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Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeship

Employer
N.I.S. LIMITED
Location
Ackhurst Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1NH
Salary
£10,180.00 annually
Closing date
1 Sep 2022

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Specialism
Engineering
Sector
Engineering & Aerospace
Role Type
Apprenticeship, Higher
Start Date
September
Duration
Permanent
What will the apprentice be doing?

As an apprentice you will undertake training to enable you to:

Interpret, breakdown and process engineering drawings and specifications to enable the manufacture of products in accordance with NIS procedures.

Provide engineering support to other teams in the organisation e.g. engineering design, projects, purchasing, production and quality departments.

Training and duties will include;
  • Understand and interpret engineering drawings
  • Generate Master Control Schedules for material procurement
  • Identify optimum manufacturing methodology
  • Extraction of all relevant information from client documentation, specifications, quality plans.
  • Produce detailed manufacturing route cardsIdentify in-house/subcontract activities
  • Generate specifications for subcontracts
  • Generate supplementary manufacturing sketches
  • Problem solving

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Apprentices will complete the Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Standard.

Apprentices will attend Preston College on a weekly basis to complete off the job training - at this moment in time, the training day is done on a Thursday.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

If successful in obtaining the NVQ level 4 and displaying behaviours and a positive attitude needed to succeed in NIS , then employment would be as a developing manufacturing engineer within one of the Project Portfolio teams. Further study will be considered dependant on future career pathway.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Number skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4 or above) Desired
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4 or above) Desired
BTEC or equivalent Engineering (Grade Pass) Desired
NVQ or SVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering (Grade Pass) Essential

Things to consider

No Physical constraints. This is predominantly an office-based job scrutinising engineering drawings both hard copies and electronic. Must have an eye for detail and be able to think logically about how components are to be put together

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