Mechanical Manufacturing Apprentice
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Mechanical Manufacturing Apprentice
Type: Apprentice
Location: Somerset (TA19 9PH)
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
The apprentice will be given a training plan to run alongside the college work to track and record the progress made within the manufacturing departments. Signed off by competent trainers and overseen by the training manager. Structured reviews will also take place to ensure that both the apprentice’s & companies feedback is voiced, and any support is given where required.
Those training in the apprenticeship scheme will have the prospect of joining the newly formed ‘Technical Lead’ team within Daido upon completion of the apprenticeship, which provides a career path within company for either a Technically focused or Management led individual.
CNC Equipment available for apprentices to gain knowledge and experience with:
- Leadwell (lathes & mills)
- Mazak (lathes & mills)
- Okuma (lathes)
- Hitachi (lathes)
Apprentices also have an opportunity to rotate from one manufacturing department to another; this will help gain a broader understanding of not only the CNC equipment but also product knowledge.
Each department that an apprentice rotates into will have a competent technical lead to assist and train them, coupled with a training plan that plots the machines they will be working on. This is a Permanent position considered on successful completion of Apprenticeship. Apprenticeship itself is three to four years in total.
Where you’ll work
Winterhay Lane
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 9PH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Your training course
Machining technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you’ll learn
Course contents
- Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with environmental, ethical and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Prepare and set up conventional or CNC machines.
- Operate and adjust conventional or CNC machines.
- Apply risk assessment and hazard identification processes and procedures in the work area.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies, and complete stock returns.
- Record information – paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers’ documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Read and interpret information. For example, data and documentation used to produce machined components.
- Apply engineering, mathematical and scientific principles.
- Plan and organise own work and resources.
- Follow and apply inspection, quality assurance procedures and processes.
- Select machining process.
- Select and setup tooling and work holding devices.
- Set and adjust machine operating parameters. For example, setting feeds and speeds for roughing and finishing operations, loading, proving and validating programs when using a CNC machine tool.
- Apply machining operations and techniques to produce complex components with features. For example, parallel; stepped; angular diameters and faces; grooves; slots; recesses and undercuts; radii and chamfers; internal and external forms and profiles; reamed; bored; drilled and electro eroded holes; internal and external screw threads.
- Measure and check components.
- Select and check condition of tools and equipment. Identify issues, resolve and take action as needed.
- Identify and action issues in the manufacturing process.
- Apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing procedures to identify faults. Diagnose and resolve issues. Escalate issues.
- Maintain the work area and return any resources and consumables.
- Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, handover, start up or warm up procedures. Escalate issues.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Apply ethical principles.
- Apply team working principles.
- Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with environmental, ethical and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Prepare and set up conventional or CNC machines.
- Operate and adjust conventional or CNC machines.
- Apply risk assessment and hazard identification processes and procedures in the work area.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies, and complete stock returns.
- Record information – paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers’ documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Read and interpret information. For example, data and documentation used to produce machined components.
- Apply engineering, mathematical and scientific principles.
- Plan and organise own work and resources.
- Follow and apply inspection, quality assurance procedures and processes.
- Select machining process.
- Select and setup tooling and work holding devices.
- Set and adjust machine operating parameters. For example, setting feeds and speeds for roughing and finishing operations, loading, proving and validating programs when using a CNC machine tool.
- Apply machining operations and techniques to produce complex components with features. For example, parallel; stepped; angular diameters and faces; grooves; slots; recesses and undercuts; radii and chamfers; internal and external forms and profiles; reamed; bored; drilled and electro eroded holes; internal and external screw threads.
- Measure and check components.
- Select and check condition of tools and equipment. Identify issues, resolve and take action as needed.
- Identify and action issues in the manufacturing process.
- Apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing procedures to identify faults. Diagnose and resolve issues. Escalate issues.
- Maintain the work area and return any resources and consumables.
- Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, handover, start up or warm up procedures. Escalate issues.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Apply ethical principles.
- Apply team working principles.
Your training plan
- Machining Technician Level 3
- 1st year- 2-3 days a week at college
- 2nd-3rd year- 1 day a week at college
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* – C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can
adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Daido Metal is a world leader in the supply of plain bearings for automotive, marine, rail, traction, industrial engines and machines. Solely devoted to the development and supply of plain bearings, we are uniquely able to supply the complete range. We are a global Japanese owned Company with facilities in Europe, Asia, India, China and Russia.
Daido Industrial Bearings Europe Ltd, based in Ilminster, produces plain bearings, bushings and thrust bearings for medium speed diesel engines, turbochargers and a range of other rotating and reciprocating machines. We aim to achieve continuous growth backed by our technology and the specialist knowledge and expertise of our employees.
https://www.daidometal.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
• 26 days holiday per annum (allocated to fixed and flexible dates) plus 8 statutory bank holidays
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Training and skill development opportunities
• Company Sick pay (After probation)
• Company Discount Scheme
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