Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprentice
Produce formal Manufacturing Instructions, Route Cards, bill of materials and manufacturing specification data in accordance with company standards
Develop the most cost effective and efficient solutions that satisfy design to cost and design for manufacture best practice
Specify material requirements, define suitable methods of manufacture and identify and implement tooling and equipment
Creation of test specifications and manufacture of composite and polymer test samples
Develop processes to a production steady state standard that meets specification and design intent
Utilise Lean Principles to improve the product, process flow, build cycle and waste reduction
Training:
Training will take place onsite at Tods Manufacturing HQ in Portland as well as 1 day a week at Yeovil College
Training Outcome:
Tods is currently growing as a business, therefore, plenty of opportunities to develop with the business
Our aim is to retain the apprentice once qualification is achieved/ completed
The role could development into a Senior ME role in the future
Employer Description:
Tods have been in existence for more than 90 years and is a preferred choice for the Royal Navy for the production of sonar domes, acoustic windows, acoustic coatings and other complex structures for surface warships and submarines.
The company has also built an impeccable reputation for quality and delivery to over 25 navies worldwide, from Europe to USA and Asia.
Products and services include the design and manufacture of sonar domes, submarine acoustic windows, acoustic cladding, damping treatments, radomes and other multifunctional structural composite enclosures that enhance the performance of vital sonar, radar and communications equipment.
Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday– flexi time contract (age dependant on working hours per day).
Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative