Engineering Electrical Fitter Apprenticeship

This position’s primary purpose is to:

1. Gain practical experience in engineering processes
2. Learn how to use tools, machines, and equipment safely and efficiently
3. Assist with day-to-day workshop tasks.
4. Gain experience to become a qualified engineer.

What you'll do at work

• Reading, interpreting and understanding the component/assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions
• Using appropriate hand-fitting tools and techniques to assemble/dis-assemble
• Measuring and testing
• Completing component/assembly documentation
• Reporting work outcomes and/or issues
• Operating within limits of responsibility
• Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
• Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
• Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
• Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
• Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
• Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
• Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
• Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
• Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
• Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
• Reporting work outcomes or issues.
• Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
• Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
• Operating within limits of responsibility.
• Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.