This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to study mechanical engineering in a practical environment at a Nationally award winning apprenticeship employer in the Sheffield and Rotherham area.
A Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship at Speciality Steels involves multi mechanical disciplines:
Mechanical fitting
Mechanical maintenance
Preventative maintenance
Rapid response for breakdowns
Site service support to being part of a specialised engineering team
You will work within the Speciality Steels business, which produces high performance alloy and stainless steels designed to meet the detailed and demanding requirements of some of the world’s most challenging markets and industries. The engineering function is very diverse and apprentices within their first 3 years will gain opportunities to visit the different areas and experience the function of the team in each particular area.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to study mechanical engineering in a practical environment at a Nationally award winning apprenticeship employer in the Sheffield and Rotherham area.
Your apprenticeship will initially be based at Stocksbridge Training Centre for the first 10 months and then you will rotate around the sites at Rotherham, Brinsworth and Stocksbridge and will include time at college and a training programme that guarantees variety and hands on work. It’s an ideal blend of classroom and ‘on-the-job’ training. The Apprenticeship Programme lasts three years, however this is reviewed every 12 months.
Apprentice attachments will rotate every 3 months and apprentices will find themselves at all three South Yorkshire sites at some point within year 2 and 3. The first 9-10 months will be based at Stocksbridge, with rotations thereafter. Please be aware no positions are specific to just one location until substantive positions are offered and most roles require shift work/weekend working.
Once you have completed the 3 years you will gain Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 qualification. Following this you will look to move to a permanent position within Speciality Steels and your 4th year will see you transition into this role.
The apprenticeship programme offers a range of benefits to help you make the right start in your working life. It’s a competitive package that recognises your contribution to our business and supports your professional development. As a Speciality Steels Apprentice, you’ll enjoy the same range of benefits as other employees from day one.:
benefits include:
• 35 days holiday per year running April to March (pro rata for those starting in September)
• Up to a combined 16% pension contribution
• Access to Free Parking
• Retail Discount Scheme
• Career Development and Training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team in a rapidly expanding company with exciting development opportunities
You can expect to start your career as a team member in a specific department. After that the next step would be to become a Craft Team Member, then onto a Team Leader. After that, there are numerous career paths that you could follow. You could become a Maintenance Technician, Engineer and Senior Engineer. Alternatively you might aim to be a Plant Engineer, Works Engineer and Director of Engineering. Alternatively, you might choose to move around different specialisms ‐ from production planning to safety.
About the Training
Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician delivered at the Stocksbridge Training Centre.
Year 1
In your first year you will:
Complete modules towards Mechanical maintenance and the first year of your BTEC Level 3 in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering
Undertake specialist engineering training programme at our on-site training centre at Stocksbridge.
Year 2
During your second year you will:
Undertake on-site working alongside qualified Craftspeople and Technicians;
Complete a BTEC Level 3 in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering
Continue to complete your competence portfolio while gaining on job experience
Year 3
Your third year will see you:
Working on‐site with qualified Craftspeople and Technicians
Complete an end point assessment
Work towards achieving Apprenticeship Standard Certificate Level 3, which marks the end of the formal apprentice scheme.
About the Employer
LIBERTY Steel UK is the third largest steel manufacturer in the country, with a footprint that covers nine sites across England, Scotland and Wales. It employs over 2,000 people and has an annual steel rolling capacity approaching three million tonnes.
With steelmaking heritage dating back to 1842, LIBERTY Steel’s sites in the UK have a wealth of expertise thanks to our team of metallurgists, steelmakers, engineers and technicians.
Our capabilities range from electric arc, vacuum induction melting, mill processing and value added services. The business manufactures and distributes products supplied mainly into the aerospace, construction, automotive, oil and gas and energy industries domestically and overseas to over 60 countries.
The UK business sits within LIBERTY Steel Group, which is the GFG Alliance’s global steel manufacturing arm. With a total rolling capacity exceeding 18 million tonnes it is one of the top 10 producers globally, excluding China.
Liberty Steel UK is playing an active role in meeting the group’s global ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030. Its Speciality Steels business in Rotherham uses an electric arc furnace – a less carbon-intensive form of producing steel than blast furnace production – to melt scrap steel for rolling into downstream products for a range of high-specification industries including oil & gas and aerospace. The UK business also has plans to create a GREENSTEEL hub at its Newport site using renewable energy from sister company SIMEC Atlantis’ Uskmouth biomass plant to power a new electric arc furnace.
Skills Required
Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness
Training Provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Course/Training
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
