Advanced Apprenticeship in Mechanical Manufacture (36098)

Summary

Torkington Engineers Ltd, is an offering on advanced apprenticeships in mechanical engineering, partnering with The Growth Company. A 3-year Advanced Apprenticeship program delivers the very highest practical and academic engineering skills training.

Annual wage: £14,955 a year
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Training course: Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours: 07:00 – 15:45 Mon-Thu, 07:00 – 12:30 Fri
38 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 13 January
Duration: 3 years
Positions available: 2

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

A normal day would include: -

• Exposure to high end engineering work and experience working with our team of highly skilled engineers on the workshop and in our office
• Access to a full range of high-end CNC and conventional machines in our 18,000 sq.ft workshop
• Working with our dedicated Apprentice Trainer through our own foundation training syllabus for fitting, turning and milling
• Upon successful completion of your foundation training, opportunities to work with the Foreman on high-end projects to gain further real-world engineering experience

What you could go on to do:

Career development opportunities are available to Apprentices who successfully complete the advanced apprenticeship training program, who have gained valuable experience and have the drive, determination and intellect to progress in the Company!

The majority of our senior roles are occupied by employees who have progressed through our Apprentice training scheme over the last 25 years. Pay progression and career development go hand-in-hand – as you develop, your earnings grow too!

Dedicated and hard-working apprentices, have the opportunity to become highly skilled, time-served precision engineers and progress the career ladder with exciting, interesting and rewarding positions within the Company – for example:

• Key roles in CNC programming/setting/machining
• Estimating and method planning
• Quality control and inspection
• Sales and marketing

How you will be supported:

Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company in addition to the training received on site, to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next:

New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:

• More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
• Any training you need to complete
• What the next steps will be

Where you’ll work

BAILEY ROAD

TRAFFORD PARK

MANCHESTER

M17 1SA

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

THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 5)
Maths (grade 5)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

IT (grade Pass)
Science (grade Pass)

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
Team working
A passion for engineering
Clear writing skills
Adaptable
Punctual
Reliable
Hardworking
Dependable
Safety conscious
Mechanical aptitude
Able to follow directions
Able to follow procedures

About this company

Torkington Engineers is a market-leading sub-contract precision machine shop in Trafford Park, Manchester, serving blue-chip clients in various sectors including Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Nuclear and Chemical. Established in 1949, we have an unrivalled reputation for Quality, Service and On-time delivery and are proud to be considered a premier employer in the North West, offering permanent, rewarding and varied positions in our comprehensively equipped CNC and conventional machine shop.

After this apprenticeship

Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship.

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