Summary
Love footwear? Passionate about making things? Join Dr. Martens' 15-month Apprenticeship! Learn footwear production from start to finish, including the unique Dr Martens manufacturing process. Gain comprehensive on-the-job and college training, a qualification and daily activities including clicking, closing, lasting, and shoe room tasks.
Wage
£24,848 a year
Bonus potential, welcome to the family free pair of docs, 65% discount, 2 x volunteer/charity days, 5% matched pension, 4 x salary life assurance (pension scheme members), private medical cover
Training course
Footwear manufacturer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Thursday: 7.00am - 4.00pm. Friday: 7.00am - 12.00pm (breaks to be confirmed).
39 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
1 year 3 months
Positions available
4
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
Footwear manufacturing is a highly skilled and respected trade. As an apprentice, you will be working alongside the production team at our Made in England Factory, Wollaston, Northamptonshire, where our iconic 1460 boot was born. You will learn the footwear production process from start to finish, daily activities will include:
* Clicking: operating cutting presses to specified quality standards, minimising wastage of skins and using innovative leather scanning and digital cutting technology
* Closing: creating Dr. Martens uppers using a variety of sewing machines and other specialist machinery
* Lasting: shaping the shoe around a last and attaching the sole to our famous yellow stitched welt
* Shoe room: adding the final touches - lacing, cleaning, and boxing ready for dispatch
Where you’ll work
Airwair International Ltd
Cobbs Lane
Wollaston
WELLINGBOROUGH
NN29 7SW
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
NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
Your training course
Footwear manufacturer (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Read and interpret information. For example, specifications, manuals, production plans, handover notes.
* Organise own work.
* Follow health, safety, and environmental procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimise energy usage, minimise waste, and recycle materials.
* Follow operating procedures.
* Identify and check resources. For example, material and components.
* Select, check, and set up tools and equipment.
* Use and operate tools and equipment to conduct footwear manufacturing processes. For example, cutting, skiving, lasting, stitching, forming, attaching, and finishing.
* Apply footwear manufacturing processes.
* Store tools and equipment.
* Conduct in-process production quality checks.
* Follow post-production procedure. For example, label and package.
* Monitor own performance data.
* Collect and record information.
* Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
* Follow basic maintenance procedures. For example, clean, oil, and lubricate machinery.
* Identify and resolve common faults and issues.
* Escalate issues.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques.
* Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with cyber security and GDPR.
* Apply team working principles.
* Communicate with others using footwear terminology. For example, colleagues, customers, and managers.
* Complete and record learning and development activities.
* Read and interpret information. For example, specifications, manuals, production plans, handover notes.
* Organise own work.
* Follow health, safety, and environmental procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Apply sustainability principles. For example, minimise energy usage, minimise waste, and recycle materials.
* Follow operating procedures.
* Identify and check resources. For example, material and components.
* Select, check, and set up tools and equipment.
* Use and operate tools and equipment to conduct footwear manufacturing processes. For example, cutting, skiving, lasting, stitching, forming, attaching, and finishing.
* Apply footwear manufacturing processes.
* Store tools and equipment.
* Conduct in-process production quality checks.
* Follow post-production procedure. For example, label and package.
* Monitor own performance data.
* Collect and record information.
* Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
* Follow basic maintenance procedures. For example, clean, oil, and lubricate machinery.
* Identify and resolve common faults and issues.
* Escalate issues.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques.
* Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with cyber security and GDPR.
* Apply team working principles.
* Communicate with others using footwear terminology. For example, colleagues, customers, and managers.
* Complete and record learning and development activities.
Your training plan
The Apprenticeship runs for 15 months in our Made in England factory. You will learn everything to do with Dr. Martens footwear manufacturing as well as aspects such as the tanning process, sizing, other footwear constructions and health and safety.
We are closely connected with Northampton College, where you will study and learn throughout the year, as well as with other companies in the footwear industry around Northamptonshire.
Your study programme will require you to attend Northampton College two days per month.
Following successful completion of your Apprenticeship, you’ll receive a government accredited qualification in Footwear Manufacturing - Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Footwear.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* Maths and 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
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Eye for detail
* Good communicator
* Problem solving
Other requirements
Our apprentices are brand ambassadors, involved in the running of the Dr Martens Apprenticeship Instagram account: drmartens_apprenticeship.