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Apprentice Fabricator with Gemini Rail Services Ltd
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Launch your engineering career with one of the UK's leading rail companies!
As a Welder/Fabrication Engineering Apprentice, you'll learn how to weld, fabricate and repair components used on real trains across the UK rail network.
This role is ideal for anyone looking to start a career in welding, fabrication and rail engineering.
What You'll Do
As a Welder/Fabrication Engineering Apprentice, you'll become part of our production team and gain valuable practical experience while studying towards your Level 3 Metal Fabricator qualification.
You will learn how to:
- Carry out welding activities to industry and coding standards
- Use fabrication machinery and specialist engineering equipment
- Manufacture bespoke panels and fabricated components
- Repair and modify railway vehicles
- Read and work from engineering drawings
- Maintain high standards of quality, safety and workmanship
- Work as part of an experienced engineering team
- Complete college-based learning and assessments
Throughout your apprenticeship, you'll be supported by skilled engineers and mentors who will help you develop your technical knowledge and practical skills.
What We Are Looking For
We're looking for motivated individuals who enjoy practical work and want to build a career in engineering.
You should:
- Have a genuine interest in engineering, manufacturing or construction
- Enjoy working with your hands and solving problems
- Be willing to learn and take on feedback
- Be able to follow instructions and work safely
- Have good communication skills
- Be reliable, motivated and enthusiastic
- Work well individually and as part of a team
Gemini Rail Services operates a strict Drug and Alcohol Policy, and successful candidates will be required to complete a safety-critical medical and screening process.
This vacancy may close early.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.
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Course contents
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
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At Gemini Rail Services, our philosophy is "Apprenticeship to Fellowship." Successful apprentices can progress into skilled engineering roles, advanced technical positions and higher-level development programmes. This apprenticeship provides an excellent foundation for a long-term career within Gemini Rail Services and the wider rail engineering industry.
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