Engineering Apprentice - Toolmaker – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Gestamp Tallent Limited are offering the opportunity to become specialists in Tooling Engineering. To support this, we are looking to recruiting 8 apprentices into our Tool Room. Designing, building, servicing and repairing a range of engineering products and services.

Wage

£18,165 a year

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Year one starting salary is £18,165 rising to £27,424 in year 4. Salary paid monthly, yearly increase subject to an annual performance review. Shift work and any agreed overtime will be paid at the relevant rate.

Training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

First year is based full-time in college, days and shifts to be confirmed. From year 2 the working week will be Monday to Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm, shift work will be required from year 2.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

4

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

Toolmakers are amongst the most highly skilled workers in manufacturing. These workers produce, modify and repair tools and dies that enable machines to produce a variety of products that we use.

You will be required to work on tools and dies for numerous press operations including:

Transfer
Progression
Blanking
Hydroform presses
Apprentices will be trained in the safe use of a variety of hand tools, lathes, milling machines, CNC machines and problem-solving techniques and fault diagnosis

Where you’ll work

1 Skerne Road

Aycliffe Business Park

Newton Aycliffe

County Durham

DL5 6EP

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

HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

Your training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

Our Technical Apprenticeship Programmes last 48 months and after spending an initial period at college learning the engineering basics you will begin working on site developing your competencies while continuing your studies on a day release basis

The programme leads to a Level 3 Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard which includes:

Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence) – Toolmaker, Tool and Die Maintenance
Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English Language (grade 5 or above)
Mathematics (grade 5 or above)
other (grade 5 or above)
Science (grade 5 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

We are looking for people who are looking for a long term career so we expect a proactive attitude to learning and a desire from you to progress your own development. You have to complete an application form which is then assessed and based on the information you provide you may then be invited to an assessment day.

About this company

Gestamp Tallent Limited are a world class motor vehicle chassis, body in white developer and manufacturer. Supplying sub-frames plus other components to some of the worlds largest and premium brand motor vehicle manufacturers.

http://www.gestamp.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, many apprentices receive sponsorship from the company to study for degrees and other higher qualifications, which can enable them to develop their careers into a more senior role within the business
Many of the successful applicants that have joined the company on the apprentice scheme have worked their way up through the ranks to some of the most senior positions within the company and, due to this, apprentices are held in very high regard within the company

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