WHS Plastics - level 3 - Toolmaker Apprenticeship
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Company: WHS Plastics Limited
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Location: Sutton Coldfield, B76 9BG
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £200.75 per week
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Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
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Ref: VAC-00442
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Application Deadline Date: 29/05/2023
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Start Date: 04/09/2023
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Year 1 - Mon - Thurs 8am - 4.30pm Fri 8am - 12.30pm
Brief Description
As a toolmaker, you will learn how to build, repair and take apart a tool safely whilst learning about the engineering process that sits behind it, investigating issues and fixing them will be an important part of this role.
Qualifications Required
5 GCSE’s Grade 9-4, (including Maths and English)
Personal Qualities
Team Work - No matter what position an employee has or where within the company, we work as a team, being helpful and supportive of others dealing with problems with other team members effectively.
Always has as a positive attitude and interacts well with others the team adheres to WHS time keeping and absence policies, doesn’t let the team down.
Personal Development - Through spending money on training and upskilling our current staff, providing all employees with the opportunity to succeed and better themselves within the company.
Be Better - Being better is in the company’s mission statement and is something that we strive to be. Whether this be directly work related or individual we focus on trying to be better.
Quality - As a company we strive to be the best. High standards are key for WHS Plastics and is something that gets reiterated throughout the company.
Open to Challenge - Everyone within WHS Plastics needs to take responsibility for their actions. We are also open to challenge from others, as this helps us grow as a business and as individuals.
Attitude - WHS Plastics prides itself on being able to work together as one. No matter what position an employee has or where within the company, where ever possible we will try and help support someone who needs it.
Skills Required
• Ability to follow precise instructions
• Keen eye for detail
• Hands on mind set
• Problem solving abilities
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
Once you complete your apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified toolmaker within the company
Vacancy Detail
Vacancy Description:
This role will require individuals to bring the products we design to life, the tool making process allows us to build and shape metal in a way that allows us to inject plastic into it creating a unique mould. This is then sold to our wide range of customers in the automotive and non-automotive industry. You will also cover aspects of CNC machining within this role.
As a toolmaker, you will learn:
- how to build, repair and take apart a tool safely whilst learning about the engineering process that sits behind it, investigating issues and fixing them will be an important part of this role.
- a variety of skills using high tech machinery to grind and polish metal to give an outstanding finish.
- how to use overhead gantry cranes and our spark and wire eroding machines as well.
A CNC machinist is predominantly involved in the manufacture of Plastic Injection Mould tools but also Jigs, Fixtures and gauges utilizing Hurco and Mikron milling machines.
Be able to programme Hurco and Heidenhain
Work on own initiative and also within a CNC section team
Setting of work, cutters and programming CNC Machines efficiently and effectively to producing finished work that is checked by yourself to time set deadlines.
Work Description:
As an apprentice Toolmaker you will train to become a highly skilled engineer in precision tool-making as well as aspects of CNC and CAD.
Throughout your apprenticeship you will develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours required to produce precision tools and holding devices alongside servicing complex plastic injection mould tools.
Other Information
We would like someone who has a genuine passion for engineering