26-0151 Apprentice Maintenance/FLT Engineer
WILLIAM LEE LIMITED
About the Role
As an Apprentice Maintenance Engineer at William Lee, your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the company’s requirements. You will build your knowledge in a busy foundry environment, and your time will be split between work on plant equipment and mobile plant, including our fleet of forklift trucks and stacker trucks.
- Ensure that all work is completed to a high standard, whilst complying with the company’s health and safety requirements to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
- To conduct risk assessments on all jobs in the form of 'Take Two’.
- Communicate effectively with peers and management.
- To work as part of the Maintenance Team ensuring all equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
- Become fluent in the Company TPM maintenance system (Total
- Productive Maintenance) to ensure
efficient running of plant assets. - Ensure that the working area is clean and tidy on completion of any job/task.
- To install and maintain new and existing equipment, whilst ensuring production is not interrupted.
- To put forward and communicate ideas and get involved with plant improvement.
- To help maintain the company’s mobile plant, including FLT and stacker trucks.
Completion of the University of Sheffield’s AMRC Training Centre apprenticeships are nationally recognised qualifications which are acknowledged and respected by employers across the world. These can open the door to many more opportunities, such as Engineering Management and Project Engineering positions across a range of sectors worldwide.
About the Training
You will study on a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship. On completion of this, you will gain a qualification in Engineering at Level 3 standard.
During the first year of the apprenticeship, you're 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.
About the Employer
William Lee is one of the largest foundries in the UK and British Owned. It’s continual investment in plant, processes and a dedicated workforce has enabled the company to be extremely successful, with over 150 years of history and long-term plans. We supply global markets to blue chip companies including BMW, Mercedes, Daimler.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Training Provider
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Course/Training
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)