Engineering Apprentice

Nottingham College; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking educational institution as an Engineering Fitter Apprentice! This exciting role offers hands-on experience in a workshop environment, where you'll learn to interpret CAD drawings, assemble components, and develop essential problem-solving skills. You'll receive training in a supportive setting, allowing you to grow both practically and academically. Upon completing your apprenticeship, you may have opportunities for further qualifications and career progression into hardware and software engineering. Embrace this chance to kickstart your career in a dynamic industry while working alongside experienced professionals.

Qualifications

• Proficient in reading CAD drawings and planning work with appropriate tools.
• Develop problem-solving and fault diagnosis skills while adhering to safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble components, interpret diagrams, and mark panels.
• Assist on customer sites with installation and commissioning of systems.

Skills

Customer care skills

Analytical skills

Logical thinking

Creativity

Initiative

Non-judgmental approach

Education

Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship

Tools

Power tools

Job description

37.5 hours per week Mon-Thursday (07.00 - 15.30) with 30 minutes for lunch. Friday (07.00 - 12.30).
Total hours per week: 37.5 hours a week.

Role Overview

During the apprenticeship, you will become proficient in reading and interpreting CAD drawings, planning your work with the right tools, equipment and resources to complete the task. You will develop your problem-solving and fault diagnosis skills while adhering to high quality and health and safety standards.

Upon completion of the Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship, the successful candidate will provide necessary technical expertise and support in relation to the assembly of control system activities, while meeting agreed production quantity and quality targets safely.

Initially, you will prepare and assemble components, including:

• Interpretation of diagrams
• Measuring, labelling, and marking out panels
• Drilling and fitting plates to wire control panels in our workshop

You will possess a positive attitude towards self-development both practically and academically, the ability to work within a small supportive team, be conscientious, with good timekeeping skills, and have a desire to achieve high standards of customer satisfaction.

As the role progresses, you will become involved in testing, use of power tools, and have the opportunity to assist on customer sites around the UK with installation and commissioning.

You will be trained to read and interpret engineering data, worksheets, and drawings, in addition to working with documentation such as method statements and HS&E requirements to ensure safe systems of work.

Throughout your role, you will interact with all levels of staff from management, engineering, finance, and admin to shop floor, allowing you to build your confidence and understanding of how a business operates.

Vacancy Information

• Customer care skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical thinking
• Creativity
• Initiative
• Non-judgmental approach

Training will be delivered one day per week during term time at The Highfield site, with facilities designed to enrich the student experience, developing them with necessary skills using industry-recognized equipment to ensure the apprentice receives training closely matched to the employer’s needs and industry standards.

Initially working as an apprentice, you will learn skills in our workshop and at College. Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, there could be opportunities to gain further qualifications in a supportive environment.

Further qualifications will depend on the route both the candidate and the business envision for their career. Once the apprentice becomes experienced in the role, they will have the opportunity to work alongside qualified engineers in onsite installation and commissioning. Career progression into hardware and software engineering could also be a possibility, if desired.