Engineering Operative Apprentice
WHS PLASTICS LIMITED
West Midlands (B76 9BG)
Closes on Monday 30 June 2025
Posted on 14 May 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an apprentice to learn general engineering skills in order to become a qualified toolmaker for plastic mould tools. This person must have good attention to detail, will be an enthusiastic and committed individual who is passionate about starting a career in engineering.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 6am - 2.30pm or 1.30pm - 10.00pm, Friday 6am - 12.00pm or 11am - 5pm.
2 shift system on a rota basis.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 July 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
As an apprentice, you’ll work at the company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
Duties will include:
- Carry out all work activities in a manner which maintains the well-being of self and others in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Responsible for ensuring that stored water is evacuated from the tools in line with Legionella requirements and the Tool Evacuation log is maintained
- Identify potential tool breakdown issues and report to relevant department in order to decrease the downtime of tools e.g., hot runners, water fittings, core fittings and electrical connections tool wear and damage
- Ability to complete basic machining tasks using milling machines, lathes, and general hand tools where required
- Basic benching ability to bring injection moulding tools back to production standard when required
- Ability to record and maintain data to achieve manufacturing metrics
- Ensure high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping at all times
- Ensure that all lifting tackle in use has the correct colour tie attached, non-compliant equipment to be quarantined and reported
- Carry out tooling TPM's in line with the schedule laid out and maintain the TPM database
- Ensure high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping at all times being responsible for correct storage and validating that 5S cleaning and inspection of equipment is completed to the standard
Where you'll work
Water Orton Lane Minworth
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B76 9BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Your training plan
Toolmaking Pathway Applicants will need grade 5 in GCSE in both maths and English for this standard Training units:
- Assembling and testing fluid power systems
- Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits
- Preparing and using lathes for turning operations
- Preparing and using milling machines
- Producing mechanical engineering drawings using a CAD system
- Conducting business improvement activities
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and 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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
The applicant will need to hold a full drivers licence to be able to travel between sites.
About this company
WHS Plastics successfully operates in a highly competitive global marketplace, partnering with major international companies in a variety of market segments including automotive, electronics, extrusion, industrial, off highway, packaging, metal pressings and hygiene products. We have a strong UK footprint supporting some of the UK's biggest brands along with an overseas facility supplying blue chip global companies. The core of our business is the design and manufacturing of injection mouldings ranging from high quality functional parts, to complex assemblies featuring added value elements such as painting and foiling processes, for both interior and exterior automotive components. To complement these skills, we advise customers on material choices, the use of technical polymers and recyclable materials. We also manufacture high quality injection moulding tools, assembly equipment and a wide range of metal pressings. When dealing with customers we always deliver measurable benefits to differentiate our offerings from the competition.
After this apprenticeship
Progression to Level 3 and a full-time position offered for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED
PTP Recruits
ptprecruits@ptp-training.co.uk
01922651100
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320329.
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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025
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