Closes in 12 days (Monday 28 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Are you looking to kickstart your career in Engineering? Would you like to earn a salary whilst learning on the job and gaining a qualification? We are looking for 2 apprentices to join our engineering team, working towards mechanical, electrical, design or manufacturing disciplines. Then this could be the role for you!
Training course: Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.30pm and Friday 8.00am to 1.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Duration: 3 years 6 months
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Machining - mechanical principles leading to advanced CNC machining centres and CAD/CAM
* Moulding - plastic and rubber injection moulding, tool design and processes
* Plating - advanced electroplating processes
* Designing - 3D CAD, product and tool design
* Manufacturing Engineering - assembly tooling and production processes and quality control processes
* Test House - testing of new products to meet specification qualification
* Toolroom - mechanical principles leading to advanced CNC machining centres and CAD/CAM
* Production - product familiarisation and assembly method
When in reality it's more:
* Setting and operating CNC lathes to produce small to medium size batches of work in a timely manner
* Inspecting work to Engineering drawings using various measuring equipment and reporting any quality defects to the machine shop supervisor
* Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance checks on machines, including maintaining good housekeeping standards, 5S requirements and reporting any issues promptly to supervision
* Optimising efficiencies through reduced set-up and cycle times, plus tool life monitoring
* De-burring, cleaning, final inspection, and completion of all traceability documentation
Where you’ll work
Thanet Way
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 3JF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
IPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Comply with engineering standards and regulations.
* Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs.
* Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
* Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
* Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
* Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
* Produce job specific technical outputs.
* Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders.
* Record information - paper based or electronic.
* Follow standard operating procedures.
* Follow manufacturer's instructions.
* Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques.
* Apply team working principles.
* Communicate in writing and verbally with others.
* Use information and digital technology.
* Carry out and record learning and development activities.
* Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Your training plan
Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
* Year 1 will be spent at IPS International training centre in Medway City Estate, Rochester
* Year 2 will be with the employer, with one day release at IPS International
* Years 3 and 4 will be full time with the employer
Requirements
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (grade 4 and 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
* Analytical skills
* Willing to learn
* Methodical
Other requirements
Enrolment onto your apprenticeship programme is subject to prior attainment checks, and your Personal Learning Record will be reviewed upon successful appointment. We are also obligated to follow the guidelines around eligibility, set out by the government apprenticeship funding rules.
NB: Please include minimum qualifications (GCSE Maths and English grades) in your apprenticeship application. Tailor your application to the vacancy, dedicating 1-2 paragraphs for each question to demonstrate interest in the role and the company.
About this company
Amphenol LTD is a manufacturing site within the family of companies that forms the Amphenol Corporation, a global interconnect specialist generating in excess of $13 billion yearly revenue with over 90,000 employees. Employing around 300 people at the site in Whitstable, Kent, Amphenol LTD offers a full design and manufacturing service for a large range of connectors and interconnect solutions.
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there will be the potential to advance within the business into any areas described.
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Closes in 12 days (Monday 28 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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