Our Apprenticeships

Mechanical Pathways – Qualification(s)

• Standards Apprenticeship – Engineering Operations Level 2
  
• Standards Apprenticeship – Engineering Technician (Fitter) Level 3 or
• Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship Standard Level 3

Job Description: Support operational teams to deliver Mechanical & Electrical schemes, predominately in the water and waste water industry.

Main duties: to carry out work activities efficiently and safely in accordance with documented safe systems of work, current legislation, regulations, guidelines, ACoP’s and Company Procedures under the supervision of competent person(s).

Responsibilities:

Responsible to the Training Manager: to attend all college sessions and complete all associated work in a timely manner

Responsible to the relevant supervising Fitter/Mechanical Engineer: to carry out all workshop and site based practical work activities safely under the supervision of a competent person

Responsibilities include but not limited to assisting qualified fitters under supervision:

• Site and workshop based:
  • mechanical installation
  • mechanical manufacture.
  • instrumentation installation and maintenance.
  • mechanical fitting.
  • welding and fabrication (subject to competency/authorisation).
  • mechanical diagnostics, testing and calibration.
  • civil construction and building works (minor).

• use of a variety of hand and power tools necessary for the work.
• Comply with all Company policies, procedures, safe systems of work and instructions, current legislation, regulations, guidelines and ACoP’s
• Conduct all operations with due regard to health, safety and the environment
• Maintain and complete engineering portfolio, vocational and practical requirements of apprenticeship
• Any and all other reasonable duties that may arise in the course of the work

• Standards Apprenticeship – Engineering Operations Level 2 (college units include):

1. Health and safety
2. Engineering environmental awareness
3. Fabrication
4. Welding
5. CAD design
6. Hand fitting
7. Turning and Milling machining

• Standards Apprenticeship – Engineering Technician (Fitter) Level 3 or
• Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 

College units include:

1. Fitter
2. Health and Safety
3. Communications
4. Engineering mathematics
5. Mechanical principles
6. Applications of mechanical systems
7. Computer-aided design
8. Maintenance procedures and techniques
9. MIG/MAG welding
10. General maintenance techniques
11. Inspection and quality control
12. Toolmaking