Manufacturing Apprentices

DUTIES & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a team member with day-to-day operations.
• Assist with specific tasks and projects relevant to the assigned department and progress to taking responsibility for a delegated workload.
• Learn and apply industry-specific tools, techniques or software to improve manufacturing and business processes.
• Maintain work equipment and ensure a safe, well organised workstation.
• Work in accordance with relevant risk assessments and safe systems of work (SSOW) and standard operating procedures (SOP’s) as per Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental training and instruction.
• Complete assignments and projects by agreed target timescales.
• Follow instructions provided by Supervisor/Manager.
• Participate in company or department improvement projects, to gain efficiencies, reach targets, meet legislative requirements and improve the work environment.
• Comply with companies’ policies & procedures.
• Any other duties, within reason and capability, as agreed with the Supervisor or Production Manager.

Manufacturing Apprenticeship:

• Correctly undertake the work process to manufacture component parts for production, to the required quality standard in accordance with work instruction provided.
• Read, understand and correctly implement technical drawings.
• Handle, transport and store component parts as per training and instruction.
• Complete daily safety checks to ensure machine and work equipment is in good working order and submit all necessary check sheets as required.
• Undertake visual and dimensional quality checks on designated products, both at in-process production and despatch stages to ensure compliance with the customer’s technical drawings.
• Report any defects, safety concerns and make suggestions for work improvements.
• Assist the IMS team with internal audits and undertaking the improvement actions.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards within production areas.