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Engineering Fitter Apprentice
Flann Microwave Ltd are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as a Engineering Fitter apprentice. Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in this exciting industry.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Interpret engineering drawings
- Use hand tools to assemble components
- Soldering and brazing assemblies
- Comfortable regularly working under microscope
- Work to specific processes
Where you'll work
DUNMERE RD
BODMIN
CORNWALL
PL31 2QL
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CORNWALL 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
You will be expected to attend College 1 day a week.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
About the company
For almost 70 years Flann Microwave Ltd has been the market-leading designer and manufacturer of precision passive RF, Microwave and millimetric products, solutions and service. We produce critical components and sub-systems required to deliver, test, measure and calibrate systems operating from 300MHz to 1.1THz, supplying to several industry sectors:
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From the company’s inception in 1956, Flann has and continues to be a family run business. We employ around 50 highly skilled engineers and professionals who have supported us as the company’s global reputation for quality, reliability and performance has grown. Located in Bodmin, Cornwall, our purpose-built factory and business premises occupy an area of 1800m2 situated in attractive grounds with views over the rolling Cornish countryside. Since 1993 Flann has held a quality system status with the accreditation ISO9001:2015 which we continue to comply with Flann’s on-going policy of maintaining the highest standards ensures that the Company’s global reputation for quality, reliability and performance will continue in the future.
Your earnings
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Contact information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042799.
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