Summary
You’ll develop hands-on skills and experience to produce complex, high-value, components or assemblies using a variety of machines, equipment and systems. Take the first step towards building your engineering career while gaining hands-on experience and getting paid as you work towards your qualifications.
Annual wage
£14,190 a year
6 monthly pay increases will take place on receipt of a successful review.
Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
5 days a week. Shift pattern to be confirmed by the training school.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
3 years 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
* Interpret and follow drawings/diagrams and/or specifications for required component or assembly
* Plan work activity, including resources, equipment and tooling
* Produce individual components, for example keys, pipework, threading, wiring looms, interfacing parts, motors, wiring cables
* Quality check and adjust components or assembly against required specification; for example testing and calibrating
* Identify and resolve problems with components or assembly; fault diagnosis
* Hand over completed components or assembly, this may include storage and commissioning
* Re-instate work area and equipment
* Contribute to continuous improvement in component production or assembly
Where you’ll work
1 Waldridge Way
South Shields
NE34 9PZ
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
TYNE COAST COLLEGE
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
You will complete a 4 year apprenticeship specialising in Assembly and Test and will study with South Tyneside Marine School, completing a portfolio of evidence to prove their competence to achieve a Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.
At the start of your apprenticeship, you’ll spend the first 15 weeks at South Tyneside Marine School. You’ll then join the team at Rotary Power in South Shields, where you’ll spend four days per week in the factory while attending college one day per week.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 9-4)
* Mathematics (grade 9-4)
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
* IT skills
* Organisation skills
* Administrative skills
* Team working
* Initiative