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Workshop Technician Apprenticeship
The Workshop Technician will report to the Workshop Controller and will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day management of Cura Terrae Waters’ stock, assets, and builds at the Sheffield office.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The Workshop Technician will be responsible for:
- Preparation, servicing, and calibration of Cura Terrae Waters’ flow, water quality, and rain gauge monitoring equipment and completing relevant documentation associated with this.
- Management of the company’s fleet of monitoring instrumentation, including keeping the asset management database and calibration records up to date.
- Carry out panel builds including wiring and mounting according to engineering drawings.
- Perform Factory Acceptance Tests on panels built within the Workshop.
- The allocation, issue, and tracking of equipment for site deployment.
- Management and control of the company’s goods in/out tracking system.
- Service stock management, issue, and replenishment, including involvement in stock taking and audits.
- Ensuring that the Cura Terrae Waters’ workshop and storage areas are kept clean and tidy and adhere to all relevant HSEQ standards.
- Assisting with continual improvement of workshop processes and procedures.
- Potential progression to a more supervisory role depending on future work.
Where you'll work
Brook Holt
3 Blackburn Road
Sheffield
S61 2DW
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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Training provider
CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering Fitter (level 3)
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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 housekeeping.
- 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.
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Training schedule
Engineering Fitter Level 3.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Other requirements
- Educated in a relevant area to BTEC Level III or equivalent
- Organisational skills with a demonstrable ability to successfully manage a varied workload
- High attention to detail and recognition of the importance of quality in work
- Computer literate with Microsoft Office skills and aptitude to learn new software
- Significant experience with IT-based management systems
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good Health and Safety knowledge in theory and practice
- A willingness to own issues and achieve timely resolutions
- A flexible attitude and a determination to complete
- Full clean driving licence
Cura Terrae is a leading UK environmental group. We provide consultancy, services, and solutions to help take care of The Earth.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Potential progression
Potential progression to a more supervisory role depending on future work.
Contact for this apprenticeship
CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE
John Sheldon
sheldonj@chesterfield.ac.uk
01246500681
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045700.
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