Furnace Technician Apprentice
FORGED SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED
Apprenticeship Level 3
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About the Role
The Furnace Technician Apprentice is an entry-level role aimed at developing the post holder to succeed in progressive roles within the business. The post holder must have the right level of determination and curiosity to build upon their knowledge and contribute within the organisation.
- Always maintain and practice a high standard of health and safety, including the correct completion of H&S documentation, including work permits, risk assessments, method statements, etc.
Support a quick response to all machine breakdowns and strive to implement effective first-time fixes - Daily liaison with departmental managers to improve inter-departmental communications and downtime
- Support the pyrometry schedule and execute it in a manner that supports the business's operational needs
- Perform TUS, Calibration, and SAT pyrometry tests, and complete subsequent paperwork for the pyrometry schedule
- Support the sourcing of spares, materials, tools, and subcontract support
- Ensure that the calibration of field test instruments is maintained with third-party providers
- Ensure all paperwork in relation to the department is correctly compiled, including breakdown reporting
- Actively advancing own combustion knowledge to support site combustion activities and associated improvement initiatives
- Active contribution to reducing the utilities consumption through furnace behaviour at Sheffield Forgings
- Ensure departmental housekeeping is maintained to a high standard
- Any other ad-hoc duties as required
- Upon satisfactory completion of the apprenticeship, there may be a full-time permanent position available
About the Training
- Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeships Standaerd Level 3 Delivered at Training Centre, Stocksbridge, Sheffield
About the Employer
Forged Solutions Group provides high integrity forgings for the world’s most demanding applications. From aerospace and energy production, to underground mining, off-highway vehicles and space launch programs we have forged solutions for advanced manufacturing industries for more than 100 years. Across established sites in the UK and USA, Forged Solutions Group manufactures shafts, rings, discs, asymmetric forgings and extruded cylinders in a range of titanium, nickel, aluminium, copper and steel alloys. We have a global blue-chip customer base for whom we are a trusted, high-quality turnkey supplier known for our unique forging capability and ingenuity. Our highly skilled teams provides comprehensive design-for-manufacturing assistance. Combined with our advanced forging capabilities, co-located with heat treatment, machining and a world-class materials testing and certification lab, Forged Solutions Group provides an integrated solution; from billet to finished, tested forging.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Intellectually curious
- Positive
- Innovative
- Promote and embrace change
Training Provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Course/Training
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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