Apprentice Fitter

Quartzelec Limited is looking for an Apprentice Fitter to complete a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship to join their Sheffield team. Due to continued growth, we are now seeking a number of apprentices to join the team within the Sheffield Business Unit. As a multi-disciplined service provider, we support local industry and infrastructure from our facility in Sheffield with a range of unique rotating machine services; with specialist support available for the oil and gas, marine and renewables, and water markets. The activities undertaken by our Mechanical Fitting department is both diverse and challenging as it covers all aspects of the manufacture, repair & refurbishment of machines which are often highly complex.

Responsibilities

The role will offer the individual to get involved in all aspects of mechanical engineering processes within the rotating machines industry. Machine shop activities, balancing & mechanical fitting. These are all areas in which you will gain experience and find your place:

• Producing Components using hand fitting techniques
• Repair & refurbishment of mechanical assemblies
• Dynamic balancing & laser alignments
• Maintaining Electrical equipment
• Maintaining mechanical equipment
• Carrying out planned maintenance activities
• Attend lectures, practical workshops, and visits as per training provider learning plan
• You will also be taught general machining skills to use within your role

Skills required

• Ability to multitask
• Self resilient and capable of making task related decisions
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Be open to and work with change, both culturally and technically
• Works in an inclusive way
• Willingness to undertake additional tasks, within capabilities, to get the job done
• Willingness to take ownership
• Take a critical approach to work practice and identify and suggest improvements
• Believes and promotes Health and Safety within the workplace
• Self motivated
• Task orientated
• Ability to remain calm and effective during stressful times
• Proactively taking actions to improve
• Adapts quickly to change

Personal qualities the candidate must have

• Demonstrate a passion for engineering
• Safety conscious person
• Prior interest and experience in Engineering (desirable not essential)
• Technically minded individual
• A track record of exception timekeeping and attendance
• Willingness to learn and receive feedback in a positive manner
• Problem solving
• Effective communication skills, listening and questioning skills
• Working within a team

Quartzelec is an independent, multi-disciplined service provider that employs over 600 people in the UK and overseas with a turnover in excess of £73 million. We support the industrial, infrastructure, commercial and service sectors with a unique range of contracting and rotating machine services as well as developing and providing support products offered through the Quartzelec group of companies.

Things to consider

During the first year you will be required to attend the University of Sheffield's AMRC Training Centre based in Catcliffe, Sheffield, for an initial block of full-time study. One Friday per month you will return to your workplace. After the initial block training you will attend the AMRC Training Centre for one day a week to undertake the knowledge study. The remaining four days will be spent in company learning on the job.

Please note the AMRC Training Centre reserves the right to close applications ahead of the published closing date.

Qualification Requirements

Advanced apprenticeships entry requirements

You will need both of the following:

• GCSE English language C or 4 or above
• GCSE Maths C or 4 or above.

Applicants are also required to successfully complete a series of assessments at the University of Sheffield's AMRC Training Centre, as well as an employer recruitment and selection process to secure a place on an apprenticeship programme.