KEYFACTS
Location:
Leicester
Wage:
£15,175.68
Possible Start Date:
05-08-2024
Working Week:
Monday - Thursday 8am-4:30pm and Friday 8am-1pm
Apprenticeship Framework:
Engineering and manufacturing
Level:
Advanced
Duration:
42 Months
APPRENTICESHIPSUMMARY
Fantastic opportunity for a technically minded individual who'll have the chance to get involved to support the assigned manufacturing areas for engineering investigations, learn how to actively assess areas and improve to achieve a robust standardised process/capability through detailed procedures and training. Apply today for a Summer 2024 start!
- Learn how to complete root cause and problem solving to improve process.
- Work with the team to investigate existing repeating issues and undertake continuous improvement projects.
- Learn how to support manufacturing areas with problem solving to ensure customer orders remain mobile and the areas meet the daily performance targets for output, reduced scrap and rework.
- Define robust standards and processes for assessment of measurement systems and manufacturing asset capability.
- Practical application of MSA and asset capability for engineering planning in-line with Zero defect and APQP requirements.
- Understand to investigate and make engineering additions to the process as necessary to ensure customer compliance and throughput of orders within manufacturing.
- Support manufacturing areas with problem solving to ensure customer orders remain mobile and the areas meet the daily performance targets for output, reduced scrap and rework.
- Working with planning & control engineers, ensure manufacturing readiness for new or existing orders/products in respect to engineering control, training, tools, equipment, drawings, gauging and procedures.
You will have the opportunity to rotate between the Laboratory, Quality, Inspection and Engineering Departments on a periodic basis to increase your skill set.
REQUIREMENTS ANDPROSPECTS
DESIRED SKILLS & PERSONAL Qualities:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Things to consider
Additional training to take place at Loughborough College to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours in accordance to this apprenticeship. Please ensure you are able to travel before applying. Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.ABOUT THEEMPLOYER
SPS Technologies Limited
SPS Technologies has been established since 1936, its product offering and investment strategy is focused on technically sophisticated components and materials that are necessary and vital to key end-user markets such as aerospace, transportation, power generation, racing, farm and construction equipment and general industrial. Quality control programs of all SPS businesses reflect the demanding requirements of SPS' aerospace heritage. All product lines benefit from the culture of quality that has a long history at SPS. Because of this culture and our strong product design capability, many of SPS' products are manufactured for safety-critical applications.