Currie & Warner - Level 3 Apprentice Engineering Technician
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Company: Currie & Warner
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Location: Birmingham, B1 3 DH
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £220.00 per week
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Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
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Ref: VAC-00422
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Application Deadline Date: 21/08/2022
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Start Date: 05/09/2022
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Mon-Thurs 07.30 - 16.30, Fri 07.30 - 13.30
Brief Description
This apprenticeship aims to train an engineering apprentice technician, to undertake a structured training program of academic study and workshop work in order to gain the required skills and knowledge to support the requirements of the company
Qualifications Required
3 GCSEs at 9 – 4 / A* - C (6 or above preferred), must include maths, English language, and ideally Science, or equivalent related qualification.
Personal Qualities
The following personal qualities are very important to the company:
● A desire to be an Engineer
● Excellent time and attendance are mandatory
● A good listener
● Eager to learn
● Curious and inquisitive
● A good communicator
● Hardworking
● Enthusiastic
● Organised
Skills Required
A good level of education and excellent organisational skills
Training to be Provided
This 4 year programme will include:
• Engineering Basic Skills training – off the job full time at Make UK in Aston, Birmingham
• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering
• A Technical Certificate (BTEC Diploma Level 3 in Engineering)
• In house training in line with your requirements.
Future Prospects
When you qualify, you will become an engineering technician
Vacancy Detail
Currie & Warner are a growing high volume brass turned part supplier who produce precision components to specific drawing tolerances. Due to sound engineering and innovative flair, we can solve manufacturing requirements of the most technically demanding parts.
This apprenticeship aims to train an engineering apprentice technician, to undertake a structured training program of academic study and workshop work in order to gain the required skills and knowledge to support the requirements of a leading established manufacturer of turned parts.
Major responsibility:
• Observing, learning and understanding a wide range of engineering skills and processes while under the instruction of skilled staff.
• To be able to demonstrate these skills and processes as the training period progresses by working independently or with a team, to undertake tasks as instructed and increasing overall contribution to the departments with which you are being trained in.
• To undertake and successfully complete suitable college courses throughout the training period, achieving the academic grades and practical skills in order to entitle yearly progression leading to the award of a suitable level 4 (HNC)qualification in mechanical/production engineering.
• Learning and understanding the importance of Health and safety within the workspace.
• To develop the skills to construct or modify machinery/tooling from verbal instructions and drawings, to a high degree of precision.
• To learn how to maintain workshop plant and equipment and to keep it in good repair.
• To maintain a logbook over the duration of the apprenticeship period, recording projects that have been undertaken and the skills learned.
• To maintain and to ensure general good housekeeping of the workplace areas.
• To maintain a smart appearance and to act in a professional manner at all times whether on or off the workplace site.
• To perform any other duties appropriate to the role of the apprentice technician.
Other Information
Currie and Warner have two sites in the West Midlands so you may be required to travel to both sites.