Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker

DUSTOLEX LTD

LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 9AS

Closes in 14 days (Friday 15 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 October 2024

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Summary

Dustolex has an apprentice Sheet Metal Worker apprentice position available with the successful the candidate working with experienced fabricators & welders. This is a great opportunity as you will be supported through to an Advanced Apprenticeship with the opportunity to go on to a higher Apprenticeship

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Metal fabricator (level 3)
Hours
Monday – Thursday: 07.00am to 5.00pm (30 minutes unpaid lunch · 15 minutes Morning and Afternoon Breaks)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 16 November

Duration

3 years

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 would be working across a varied product range, and your duties/training may include:

  • Understanding of materials
  • Understanding of fabrication drawings
  • Dimensional Inspection
  • Understanding of marking out using correct tools
  • Use of hand tools
  • Welding Tig/Mig
  • Clear understanding of Health & Safety & Procedures

We are passionate about every aspect of our business and pride ourselves on our highly skilled operatives, we offer high level fabrication, coded welding TIG & MIG, CNC Machinery, Laser cutting.

This is a great opportunity for a committed, passionate and ambitious person as you will be supported to progress to an advanced apprenticeship and potentially higher apprenticeship as a long-term career pathway.

Where you’ll work

EBOR STREET

LITTLEBOROUGH

OL15 9AS

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

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
  • Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
  • Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
  • Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
  • Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
  • Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
  • Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
  • Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
  • Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
  • Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
  • Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
  • Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
  • Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
  • Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
  • Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
  • Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.

    • Your training plan

    • Metal Fabricator Level 3 (A level) Apprenticeship Standard
    • Training will take place both on-site at Dustolex and weekly day release at the Rochdale Training
    • Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

    This standard aligns with the following professional recognition:

    • IMechE for Eng Tech
    • IET for Eng Tech
    • Royal Aeronautical Society for Eng Tech

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths & English (grade 4 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

    • Team working
    • Good work ethic
    • Positive attitude
    • Ambitious
    • Reliable

    Other requirements

    · 33 Days Holiday per year (including Bank) · Pension Scheme

    About this company

    Since being established in 1971 Dustolex has had a long-term commitment to providing customers with Engineered Air Solutions for the Industrial and Commercial Air movement market. It is now ambition to enter the Industrial and Commercial Fan supply chain not only supplying high-quality fans but providing a high level of service competitively. Our company and our partners are fully adhere to IS 9001 Quality procedures and have a sound engineering background recently in 2023 merged with the larger Coral Group to increase sales and production within the UK.

    http://www.dustolex.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Potential to advance within the organisation as the business grows (Dustolex/Coral)

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

    Jason Wales

    jwales@rochdaletraining.co.uk

    07860919380

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282813.

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