26-0051 Metal Fabricator Apprentice

Role & responsibilities:

• Train to work to Standard Operating Procedures to produce the correct quality standards required under NNP022 (Niftylift Internal Quality Standards for Welding)
• Train to inspect and correct common weld defects before completing and passing on to the next process
• Learn how to identify uncommon defects and report these under internal non-conformance procedures – “Concern Note” and add appropriate identification labelling for investigation by Quality Control
• Where component level parts are identified as non-conforming (do not fit without rework), learn how to raise an internal Concern Note and add an appropriate identification label for Quality Control to investigate
• Mandatory clocking on-and-off job cards in-line with company procedures to ensure accurate costing and productivity measures are obtained to manage production output and update planning processes
• Effective and timely use of iAuditor to register mandatory quality checks, to ensure we collect accurate data to prove the ongoing quality standard of our safety-critical products
• Trained how to carry out the required level of housekeeping to ensure the factory cleanliness is maintained and improved
• Engage in 5S initiatives to further improve the work environment and productivity of production
• Engage in positive and constructive feedback to make improvements to all aspects of production
• This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation. This may include training and mentoring colleagues
• Required to work within a dedicated team responsible for fabrication and welding of mild steel components used to manufacture work platform structures
• As an apprentice, you will gain experience of fabrication, with and without the use of fixtures and jigs, and welding using MMA, MIG, and TIG, and also automated welding using robotics and plasma-seam welding systems 

You will study on a Level 3 Metal Fabricator apprenticeship. On completion of this, you will gain a qualification in Engineering at Level 3 standard.

During the first year of the apprenticeship, your learning will take place at the University of Sheffield’s AMRC Training Centre based at Catcliffe, Rotherham, for an initial block of study on a full-time basis. After this, you will attend the training centre for one day a week for knowledge study.