Apprenticeship Lean Manufacturing Operative
SMS (Smart Made Simple)
Nottingham (NG9 1AD)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 9 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 April 2025
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Summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within our company. It will equip you with skills and knowledge to work safely and to high quality standards in a fast-paced & efficient processing environment. It will also develop you to become a multi-skilled operator. Duties include: preparing, controlling & contributing to manufacturing operations.
- Wage
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£16,286.06 a year
- Training course
- Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.30am - 3.30pm and Friday, 7.30am - 3.00pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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5
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
- You will work within our manufacturing operations team as a manufacturing apprentice
- Learning all areas of manufacture including the test of printed circuit boards and system assemblies
- Prepare, control and contribute to manufacturing operations
- Follow processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Where you’ll work
SMS House Technology Drive
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 1AD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DCG
Your training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Your training plan
- Lean Manufacturing Level 2 Standard qualification
- One day a week will be spent at Derby College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 2/E or above)
- Maths (grade 2/E 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Ability to learn
- Strive to achieve
Other requirements
If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a derby college email address (@derby-college.ac.uk). Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply.
About this company
For over 100 years, SMS have conceptualised, created, and fulfilled our customers’ requests for complex Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) EMS solutions, from our manufacturing and logistics facility in Beeston Nottingham. Bringing electronics products to life through smart manufacturing, making business simple for everyone in the supply chain of everything.
After this apprenticeship
- Further Education or a Job in Manufacturing (SMS cannot guarantee jobs to apprentices)
- Progression to a level 3 qualification
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Chloe Purcell
chloe.purcell@derby-college.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316766.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 9 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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