Engineering Apprentice
CAT PUMPS (UK) LIMITED
FLEET, GU52 8BF
Closes in 6 days (Saturday 1 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 January 2025
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Summary
As part of the operations team to assist in the assembly and testing of our high pressure pump units and in warehouse duties.
- Wage
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£16,600 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Bonus scheme up to 10% of salary based upon achieving personal goals and company meeting OP goals
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8 am to 4.30 pm,
1 hour lunch unpaid
36 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 1 May
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
- Assembly/testing of our high pressure pump/motor units for a key OEM account
- Assist with warehouse functions such as fulfilling customer orders, picking and packing
- Assist with goods inwards function of receiving and checking products into our business system
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
FARNBOROUGH 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English & Maths (grade C / 4 and 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Applicant with practical achievements in areas like metalworking and the use of hand tools would be beneficial.
About this company
Cat Pumps is a specialist manufacturer and supplier of high pressure pumps and pump systems. We have an unequalled reputation in the market for excellent quality, highly dependable products, long operating intervals between servicing and industry leading customer service.
After this apprenticeship
Responsible for assembly operations within the business
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Business Services
Business@farn-ct.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297550.
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Closes in 6 days (Saturday 1 March at 11:59pm)
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