Aerospace Manufacturing Machinist Apprentice

4 weeks ago

Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time

Job Title: Aerospace Manufacturing Machinist Apprentice

At Leonardo, we are seeking a talented individual to join our team as an Aerospace Manufacturing Machinist Apprentice. As a global high-tech company, we are one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security.

As a leading helicopter manufacturer, Leonardo Helicopters is part of the multi-national Leonardo Group of world-class engineering companies. Our helicopters are used extensively in civil and military roles worldwide.

Programme Description

Our manufacturing Machining Apprenticeship is designed for those interested in the practical elements of engineering. Over the duration of the scheme, you will have the opportunity to rotate across various placements, using different machines in each area (mainly CNC). You will learn how to set up and operate each one, with the ultimate aim of moving you into a final placement area/machine based on the skills displayed during the apprenticeship.

What You'll Get

  • Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part-time options
  • Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home-based and onsite
  • Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health, and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
  • Network groups: To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion, we have network groups for:
    • Carers (employees caring for families or friends)
    • Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
    • Equalise (development of a gender-balanced workforce)
    • Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
    • We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
  • Training: Free access to Coursera, which provides more than 4,000 online courses
  • Continuous Learning: You will be supported in your ongoing professional development through training and mentoring
  • Investors in People: We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Gold Award
  • Employee Assistance Programme: Providing free and confidential mental health support
  • Generous annual and flex leave in addition to bank holidays

What You Will Do

The apprenticeship will start with an Induction into Leonardo, followed by a team-building event incorporating all Trainee starts. There will also be a Yeovil College Induction to ensure that apprenticeship requirements and expectations are fully established.

The Structure of the Apprenticeship Programme

• Year 1: Full-time at Yeovil College to complete a Level 2 Vocational qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (practical/workshop-based) and a BTEC Level 2 Diploma in machining (knowledge/classroom-based). Post-Christmas, there is a possibility of working on-site in your placement at Leonardo Helicopters for 1 day a week.

• Year 2: Work placements at Leonardo Helicopters (4 days per week) and starting the Level 3 Vocational (work-related) qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. Attend Yeovil College (1 day per week) to start the Level 3 Diploma in Machining qualification (this includes mathematics to AS/A2 level).

• Year 3: Work placements at Leonardo Helicopters (4 days per week) and continuing the Level 3 Vocational (work-related) qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. Attend Yeovil College (1 day per week) to continue the Level 3 Diploma in Machining qualification (this includes mathematics to AS/A2 level).

• Year 4: Work placements at Leonardo Helicopters (5 days per week) and completing the Level 3 Vocational (work-related) qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.

Each Apprentice on this route will need to complete an End Point Assessment as defined in the Apprenticeship Standard, which will take place in the final months of the program.

Throughout the apprenticeship, apprentices will be placed in some or all of the following departmental areas within the Transmissions Centre of Excellence:

Gear Shop: This area manufactures the internal gear components for aircraft gearboxes. The components travel through a number of different processes, each machine would cover a different part of the manufacturing process.

Machine shop: This area primarily focuses on the manufacture/finishing of Gearbox housing & ancillary components for aircraft gearboxes (i.e. drive shafts, etc.). The work in these areas are completed on various lathes (CNC & conventional lathes) and is highly tolerance critical.

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