Apprentice Mechanical Fitter

FARREL LIMITED

Rochdale, OL11 2PF

Closes in 30 days (Monday 26 August at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 June 2024

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Summary

Farrel Ltd are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as a Mechanical Fitter Apprentice. This is a great opportunity to develop new skills and build a career. As a fitter, you'll install components, major equipment, and machinery. This will involve precise alignment techniques with minimum tolerance to demonstrate a successful build.

Annual wage
£12,313.60 a year

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

Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Mon to Thursday – 8.30 am to 4.00 pm Friday - 8.30 am to 3.00 pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 September

Duration

3 Years 6 Months

Positions available

1

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

  • Training will be on-site at Rochdale Training for the first year of your apprenticeship.
  • Engineering Fitter Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Where you’ll work

27 Queensway

Castleton

Rochdale

OL11 2PF

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

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
  • Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
  • Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
  • Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
  • Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
  • Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
  • Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
  • Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
  • Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
  • Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
  • Reporting work outcomes or issues.
  • Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
  • Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
  • Operating within limits of responsibility.
  • Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.

    • 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:

    • Maths & English (grade Grade 6 & 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
    • Organisation skills
    • Number skills
    • Creative
    • Patience
    • Physical fitness

    Other requirements

    Training will be on-site at Rochdale Training for the first year of your Apprenticeship.

    About this company

    Farrel Limited are a part of the HF Mixing Group, which develops and produces machines for the plastics and rubber industry. Farrel Limited have been based on Queensway, Rochdale for more than 100 years and employ in excess of 150 people, many of which are from the local area. In recent years, the site has benefited from considerable investment from the parent company and has made significant improvements to the building, machinery & technology.

    https://www.hf-mixinggroup.com/en/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Candidates who show the right attitudes and behaviors will be supported to progress and study to NVQ L4 or higher

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

    Nathan Finn

    nfinn@rochdaletraining.co.uk

    01706 631 417

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000255979.

    Apply now

    Closes in 30 days (Monday 26 August at 11:59pm)

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