Production Operative Apprentice
Level: 2
Employer: FIRE GLASS (UK) LTD
Location: Fire Glass UK
Duration: 1 Year 1 Month
Expected start date: 03/11/2025
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
On a day-to-day basis as a Production Operative Apprentice at Fire Glass workplace, you will be carrying out your work safely and meeting the high-quality standards set in a fast paced and well organised environment.
Your duties will include:
- Glass Handling (Overhead Gantry Crane certificate would be issued, including training on Vacuum lifter and Glass A attachments)
- Glass Cutting
- Familiarity with the production process from start to finish
- General Glass Processing
- Bespoke glass processes including, Painting, Sandblasting
- IGU Manufacture
- Maintaining traceability and inspection records throughout the process (First cut, Quality Control, Batch traceability)
- Arrissing
- Machine Operation
- Health & Safety
About employer
Fire Glass UK are the market leaders for the supply of fire-rated glass with a core focus on providing excellent customer service by servicing all our customers’ needs in an ever-changing market. We have a comprehensive product range at competitive prices, and with our nationwide Branch network, we can provide the glass you need when you need it. We offer a supply only or installations service to suit your project needs.
- All aspects of your training will be delivered on-site with your employer
- As an apprentice you will receive from your employer a set number of hours each week for your off the job training, this included as part of your working weekly hours
- Off the job training is there to help with your learning and development of the knowledge, skills and behaviors as part of your apprenticeship standard
- Majority of these hours will be spent on site with your mentor learning, along with having time set aside away from your normal day to day working environment for you to complete study time in which will help you with the completion of targets set by your assessor (e.g. workbooks, online learning, research, self-study)
- You will also have regular site visits every ten to twelve weeks from your designated assessor, who will monitor your progress throughout your apprenticeship program
- Potential for the candidate to progress through the company and gain experience within all sectors
- The main aim is to bring somebody into the team and for them to develop and become a key team member
- We are looking to invest our knowledge, skills, and time in the right person. This position has the potential to develop into a successful career for the right candidate with the position growing with the company
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
