Lean Manufacturing Apprentice Special Processes Operator
G & O SPRINGS LTD
Redditch (B98 8YP)
Closes in 27 days (Monday 14 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 June 2025
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Summary
You will be assisting the day-to-day running of the special process department in heat treatment, passivation and fluorescent penetrant flaw detection, ensuring compliance and best practice within the special processes to internal. Customer and regulatory requirements whilst ensuring all internal health & environment requirements are fully met.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.00am - 5.00pm, 1/2-hour unpaid lunch break.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 21 July 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
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
- Ensure functions operate in accordance with any health & safety and environmental policies and procedures
- Reporting accidents, near misses or other concerns
- Storing, retrieving, mixing and monitoring chemicals used in special processes.
- Input and record relevant data
- Troubleshooting issues
- Maintain machines, tooling and good housekeeping at all times
- Visually examine parts and processing
- Auditing
- Project work
- Read and interpret drawings and product routings
Where you'll work
Broad Ground Road
Lakeside
Redditch
B98 8YP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
STAFF SELECT LTD
Your training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
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Your training plan
- Lean Manufacturing Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience
- You’ll gain new skills, and full training will be given
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Overcome obstacles
- Listening skills
- Good time management
- Strong work ethic
- Eager to learn
- Likes a challenge
Other requirements
The role will involve working with the special process lead, the flaw detection room is very quiet and dark. Although G&O is a close team in a small family business, this role may not suit a very sociable person as quite a few hours can be loan working. Therefore, very important the person can work independently and use initiative. Someone local to G&O or has their own transport preferable, however all applicants will be considered.
About this company
Serving International safety critical OEM's need for class leading quality, on time delivery, prompt and accurate service. At the forefront of spring design our industry leading team is committed to driving cost out and innovation into the products and capabilities we provide. Investing in and utilising the latest quality tools, techniques and CNC technology. Our empowered and highly specialised team collaborate using open, transparent and honest communications to offer cradle to grave support through proof of concept to design, manufacture and testing. Adapting to and embracing change in an evolving world ensures that our products and services consistently exceed customer expectations.
After this apprenticeship
- On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will then be fully trained in special processes passivation and flaw detection
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STAFF SELECT LTD
Natalie Marchewka
natalie.marchewka@novatraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326282.
Apply now
Closes in 27 days (Monday 14 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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