Mechanical Engineering Apprentice
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Update day: 01-06-2024
Location: Corby East Midlands
Category: Mechanical / Technical High Technology Electrical / Electronics
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Job type: Apprenticeship
Job content
Nickerson Europe are based in Corby. This is a great opportunity to undertake an apprenticeship in a small busy workshop manufacturing a wide variety of one off and batch metal parts using CNC (Computerised Numerical Control) and using lathes & mills. Other activities include grinding, polishing, brazing, heat treat, gun drilling & manual assembly.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer’s website.
Closing date: 28 Nov 2021
Apprenticeship summary
Weekly wage
£220.00
Working week
Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm (Break for lunch)
Total hours per week: 40.00
Expected duration
15 months
Possible start date
10 Jan 2022
Date posted
2 days ago
Distance
72.7 miles
Apprenticeship level
Intermediate
Level 2 (GCSE)Reference number
VAC001788085
Positions
1 available
Nickerson Europe, in Corby are looking for an enthusiastic individual to be their apprentice and learn a wide variety of engineering skills. You will progress to being capable of carrying out most, if not all, of the manufacturing processes they undertake. So this is a very good opportunity for you, look below at how much you will learn.
The company is small with a highly skilled workforce. If successful you will be working alongside an Engineering Manager where you will learn to use a variety of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) NC (Numerical Control) and manual machines & techniques.
Your duties will be as follows:
Learn to manufacture metal components on the CNC mill, NC lathes and manual mills and lathes
Assemble various mechanical and electrical components
Learn CNC milling, NC turning, manual milling and turning, soldering, brazing, producing drawings using CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)
Assembling magnets using a hammer and coiling heater elements
Making thermocouples by stripping electrical cable and soldering
Deburring & polishing metal components, using the oven to heat treat components
Checking components with verniers, micrometers & calipers to ensure adherence to drawing
Grinding and sand blasting, using the saw to cut bar material into billets
Assembling large components ready for dispatch to customers, cleaning swarf out of the machines
Learn how to manufacture a component from scratch, sometimes using a hammer, other times a 5-axis CNC mill; and sometimes reverse engineering it from a damaged and almost unrecognisable lump of metal, by drawing it using the CAD software and then making it
Tidying the work area; cleaning, maintaining and repairing the machinery in the factory
The company repair a wide variety of components and assemblies used in the injection moulding processes – they are unique in this aspect - and there is a lot of knowledge and many techniques to be learned from the older heads in the business, they want to pass this knowledge onto you.
Customers engage Nickerson Europe to provide a solution to their processing problems, either to suggest an alternative method of manufacture, supply a different product to aid manufacture, or repair or manufacture a new component for them. They want their apprentice to be involved in all aspects of the above.
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
An aptitude and interest in all things mechanical are the most important criteria.
Personal qualities
The desire and commitment to learn from experienced older heads and to be an important individual within a small, skilled team.
Desired qualifications
You will ideally have GCSE at grade 9-3 (A*-D) in English and GCSE grade 9-4 (A*-C) in maths or equivalent.
Future prospects
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, there is natural progression within the existing team and they hope to find a candidate who will want to be part of that progression. This opportunity has been created because a previous apprentice now needs to pass on some of his work to a new apprentice as he moves up a level.
Things to consider
Only Candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.
Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of Tresham College, (Part of the the Bedford College Group)
About the employer
Nickerson PMS is an MRO business and is the leading supplier in the UK of equipment to the injection moulding sector. In addition to our wholesale business, we manufacture and assemble mechanical & electrical components on site, offering in the order of 8,000 unique items to circa 4,000 customers.
Employer
Nickerson Europe Ltd
Address
24
Brunel Road
NN17 4JW
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Training
Training provider
BEDFORD COLLEGE
Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Bedford College
Contact
Julie Carter 07887 787813 jcarter@bedford.ac.uk
Engineering Operative – Level 2
EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations
EAL Level 2 in Engineering Operations
Apprenticeship standard
Engineering operative
Level 2 (GCSE)
Deadline: 16-07-2024
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