Engineering Operative Apprentice

Duties

Joining the team as an Engineering Operative Apprentice, you will be learning how to set up and use manual metal spinning lathes. This is a highly skilled process that changes the shape of sheet metal into complex cylindrical shapes using mandrels and form tools.

This is a very hands on role in a manufacturing process used to create parts for engineering and decorative purposes. You will learn how to set up, operate and adjust equipment settings as applicable to the spinning operation. Once competent you will be able to produce, and check that components visually meet customer requirements. Upon completion you will be measuring and checking components, making further adjustments to the equipment to ensure components meet the required specification.

At Calibre Metal Spinning, our customers are from across the UK and Europe, they value our friendly yet professional approach. Our team of six spinners and welders have over sixty years combined experience so we’re confident we have the experience and expertise to turn our customers’ requirements into perfect products, no matter what the challenge. We are proud of our reputation for delivering high-quality products on time and on budget, and that always comes from close collaboration with our customers, at every stage necessary, to ensure that their expectations are met and usually exceeded.

Skills

To be considered for the role of Engineering Operative Apprentice, you will have the following skills and qualifications:

• This is physical job you will need to be fit and want to undertake a very hands on role
• Your motivation and drive are the assets that will be best appreciated.
• You will possess good communication skills with the ability to communicate with peers and management
• You will need to be open minded and willing to develop your knowledge and skills to support your future development

• You will have a good level of dexterity hand skills
• Demonstrate an interest in contributing towards manufacturing mechanical components are desirable
• You will have good hand to eye co-ordination and hand skills
• Your logical approach to problem solving will enable you to perform to make a good contribution to all aspects of the job
• You need to be able to learn through instruction and experience

• 2 GCSE’s at grade C or above (or equivalents) to include Maths and English are essential.

Benefits

• Auto-enrolled into the company pension scheme after qualification period
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays (3 days to be taken at Christmas)
• Free parking on site
• Onsite restroom with kitchen facilities
• Overtime available

Eventually you will be working with minimum supervision and will be responsible for your own actions and for the quality and accuracy and timely delivery of the work you undertake.

This position is offered as an apprenticeship and you will be completing a Level 2 Engineering qualification. You will be employed directly by the client but be support every step of the way by PETA.

Throughout the duration of the Apprenticeship you will be required to attend PETA’s Havant training center for off-the-job training. This will be a 15-month programme, structured as 13 months of day release (1 day a week) of skills training at PETA Ltd where you will complete the EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations (Skills). Your units will include:

• Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety
• Working efficiently and effectively in Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering
• Using and communicating technical information

Agreed additional units:

• Preparing and using lathes for turning operations
• Preparing and using milling machines
• Preparing and Using CNC Turning Machines
• Preparing and Using CNC Milling Machines

Your independent end point assessment will comprise of:

Practical Skills Observation to assess your application of skill. Typically, this will be covered within one task. During the observation the independent assessor may ask between 3-6 open questions to assess the related underpinning knowledge. You will also undertake a Professional Discussion this will be a holistic assessment of knowledge, skills and behaviours using a reflective portfolio

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