Apprentice Toolroom Technician

Nuclearinst; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship training centre

Tamworth Campus facilities

On-site training

Job summary

Brown and Holmes in Tamworth is offering an Apprenticeship in engineering and precision tool making, with formal training through college and our in-house facilities.

The program covers turning, milling, fitting, grinding, automation and CNC machining, with exposure to nuclear, automotive, aerospace and medical sectors.

The apprenticeship requires 2 days per week at college in year one, progressing to 1 day per week, with study at Tamworth Campus.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship includes college-based off-the-job training.
• Two days per week at college in year one.
• Tamworth Campus.
• Training covers turning, milling, fitting, grinding and CNC machining.

Responsibilities

• Conventional and CNC machining training through complex hydraulic assembly.
• Automation.
• Robotics and design.
• General engineering duties within a busy work environment.
• Turning, milling.
• Fitting.
• Grinding.
• All the disciplines of precision tool making.
• Working in sectors such as nuclear, automotive, aerospace and medical.

Job description

Brown and Holmes specialises in the design and
manufacture of superior quality workholding
solutions, producing 3D printed prototypes and
delivering both precision machining and sub-contract
machining solutions. Founded in 1939, when two
draughtsmen from Coventry went into business
together, we are now celebrating over 80 years in
business and are based across two sites in
Tamworth, UK. Our first site on Apollo Park contains
a wide range of traditional machinery from which
offer high quality workholding, automation,
mechanical handling and precision machining
services. Our capacity list includes 5 axis machines,
CNC machines, horizontals, verticals, EDMs and
lathes. We work in a wide range of materials
including aluminium, mild steel and titanium. The
second site, on Anders has a robot demonstration
area, a dedicated assembly, test and inspection
facility plus equipment to provide specialist 10 tonne
lifting capabilities. It also houses our own
Apprenticeship training centre and 3D printers. 3D
printed prototypes can also made in different
materials including carbon fibre, polyurethane,
thermoplastics, acrylics and polymers. Brown and
Holmes also has a range of internationally renowned
products that offer complementary technology to our
workholding, handling and automation solutions.
These include Techman robots, Swisschucks
precision power chucks, Fresmak ARNOLD high
pressure vices and MistBuster mist and smoke
extraction units. We supply our solutions and
products to many different sectors including
companies from automotive, aerospace, power
generation, nuclear, defence construction, medical,
pharmaceutical and machine tool industries. We
have a wide range of end users and sub-contractors
who are based nationally within the UK and Ireland
in addition to our exports across Asia, the Middle
East, Europe, Africa and America. A great deal of our
success can be attributed to our commitment to
training. Many employees have been with the
company since starting work and we train new
apprentices every year in our own Apprenticeship
School. Brown and Holmes is registered to
ISO9001:2015, AS9100D, ISO14001:2015,
ISO45001 and granted F4N by the NAMRC. We are
committed to continual improvement and the
development of best-practice solutions for our
customers. We are also proud to be a partner in the
Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and we are
working with them to bridge the gap between
university-based research and the development of
innovative manufacturing solutions.

Potential permanent contract on the successful completion of apprenticeship.

• Conventional and CNC machining training through complex hydraulic assembly
• Automation
• Robotics and design
• General engineering duties within a busy work environment
• Turning, milling
• Fitting
• Grinding
• All the disciplines of precision tool making
• Working in a variety of sectors such as nuclear, automotive, aerospace and medical

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a
college or other training organisation. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.

This Apprenticeship requires 2 days per week at college in the first year (Term Time only), then onto 1 day per week.

Tamworth Campus.

Monday - Thursday, 7.15am - 4.15pm, 30 minute lunch. Friday, 7.15am - 12.15pm, no lunch.