Manufacturing Engineering Apprentice
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Company: Astwell Augers Ltd
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Location: Kettering, NN14 4PT
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £167.70 per week
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Sector: Engineering
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Ref: VAC-12432
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Application Deadline Date: 13/02/2022
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Start Date: 28/02/2022
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Mon - Thu, 8:00am - 5:00pm - early finish on a Friday 8:00am - 2:00pm (with regular breaks during the day)
Brief Description
Astwell Augers are based near Thrapston and are looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Apprentice to help out with building screw conveyers. You will also help out in all areas of the workshop and dispatch department. You will be paint spraying, fork lift driving (if correct age), loading & unloading lorries and using a variety of machines.
Qualifications Required
To be considered for this role you will ideally need to have GCSE grades 9-3 (A*- D) in English and maths or the ability to work towards Level 2 Functional Skills during the programme.
If you would like further clarity or to speak to someone regarding these requirements, please contact us on 01536 413508 and we can discuss further with you.
Personal Qualities
A willingness to learn
Good timekeeping
Hard-working
Skills Required
A basic knowledge of engineering is desirable
Can follow instructions and is a motivated individual
Training to be Provided
Engineering Operative – Level 2
EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations
EAL Level 2 in Engineering Operations
Future Prospects
On successful completion of the apprenticeship there may be a full time job at Astwell where the candidate can progress forward with the company.
Vacancy Detail
This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking for a career in engineering.
As an apprentice you will learn everything about what goes into the manufacture of Screw Conveyers including; Cutting, Machining, Fabricating, Welding, and Fitting the machines together. Please keep reading for more details about this vacancy and what you will be doing in this role.
A Screw Conveyer/Auger is like an Archimedes Screw which is used for moving granular products along a tube or trough, think of the spout that sticks out of the side of a combined harvester. That is an Auger.
In this job role you will be:
Cutting - this involves selecting the right metal for the job and using a band saw, chop saw or guillotine, cutting the metal to an accuracy within millimeters.
Machining- using a variety of machines such as Lathe, Milling Machine, Pillar Drill, Punch. These machines have an accuracy of Thousandths of an inch.
Fabricating - involves a variety of skills including cutting, folding, rolling metal, turning (on the Lathe), welding and finally fitting the machine together, ready for dispatch to the customers.
You will help in the dispatch department, paint spraying, fork lift driving, (if you are the correct age to drive a fork lift), loading and unloading lorries.
You will help out in all areas of the workshop wherever you can safely.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right person.
Other Information
There are 20 days holiday, 3 have to be held back for Christmas, plus Bank Holidays. As Astwell Augers are an employee owned company, there is an annual bonus depending on the state of finances. Employees are entitled to this scheme after a year.
Overtime is available depending on the flow of work we have at the time.
Salary will reviewed on a regular basis.
Please check the location, the company are not particularly easy to get to being on the Westbound carriage way of the A14 without transport. However there is a way to the employer via the back roads with a pushbike.
Early finish every Friday!
Only Candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.
Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of Tresham College, (Part of the the Bedford College Group)