Apprentice Technical Operator

Role Overview Depending on the area you will be working as part of our technical team in the paint mix room, injection or material handling area.

Wage £20,000 a year

Training Course Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Hours

• Rotating shift 7:30am - 5:30pm, Monday - Thursday – shift 1.
• 10:30pm - 7:30am, Monday - Thursday.
• Or 3 shift pattern: 6.00am - 2.00pm, 2.00pm - 10.00pm and 10.00pm - 6.00am.

Start Date Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration 1 year 2 months

Positions Available 1

Apprenticeships Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training Provider NORTH WARWICKSHIRE AND SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Course Contents

• Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, and other relevant guidelines.
• Comply with environmental procedures and systems and contribute to the achievement of specific standards.
• Demonstrate their ability to carry out their role effectively, efficiently and flexibly maintaining lean manufacturing principles to meet customer’s demands.
• Demonstrate their skill and knowledge following SOPs and building their versatility across a number of processes and process areas.
• Demonstrate appropriate process documentation control.
• Demonstrate their ability to identify and resolve problems within the lean manufacturing environment.
• Generate ideas and contribute to process improvement activities.
• Demonstrate communication skills.
• Mains and monitors the work site efficiently and effectively at all times.
• Check components for damage and that they are in a usable condition.
• Correctly position, align and secure the components.
• Secure the components in position using the specified fastening device/method.
• Obtain and follow the correct Job instructions/Standard operating procedures production/assembly specifications in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the production/assembly activity.
• Produce components which comply with the specification and quality requirements.
• Carry out quality checks on component parts and completed assemblies and deal with quality concerns and defects in line with their responsibility.
• Collect production samples at the required frequency in accordance with inspection specification and operating procedures.
• Carry out inspection and testing activities using the specified methods and equipment.
• Prepare, Handle, transfer and store samples safely and correctly in accordance with quality control procedures.
• Accurately interpret the data/results gained from the inspection and testing procedures being used.
• Record and report inspection findings to relevant person.
• Safely move materials to the correct location using the relevant equipment.
• Move materials using the appropriate procedures, ensuring the materials are correct, safely loaded and secure.
• Check materials selected to be moved are in line with job requirements.
• Carry out quality checks on materials that are to be moved and deal with quality concerns and damage in line with their responsibility.
• Return equipment to its correct location on completion of the activities and leave it in a safe and usable condition.
• Perform one processing/finishing operation method.
• Perform the processing/finishing operation according to instructions and safe operating procedures.
• Monitor and control the processing/finishing operation.
• Produce processed/finished products which comply with processing specification.