Summary
Eaton Mission Systems Fitter Apprenticeship offers an exciting opportunity for self-motivated, and ambitious individuals to gain experience across various Aerospace disciplines. You will work from engineering drawings and documentation to perform assembly, installation, testing, and fault diagnosis, all while acquiring valuable hands-on experience.
Wage
£15,000 a year
4 year salary structure implemented within scheme, with a yearly increase in line with certain achieved criteria Overtime available in line with business need
Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 37 hour working week. Hours will vary dependent on placement, shift work (early/lates) may occur if business needs dictate a requirement
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
3
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
As an apprentice, you will be given visibility of a range of operation disciplines in which a personal development plan will be created for your learning and development needs associated to your role. This includes bespoke technical training within operations and shop floor placements around the business, aiding in development of mechanical and electrical systems in the aerospace industry, working on both commercial and military aircraft. During the final year of the apprenticeship, apprentices will move into a yearlong placement based on skills displayed during the 3 years on site.
Typically, you will be expected to follow all technician/engineering procedures, ensuring they are understood and adhered too as well as working from engineering drawings and documentation in order to undertake assembly, development, installation and testing. All apprentices must comply with statutory and organisational safety requirements and expected to work both individually and as part of a team. You will learn to conduct various fitting and assembly skills including the use of hand tools, measuring and inspection equipment/techniques and electrical/electronic test techniques.
On completion of the apprenticeship, you will have the ability to work with minimum supervision, taking responsibility for the quality and accuracy of work you undertake and will proactively find solutions to problems and contribute to key process improvement initiatives.
During your time on the scheme, you will have opportunities to explore different aspects of the business within air-to-air refuelling and actuation including:
* Air to ground launchers
* Pod flow line
* Test rig
* Dual mode eject launchers
* Inspection
* Probes
* Test range
* Material planning
* Aftermarket
* Manufacturing engineering
Where you’ll work
Eaton Mission Systems Division
Brook Road
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 2BJ
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
BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE, THE
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
The structure of the apprentice programme will be as follows:
Year 1 - Work based learning, whilst attending day release at Bournemouth and Poole College to complete year one of the Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing (Development Knowledge) through classroom-based learning. An element of rotation will be included during the time on site to provide a broader perspective of the business and also to fit the needs of the curriculum.
Year 2 and 3 - Predominately work based at Eaton Mission Systems Division, Wimborne with 1 day per weekday release to Bournemouth and Poole College to complete year two of the Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing (Development Knowledge) Technical Certificate. 4-month placements will continue on a rotational basis to increase knowledge and skills and to gain experience in a variety of Operations areas across the business.
Year 4 - Work based at Eaton Mission Systems Division, Wimborne completing a final one-year placement alongside gathering a portfolio of work-based experiences from desired areas of the business in preparation for the concluding assessment. The final year will incorporate a mandatory End Point Assessment, an independent and impartial assessment of whether an individual has developed the skills, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the Apprenticeship Standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English Language (grade 4 or above)
* Maths (grade 4 or above)
* Minimum of 4 GCSE's (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
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Passionate
* Accountability
* Efficiency
* Transparency
* Willingness to learn
* Ethical
* Enthusiasm
* Maturity