Advanced Apprenticeship in Mechanical Manufacture

About this opportunity

Torkington Engineers is a provider of mechanical engineering advanced apprenticeships. Partnering with The Skills Company, our 3 years advanced apprenticeship program delivers the very highest practical and academic engineering skills training.

Dedicated and hard-working apprentices have the opportunity to become highly skilled, time-served precision engineers and progress the career ladder with exciting, interesting and rewarding positions within the Company.

After three years the apprenticeship is complete and you become a time-served engineer. Further training in years 4 and 5 is offered to advance your skills and knowledge, making you a first class engineer. Overtime working is required as deemed necessary by Customer requirements and paid at x1.5 or x2 of skilled rate.

• Key roles in CNC programming / setting / machining ;
• Estimating and method planning
• Quality control and inspection
• Sales and marketing

What you could go on to do:
Shop leadership and management are ALL available to apprentices who successfully complete the advanced apprenticeship training program, who have gained valuable experience and have the drive, determination and intellect to progress in the Company! The majority of our senior roles are occupied by employees who have progressed through our Apprentice training scheme over the last 25 years.

Pay progression and career development go hand-in-hand - you develop, your earnings grow too.

How you will be supported
Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next
New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
• More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
• Any training you need to complete
• What the next steps will be

How you could get there
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

What you should have to apply

• Successful applicants will have a minimum 5 GCSE’s, with grades C / 4 or above in Maths and English. Similarly good grades in IT and Science will be an advantage. All applicants are to supply evidence of their academic achievements at interview.

Personal Qualities

• Strong work ethic
• Dependable
• Exceptional safety and quality awareness
• Mechanical aptitude
• Adaptable to changing schedules
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Team work
• Ability to follow directions and procedures

Skills

• Engineering - The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for Engineering.
• Communication - Speaks and writes clearly and informatively, responds well to questions, practices active listening, exhibits discretion.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation. Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. Able to absorb and process information quickly.
• Reliability - Is consistent at work and on time, ensures work responsibility for own actions, keeps commitments, takes the lead and leads by example.