Apprentice Mechanical Engineer

Description

This vacancy is for an April 2025 start date

Job description:

Howmet Aerospace Ltd are looking for a Maintenance Apprentice to complete a level 3 Engineering Technician apprenticeship to join their team. The candidate will be fully trained to repair and install a variety of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, screens & macerators used on sewage, clean water and general industry sites.

Role & responsibilities:

• Attend breakdowns and machines issues
• Devise methods of repair and carry out repairs
• Ensure job report sheets and other documentation is completed in a timely manner
• Ensure preventative maintenance systems are completed
• Read Mechanical and Electrical schematics
• Display an understanding of Mechanical systems including gears, bearings, pneumatics and hydraulics
• Display a basic understanding of Electrical systems, with competency in safe isolation and minor repairs

Note: This job description is a guide to the principal, current duties of the job. It does not form part of the contract of employment.

Skills required:

• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Ability to work well under time pressures whilst delivering results on time
• Able to analyse a situation, identify the problem and provide a logical solution
• Ability to work using your own initiative
• Attention to detail
• A good understanding of the principles of Health & Safety at work

Personal qualities the candidate must have:

• Punctual
• Continuous improvement
• A commitment to quality
• Flexibility to work across jobs, departments and sites as and when required
• Willing to learn new skills and undergo training where necessary

Employer description:

Howmet Aerospace are a company of innovators and makers. We are transforming the future of flying and driving with high-performance engineered solutions that are paired with advanced manufacturing expertise. We help make quieter, more fuel-efficient engines for airplanes and gas turbines. Our market-leading aluminium wheels help trucks save fuel and reduce maintenance while rolling in style. Our customers’ products stay connected and secure with our high-tech fastening systems.

Things to consider:

During the first year you will be required to attend the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre in Sheffield, full time for an initial block of study.  You will return to your workplace one Friday per month.  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.