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Every engineered component used in an application today has some form of surface treatment, whether it’s for anti-corrosion, enhanced electrical conductivity, higher electrical or chemical resistance, lubricity or simply to improve its decorative appeal, all components undergo some form of treatment. South West Metal Finishing are offering the opportunity to learn the techniques of surface treatment application. Our apprenticeship would teach you the skills of electroplating and anodising. Working on technically challenging precision engineered components used in aerospace, military and general engineering applications. The training would combine theory and practical elements, comprising of many varied processes including Quality assurance and control, Chemical laboratory analysis, masking and jigging techniques, electrochemical deposition using various metals, anodising methods, conversion coating, masking in preparation for and spray painting of high precision engineering components. Time would be dedicated to building skills in engineering methods and administration, as well as business improvement techniques. The core apprenticeship would last for 1 year with Exeter College, with the option to continue studying for a further 2 years after the 1 Year Level 2 Engineering Operative as part of specialising in a particulate discipline of surface treatment engineering.
Full training and support will be given in all processes.
· Opportunity to learn skills in different areas of the factory
· Transferrable knowledge and experience
· NVQ opportunities
· Loading components on to jig fixtures
· Loading and unloading loaded jigs in to acid, alkaline and plating chemical solutions.
· Setting temperature, voltage and current controls
· Masking off areas that don’t require plating, using masking agents, bungs and tapes
· Dipping or brushing products with chemical solutions
· Monitoring of electroplating process
· Carry out basic quality checks
· De-jigging components from jigging assemblies
· Removing of masking agents using mechanical and chemical methods
· Transferring newly coated items to finishing or storage area
· Ensuring that work is undertaken in compliance with regulations, manuals and company policy.
· Ensuring compliance to Health, Safety and Environmental policies and report any concern to supervision
· Report any maintenance issues to maintenance and production supervision.
· Attend daily team brief at production planning board, talk through the day’s plan and any issues that could jeopardised the plan with your team leader
· Liaise with the laboratory and quality on issues that could affect the running of the process.
· Ensure area is kept to clean and any 5S actions and Audit are actioned
· Working in the laboratory under guidance learning technique associated with the analysis of chemical compositions and their component parts.
Carry out quantities chemical analysis, such as titration or volumetric technique.
· Tacking sample from chemical baths for analysis.


Training
You will attend Exeter College 2 days a week during term time.

Qualifications required
Grade 4/C in Maths and English

Skills required
Hardworking, enthusiastic, enquiring mind. Good team worker. Good communication skills.

Prospects
The core apprenticeship would last for 1 year with Exeter College, with the option to continue studying for a further 2 years after the 1 Year Level 2 Engineering Operative as part of specialising in a particulate discipline of surface treatment engineering. There are also opportunities to be hired as a full-time staff member.

Qualification / Standard : ST0537 Engineering operative
Duration 12 Months

The role is predominantly a front of house role/admin role with the following tasks;


Greeting/meeting members
Answering the phone
Making appointments in a computer diary
Taking payments
File management
Stock taking
Responding to emails
Writing letters
Social Media
Community Outreach
Accounts/cashing up
Cleaning, keeping reception area and desk tidy
Marketing


There could also be the opportunity to perform the following clinical tasks for which training can be provided if the candidate is interested;


Going through rehabilitation exercises with patients
Clinical notes writing
Soft tissue therapy
Kinesiology taping
Observing X-rays
Taking a health history
Assessing
Patient examination

Please note: We are looking for someone to start working with us ASAP; the apprenticeship training will start with Exeter College in September.



Training
Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard
To include:
Level 3 City and Guilds Diploma for the Business Administrator
End point asessment


Qualifications required
Minimum of 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 and above including maths and English or equivalent.

Skills required

Excellent, fluent English language skills
Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task under pressure
Experience of Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel

Prospects
Future employment if applicable. Option to progress onto a Higher Level Apprenticeship if applicable also.

Qualification / Standard : ST0070 Business administrator
Duration 18 months