Apprentice Sheet Metal Fabricator

• Employer: Unicorn Precision Engineering Limited
• Location: Burnley
• Vacancy Ref: 00001728
• Weekly wage: £286.90
• Hours per week: 38
• Sector: Engineering

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake valuable work experience whilst gaining on the job qualifications. Your job role will consist of different tasks such as Cutting, Bending, MIG/TIG Welding, Assembly and Fitting. Due to the nature of the role there is lots of heavy lifting involved. The successful candidate will train and become competent welding, components and castings industry, learning to weld both MIG & TIG to a very high standard. You will also be trained to learn basic engineering drawing, measuring and marking out, knowledge of engineering materials and handling of engineering information. Additional skills covered may include, fitting using hand skills, producing sheet metal components and assemblies and a range of welding techniques and principles. Each of these is decided by the level of qualification being taken and the job role you are undertaking.

The successful candidate will train and become competent at welding, components and castings, learning to weld both MIG & TIG to a very high standard.

You will also be trained to learn:

• Basic engineering drawing.

• Measuring and marking out.

• Knowledge of engineering materials.

• Handling of engineering information.

Additional skills covered may include:

• Fitting using hand skills.

• Producing sheet metal components and assemblies using a range of welding techniques and principles.

Your job role will consist of different tasks such as:

• Welding components.

• Welding Castings.

• MIG and TIG.

The apprentice will be working towards completing the Metal Fabricator Standard which will include the following:?

• L3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)

• L3 Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)