Level Mechanical Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship

What you will do in your working day

Day to day role responsibilities include:

• Assigned to a production Cell of machines to learn how to operate those machines safely, effectively and efficiently, whilst maintaining precision and accuracy (Moving from department to department on a rotational basis).
• To collaborate with your mentor in the monitoring and optimising of the production rate and running times of machines in the Cell to achieve scheduled delivery dates.
• Be responsible for producing consistent quality across each and every machine in their care.
• To learn and assist in carrying out routine maintenance within their capability level or in the of case of difficulty or anticipated delay, advise the Senior Setter/Team Leader.
• To clean and deburr parts where necessary, boxing and packaging components when required.
• To carries out additional duties as requested by Mentor, Senior Setter(s) or Team Leader(s).
• To undertake work-based learning assignments with support of NVQ assessor and Mentor.

The training you will be getting

• The apprentice will be working towards the Level 3 Machining Technician Apprenticeship Standard
• Qualifications include: EAL Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (Development Competence), EAL Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence) and EAL Level 3 Diploma in Machining (Development Knowledge)
• This is a 4 year apprenticeship with college attendance required once per week
• The first year is at Braintree campus and years 2 to 4 are at Colchester campus

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

Dalau Ltd are committed to giving opportunities to allow the next generation of Engineers to flourish. We hope that by giving our apprentices a solid foundation in the industry that they can then go on to become key members of the business, showing a fresh innovative approach to problems whilst being at the forefront of technological improvements. We are a firm believer in creating a target driven environment so that employees always know what they are working towards and what the reward is at the end of it.