Considered doing something out of the ordinary? Take the plunge into an exhilarating world that really makes a difference to people's lives with an engineering apprenticeship at Asymchem.
A springboard for your career, our engineering apprenticeships enable you to study for nationally recognised qualifications, while gaining invaluable on-the-job experience and skills.
What's more, you'll immediately start earning a salary and many of the benefits enjoyed by all our employees.
This four-year multi-skilled course will expose you to the engineering disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical and Control & Instrumentation.
You'll learn core skills in your preliminary year, after which you'll experience first-hand what it's like to work directly with the engineering teams who support our cutting-edge pharmaceutical environment.
Types of mechanical, electrical, electronic and instrumentation engineering work carried out on our production equipment and building services include:
Planned Maintenance:
Inspection
Predictive e.g. vibration analysis, thermography and ultrasonic techniques
Preventative
Calibration
Corrective Maintenance:
Breakdowns
Repairs
Fault diagnosis
Projects:
Planning
Continuous improvements
BTEC & HNC training project
Commissioning
You will also have specific training both onsite and at relevant centres to allow you to do your job. These may include:
Safety (SSoW)
Working at heights (ladders. towers and MEWP's)
Isolation (LOTO)
Electrical Regulations (IEE)
Manual Handling
Risk Assessment
DSEAR (Hazardous areas)
Welding
Machining
PLC's
Instrumentation
The position of Maintenance Engineer involves providing essential support to ensure consistent operation and regulatory compliance of pharmaceutical equipment and utility supply services.
Responsibilities include installing, managing and maintaining hazardous and non-hazardous area equipment used to power and control engineering systems, machinery and processes, documenting task completion, diagnosing & repairing equipment breakdowns, coordinating vendor repair efforts, and supporting Building Energy Management Systems to ensure efficient control and operation of facility equipment.
The Engineering team at Sandwich play a vital role in drug R&D and manufacturing operations by ensuring workplaces, manufacturing equipment and building services are available and continually improved; this supports our mission to drive smarter, greener, and more cost-effective manufacturing to support clinical research and commercialisation.
Our apprentices contribute fully to this aspiration through the work they conduct in the Asymchem workplace. We believe our most precious resource is our people. We want to unleash the power of our people. This drives our desire to invest in, develop and stretch all our apprentices. You will be encouraged and supported to seek opportunities beyond the apprenticeship qualification. In the later years of the apprenticeship, you will take ownership of improvement projects, contributing in the same way as all of our team members.
We recognise the passion, knowledge and diversity that talented people bring to Asymchem, so we are dedicated to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities to our apprentices.
We will help you grow and thrive during your apprenticeship, ensuring you emerge as a confident and talented Engineer at the end of your four years with us.Training:This Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician can be flexible depending on the training plan designed by the employer and provider; however, it will need to meet the requirements of the End Point Assessment.
Typically, in the first year, the apprentice will attend four days in a week completing practical skills within the IPS Rochester workshop (Performing Engineering Operations). They will also attend one day a week studying the Technical Certificate
In year two the apprentice moves to day-release and will attend the Training Centre one day a week to continue the Technical Certificate, whilst working at the employer's site in the remaining 4 days.
Starting in year 2, and continuing until they are ready for the End Point Assessment in year 4, the apprentice will receive regular training contact with IPS and their assigned Trainer
Training Outcome:Asymchem Ltd are keen to progress their Apprentices to HNC Level in years 3 & 4 depending on results from the BTEC National Diploma, also and if available, to further positions within the organisation.
Should there be relevant positions available at the completion of the Apprenticeship, then the successful applicants will be invited to apply for the vacancies.Employer Description:As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready.
We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.Working Hours :Monday to Friday, between 8am – 4.10pm. Lunch break 12pm - 12.45pm.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working....Read more...
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