Summary
F H Dale are one of the UK’s leading fabricators of structural steel. We have heavily invested in a new facility with some of the most advanced machinery on the market. The company itself has been going for over 90 years and we are looking to add to our ever-growing number of Fabrication Apprentices.
Wage
£14,329.90 a year
Discretionary bonus payment
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Initially Monday – Thursday 8am – 4pm, Friday 8am – 3pm with a half hour lunch break. However, once the apprenticeship is complete the individual will be expected to adopt our shift pattern of working.
36 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
1 year 6 months
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
* Working safely in a busy environment
* Checking material coming in against a Material List.
* Processing steel sections through state-of-the-art CNC machinery to achieve required lengths, holes and any additional profiling as well as shotblasting.
* Making fittings in the correct sequence to keep the workshop up to speed with site programmes and schedules.
* Fabrication of structural steel against CAD drawings.
* Welding of structural steel in line with welding procedures.
* Painting protective coatings (Primer / Intumescent Fire Protective Paint).
* Loading trailers in a safe and efficient manor for transport.
* Helping the Production Control Team with CNC Programming, material ordering & other areas to enable a smooth and efficient workshop flow.
Where you’ll work
Owen Way
Leominster Enterprise Park
Leominster
HR6 0LA
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
HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
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 and Maths (grade 4 or C 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
* Organisation skills
* Reliability
* Bright and Sparky
* Can do attitude
* Enthusiastic
* Pro-active
* Keen and eager
* An interest in weld/fab