Product Design Apprentice

Summary

We are looking to recruit a Product Design Apprentice who will have the capability to develop into a skilled Designer within our Design department. As an apprentice, you would be offered a competitive salary, attend college on day release and receive excellent on the job training. We offer excellent benefits to all our staff at Spectra Packaging.

Wage

£15,311.40 a year

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Salary reviews take place each September, in line with the academic year.

Training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 5.00pm and Friday 8am to 4pm.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Your role will involve

Learning about engineering principles and design
methodologies
Being responsible for the creation of 3D models and
engineering drawings of plastic packaging products, tooling and
mechanical parts using industry-standard 3D CAD software
Analysing and interpreting technical specifications and briefs
Contributing to innovative and problem-solving activities through the application of theoretical knowledge
Liaising with multiple departments throughout the process, including other engineers and technicians ensuring successful project execution
Working effectively as part of team

Where you’ll work

Antonine Way Sparrowhawk Road
Holton
Halesworth
Suffolk
IP19 8RX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
Select materials and parts.
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
Select materials and parts.
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.

Your training plan

Engineering design technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
You will attend college on a day release each week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade C 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

At SPECTRA PACKAGING, we make plastic bottles and caps for cosmetics and personal care products, employing nearly 200 staff from our modern state-of-the-art factory in Halesworth in Suffolk.

https://www.spectra-packaging.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Paid overtime, contractual sick pay, 24 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (incl xmas shutdown), Life Assurance, an attractive EAP scheme, paid counselling, free uniform, fresh fruit Friday, free parking, cycle to work scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Permanent position as Designer

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPECTRA PACKAGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Human Resources

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306725.

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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 30 March)

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