Apprentice Engineering Level 3 Technical Support Shrewsbury College

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A unique opportunity for an Engineering Apprentice to work alongside our outstanding engineering team, ensuring the Engineering workshops run efficiently and support lesson delivery.

Involving a range of duties, supported by an experienced team, you'll also undertake a Level 3 Engineering Techncal Support Apprenticeship.

• What will the apprentice be doing?
  • To prepare and develop equipment and materials for student and teacher use
  • Apply workplace organisation processes adopting LEAN methodologies
  • To support the re-organisation rooms and facilities as required
  • To plan and organise maintenance on equipment, tools and facilities (including recording of such incidents, maintenance logs etc.)
  • Assist staff during classes, demonstrate techniques and advise students as appropriate
  • Check equipment and materials and return to storage following classes
  • Clean maintain and repair equipment, including tidying
  • To ensure that current Health and Safety legislation and codes are maintained and storage of equipment and materials (such as Risk assessments, COSHH, Safe Systems or Work)
  • Prepare orders for material and equipment, check goods on arrival and maintain an inventory of materials and equipment as required and make necessary reports
  • Contribute to appropriate maintenance, repair projects and programmes throughout the College
  • Work flexibly, undertake training and development, and undertake such other tasks as may be required or directed from time to time to meet the needs of the College
  • Support and promote the College’s equal opportunity, diversity, health and safety, Prevent and other policies, processes and objectives
  • Shrewsbury College actively promotes a ‘safeguarding children and vulnerable adult’ culture. As such employees are expected to carry out their role and responsibility in relation to a childs’ or vulnerable adults’ welfare. Employees are expected to access child protection training in accordance with their role and be aware of who to contact and what action to take if there are concerns regarding the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult. We are committed to ensuring that all employees are supported in respect to their safeguarding children and vulnerable adult duties
  • Work positively to suggest and deliver quality improvements for your area. Engage with all quality improvements agreed for implementation from both internal and external sources
• Training and Qualification

  Training will also be held on our London Road campus- this will be discussed at interview but will likely be 2 days of day release, with the remainder being based within the Engineering department undertaking your job role.

• Career Progression
  • Potentially a full time role, or progression to further qualifications
• Desired Skills and Personal Qualities
  Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Logical, Team working, Initiative, Non judgemental, Awareness of Health & Safety, Understanding of workshops, Mechanical equipment interest
• Required Qualifications
  GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4 (C) or above) Essential
  Other Engineering (Grade pass) Desired
  Other IOSH or NEBOSH (Grade pass) Desired
  
• Things to Consider

  Essential - Keen interest in mechanical equipment and industry.

  Essential - Strong team ethos, working on own initiaitive and have high standards of work mentality.

  Desirable - Knowledge of engineering processes such as welding and milling and turning.

  Desirable - full driving license