Smurfit Kappa - Level 3 Electrical Maintenance Apprenticeship
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Company: Smurfit Kappa SSK
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Location: Birmingham, B7 5RE
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £239.00 per week
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Sector: Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
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Ref: VAC-00492
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Application Deadline Date: 01/04/2023
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Start Date: 11/09/2023
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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
An excellent opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Apprentice to work for an established manufacturing company, with great benefits, based in Birmingham. You will learn to service, fix and maintain heavy machinery using all of the electrical skills you learn.
Qualifications Required
5 GCSE’s at grade C or above (or equivalent), to include:
Maths, English and Science
Personal Qualities
Team player, self-motivated, trustworthy, honest, punctual and conscientious with good attention to detail.
Skills Required
Good problem solving methodology with a practical hands-on approach.
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
To become a fully qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer to HNC standard with potential to progress further in the business within the Engineering department and other departments if desired.
Vacancy Detail
Smurfit Kappa is one of the most dynamic, innovation-driven, and successful companies in the world. To continue that we constantly recruit the brightest and best individuals.
The future of our company is shaped by those we recruit, which is why we believe that the key questions is not where we will take you, but where you will take us.
The opportunities in Smurfit Kappa are immense, and we have a breadth of proven systems in place to help and empower all our staff to develop their skills further and achieve their potential. In return they are generous rewarded and enjoy challenging and stimulating careers.
We are seeking to employ and train an electrical maintenance apprentice to level 3 and beyond.
This apprenticeship will teach you electrical core skill principles. You will initially spend your first year off-the-job training at Make UK training centre for 5 days. The second year you will be based at Make UK for one day, and on-the-job training at the company for 4 days to get hands on experience with members of our highly skilled Engineering Department.
You will be trained in a wide variety of areas such as:
• Health and Safety
• Fork Lift Truck
• Confined space
• Working at height
• Overhead crane
What you could be involved in:
• Motor changes
• Working on PLC’s
• Working with AC/DC Drives
• Electrical fault finding
• Specific improvement projects (conception through to completion)
• Pneumatic maintenance
• Installation work
• LEAN philosophy and improvement
Other Information
The role may involve working at heights and/or working in confined spaces (full training will be given).
You will receive generous yearly salary reviews
Eligible to join our Kappa SSK Sports & Social Club – this is a voluntary membership not for profit organisation that encourages employees to engage in activities outside of work. This enables you to socialise with people that you may not normally see in their day-to-day activities. The club has been in existence for over 25 years and is run by a volunteer committee drawn from members throughout SSK. Examples of events are: Go Ape, Go Karting, Super car drives, Cricket at Edgbaston, Concern / Show tickets.
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Eligible to join the Company Pension Scheme – you pay 3% company pays 6%