General Welder Apprentice
Liberty Steels UK
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants study Welding in a practical environment at a National award winning apprenticeship employer in the Sheffield and Rotherham area.
If you have (or are expecting to achieve) 3 GCSEs or equivalent (including English, Maths and Science) at D/3 Grade or better, you can apply to join this apprenticeship Programme.
If you join our 3 year apprenticeship programme Speciality Steels you will receive training and development in our onsite training centre and within our Structural engineering department.
General Welders Programme
Summary:
Year 1:
Our Apprentices will study with Sheffield College at our onsite engineering training centre based at our Stocksbridge site until moving into their first site attachment area at Rotherham, Brinsworth or Stocksbridge which may include shifts.
As a Speciality Steels Fabrication & welding apprentice you will achieve:
- Training to a competent standard on welding equipment including MMA/MIG and oxygen fuel burning
- Undertake welding and fabrication activities to create test pieces meeting international standards and surface inspections.
- Study towards the level 2 certificate required for the apprenticeship standard
- Preparation including all Health & Safety training ready for transition into the Structural and Fabrication Departments
Year 2:
As a 2nd year Apprentice you will move onto site attachments which may also include shifts within the Structural engineering department, which also will include the Rotherham, Stocksbridge & Brinsworth sites where you will:
- Prepare for your end point assessment
- Undertake Coded Welding Assessments
- Work along side our expert structural and welding engineers to gain experience in order to develop your skills in this field of engineering
Year 3:
In the final year of your apprenticeship you will:
- Continue to work along side our expert fabrication and welding engineers to gain further experience and progress to more complex tasks and projects within the structural and fabrication departments
- Complete your end point assessment
- Undertake a practical trade test and interview to confirm that you meet Speciality Steels high
- 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, Engineerand 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
- General Welding (ARC processes) Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard - delivered at Stocksbridge Training Centre
- Functional Skills if required
About the Employer
Skills Required
- Communication 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
Welder (level 2)