Manufacturing Craft Apprenticeship / Manufacturing Technical Apprenticeship

KINETROL LIMITED

Surrey, GU9 9NU

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 8 August at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 May 2024

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Summary

Kinetrol offer a double apprenticeship award. The first being through college the second is an internal Kinetrol Apprenticeship Award. Kinetrol's aim is to produce skilled manufacturing experts who will be able to help continue and develop our highly respected quality orientated business into the future.

Annual wage
£12,979.20 to £23,200.32 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Machining technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8 am - 4:30 pm & Friday: 8am-3:30pm

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 19 August

Duration

3 Years 6 Months

Positions available

3

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Level 3 Diploma in Machining
  • Level 3 Machining Technician Apprenticeship Standard
  • Potential to progress onto HNC, HND & Degree level

Where you’ll work

Trading Estate

Farnham

Surrey

GU9 9NU

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Machining technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

    • Your training plan

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English & Maths (grade 4 / C or above)

    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

    • Attention to detail
    • Problem solving skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience
    • Methodical thinking
    • Can-do attitude

    About this company

    Kinetrol was established in 1958. Initially the company's activities were based on its damping expertise which led to the development of Kinetrol's rotary viscous dashpots for smooth motion control. Kinetrol later invented and patented its vane-type rotary pneumatic actuator, recognising the emerging need for quarter-turn valve and mechanism actuation. Since then, the company has added many actuator control modules to meet the growing demand for more precise and sophisticated process control and monitoring. Kinetrol operates from three sites in Farnham, England, and exports at least 70% of sales to countries all over the world across many different industries e.g. oil and gas, food and drink, automotive and aerospace.

    http://www.kinetrol.com (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Machinist/Programmer/Technician

     

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Business Services

    business@farn-ct.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000247829.

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    Closes in 12 days (Thursday 8 August at 11:59pm)

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