Summary
Being a successful company in the manufacture of precision engineered blades to a global market and continually growing. This Engineering Operative Apprenticeship opportunity will provide you with a platform to establish a career in manufacturing and learn from skilled engineers within our industry.
Annual wage
£13,312 a year
Training course
Welder (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 7.00am - 3.30pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Saturday 1 February
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
* Preparing and TIG welding of high quality steel strips in thicknesses of 0.5mm – 2mm.
* Flattening the blades and removing distortion.
* Self-inspection of blades prior to next operation.
* Adhering to Health and Safety requirements and working in a safe manner.
* Good housekeeping skills are essential to ensure work is carried out efficiently and safely.
* Any other duties as required to assist with the day-to-day running of the business.
* Working within the welding department, working from a PC based schedule work list.
* This role has a reporting line to 2 Team Leaders, the scale of responsibility may as necessary extend to the Production Manager.
Where you’ll work
LYNX HOUSE
MANSFIELD ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S26 2BS
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
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Your training course
Welder (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
* Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.
* Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.
* Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.
* Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
* Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.
* Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.
* Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
* Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).
* Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.
* Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.
* Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
* Identify surface defects.
* Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.
* Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.
* Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.
* Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.
* Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
* Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
* Apply team working principles.
* Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
* Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.
* Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.
* Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.
* Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
* Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.
* Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.
* Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
* Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).
* Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.
* Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.
* Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
* Identify surface defects.
* Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.
* Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.
* Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.
* Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.
* Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
* Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
* Apply team working principles.
Your training plan
Qualification: L2 General Welder (ARC Processes) Apprenticeship Standard, including any required Functional Skills
Assessments:
* Knowledge Test
* Practical Test and associated oral examination
* Professional Interview
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English and Maths (grade A*-D/9-3/or equivalent)
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
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
Other requirements
You are able to reach site timely for a 7.00 am start: