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Glazedale Window and Door Manufacturing Apprenticeship
Glazedale are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our highly motivated team of window and door manufacturers. You must be willing to take on a diversity of tasks and must be able to work as part of a team. We are looking for someone that is hands-on and is willing to take on new challenges.
Your day-to-day role will include:
- Learning the different processes required for window and door manufacturing
- Cutting the profile, welding, and finishing the products to a high standard
- Using hand tools to finish the products to an excellent standard
- Working as part of a team in a busy factory environment
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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.
- Generate ideas and contribute to process improvement activities individually or as part of a team.
- Demonstrate communication skills which include oral, written, electronic (PC), information boards, or visual displays to effectively share information.
Mains and Monitors the Work Site Efficiently and Effectively
- 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
- Obtain and follow the correct Job instructions, inspection/quality procedures, and product specifications in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the inspection/quality assurance activity
- 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
- Obtain and follow the correct Job instructions, specification details, and specific transfer/handling procedures in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the logistic/material handling activity
- 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
- Obtain and follow the correct Job instructions, processing/finishing procedures, and equipment operating procedures in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the processing/finishing activity
- 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.
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You will spend 4 days each week working alongside skilled professionals in the workplace, and 1 day each week completing college work at DCG's Roundhouse campus.
Requirements
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- You must be a minimum of 18 years of age to be eligible for this role.
About Glazedale
Our experts at Glazedale, Nottingham have more than 25 years’ experience in fabricating and installing energy-efficient UPVC double-glazed windows, doors, conservatories, and orangeries in the East Midlands. Every order is made to measure, which ensures the very highest standards of workmanship and means customers can have full confidence in the work we do. We manufacture all of our energy-efficient windows, doors, and double-glazed units in our Nottinghamshire factory. We use the finest quality products on the market at a competitive price. Above all, because our workers are employed by us, we are in control of the process from start to finish, which means that customers can rely on us for the best possible service.
Our work is varied from bespoke UPVC windows, doors & conservatories to new build projects. We also have a number of property developers and letting/estate agents that we work with.
https://www.glazedale.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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Following the successful completion of this apprenticeship, you could work as a skilled manufacturer and progress to become a supervisor or team leader.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Fliss Rogers
fliss.rogers@derby-college.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042598.
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