Reports to: Production Manager
Responsible for: No direct Reports
Effective: Now
Hours of work: Adjusted hours for Apprentice WTR – 35 hours a week (Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm with a 30 min rest period 12.45 to 1.15 and Friday 7.75am to 12.75pm) College release days TBC with provider based on the delivery model for this Apprenticeship.
Company Hours: Full Time 39 hours a week (Monday to Thursday 7.45am to 4.45pm with a 30 min rest period 12.45 to 1.15 and Friday 7.45am to 12.45pm).
Overview:
An Apprentice Welder is required to Weld, Fabricate and Finish all components from Instruction from your team leader. You will be required to work from Jigs, Freehand and Line Drawings.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prime responsibility is to weld, fabricate and linish all components from job cards, working to manufacturing lists and drawings to meet Quality standards as required by the company
- Collect and collate all materials and assembly jigs
- Ensure all jobs are fully welded ready to handover to the next department
- Daily machine total preventative maintenance checks
- All jigs used to be returned to the correct racks
- Ensure all hand tools are kept on the correct shadow boards
- Bring to the attention of the Team leader any non-conforming items or practices
- Adhere to any current quality operating procedures, an up to date copy will be retained by the Operations Director
- Communication across all departments to ensure products hit the required lead time and each team are kept in the loop with any delays
- Excellent housekeeping to be adhered to at all times
We are looking for someone that is reliable, enthusiastic, punctual and has a good attention to detail as well as a good attitude to learning. Good dexterity and co-ordination, an ability to read basic engineering drawings and the ability to use basic hand tools i.e. angle grinder and orbital sanders are not essential but an added bonus to ensure the right candidate in post.
Key Skills & Experience:
- Good knowledge of how a welding department works
- Numerate and literate with clear communication skills – able to interpret measurements
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Effective verbal and listening communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Organisational skills essential
Person Specification / Key Behaviours:
- Be honest and trustworthy
- Demonstrate sound work ethics
- Be forward thinking, adaptable and practical
- Committed and proactive
- Reliable, flexible and co-operative
Qualifications:
- Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent (to include Maths and English)
- Apprenticeship – Level 2 Welding Standard or working towards
- First Aid, Fire Marshall Qualification Desirable but we can offer courses for these
Company Profile:
Redhill Manufacturing Limited is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of access, storage and manual handling equipment. We offer a comprehensive range of products, built in Worcestershire, and supplied to industry, wholesalers and businesses across the UK and Europe. We are Proud to be the only manufacturer to hold a BSI Kitemark on our mobile safety steps.
We are a third generational family business (Est 1978) and are proud to say that we have been able to evolve over the years to the changing demands within our industry. We are innovative and welcome new ideas that capture efficiency and technological advancement.
For more information about Redhill Manufacturing Ltd please visit our website on www.redhill.co.uk where you can view our About Us Page and access our Media Page with our latest news.
Company Benefits
- EAP – 24 hour GP Line, 24 hour Counselling Line, Discount codes for 100’s of stores
- Cash Plan – Optical, Dental, Dental Accident, Chiropody, therapy Treatments, Specialist Consultations and Diagnostics, Westfield Rewards, Scanning Service (MRI, CT & PET scans), Gym Discounts, Personal Accident – Accidental Death and Permanent Disability. Values are dependant on scheme level.
- Birthday’s off as an additional day to holiday entitlement
- Value Awards
- Recommend a Friend Scheme
- Workplace Pension Scheme
- Friendly Team
- Free parking and close to public transport
- Large canteen and lockers
- Early finish on Friday’s
28 days holiday (to include standard 8 statutory and other public holidays and 20 days’ normal holiday in each holiday year, from this entitlement, you must reserve annual leave to cover any periods during which we close down during the year).
Holiday entitlement rises from the beginning of year 2 of your employment, your holiday will increase by 2 days to 30 days per annum, total (22 days’ annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays, from this entitlement, you must reserve annual leave to cover any periods during which we close down during the year).
After 10 years continuous, your holiday will increase to 31 days in each holiday year, which includes all statutory and public holidays (23 day’s annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays, from this entitlement, you must reserve annual leave to cover any periods during which we close down during the year).
Our fixed holidays are shown in the holiday sheet attached
Company Values:
Reliable: Our products are reliable with unrivalled quality, and we ask the same of our team
Excellence: We strive for excellence every time
Dedication We follow through on our actions, and are dedicated to make a difference
Honesty: We do the right thing, every time, even when no one is looking
Innovative: We are creative and empowered to better our business
Leaders: We set the standards, we do not follow them
Learning: We are committed to learning every day; about ourselves, our business and products
Future Prospects:
We aim to support continued professional development where appropriate and promote where possible. We have a skills matrix and actively encourage our employees to develop their skill set as we believe it makes us stronger as a business and enables us to react quickly to market changes and demands.
There is potential for progression to become Senior Fabrication Welder, Longer term this could then lead for the right individual progression into a managerial or technical route.
Interested in this position? Complete the form to send your CV to our friendly HR team.
+44 (0)1527 529002
sam@redhill.co.uk