you’ll work

1 FLEET BUSINESS PARK

SANDY LANE

CHURCH CROOKHAM

FLEET

GU52 8BF

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

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
  • Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
  • Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
  • Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
  • Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
  • Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
  • Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
  • Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
  • Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
  • Reporting work outcomes or issues.
  • Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
  • Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
  • Operating within limits of responsibility.
  • Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
  • Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
  • Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
  • Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
  • Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
  • Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
  • Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
  • Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
  • Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
  • Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
  • Reporting work outcomes or issues.
  • Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
  • Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
  • Operating within limits of responsibility.
  • Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.

Your training plan

  • Engineering Fitter Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • 1 day a week college release at Basingstoke College  of Technology

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
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness
  • Dexterity

About this company

Cat Pumps is a specialist manufacturer and supplier of high-pressure pumps. We have an unequalled reputation in the market for excellent quality, highly dependable products, long operating intervals between servicing and class-leading customer service. At Cat Pumps UK we hold extensive stocks of pumps, accessories, and spare parts and we ship most customer orders same-day. We also design and build specialised variants and systems for individual customer’s requirements. Most of our technical and production employees are qualified engineers and technicians with many years of experience in pumps and equipment. They are fully trained and are on hand to assist customers with application, installation, operation, and service questions. We operate in an ethical and business-like manner and we strive to always be polite, helpful and trustworthy. We take our responsibilities to the environment very seriously; we sort and dispose of all waste in a conscientious and managed way. Our products are inherently very efficient, minimising the energy consumed during their long operating life and their reliability reduces the requirement for spare parts.

https://www.catpumps.co.uk/about.asp (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Fulltime position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

georgie.laverton@bcot.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290509.

Apply now

Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 15 January at 11:59pm)

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