- NAS Reference
VAC001829625
- Weekly wage
£187.59
- Hours
39.00 per week
- Working Week
Monday to Thursday 07:30-16:30
Friday 07:30-12:30
- Date Posted
02/03/2022
- Start Date
27/06/2022
- Location
Darwen
- Expected Duration
42 months
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Engineering fitter
- Employment Type
Advanced Level Apprenticeship
- Employer
Wec Group Limited
Description of Opportunity
Established for over 40 years and now one of the North West’s leading Engineering companies, WEC is looking to recruit enthusiastic CNC Machining Apprentices to join our busy and expanding team based in Blackburn, Lancashire
For more information about this vacancy please contact Jess Parkinson
01282 733005
j.parkinson@themis.ac.uk - BURNLEY COLLEGE (Ref ID: VAC001829625)
You must have a clear interest in becoming a CNC Machinist
You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm for the role
You must work well under pressure and take instructions well
Attention to detail
GCSE grades C (4) or above needed in maths and English or equivelant
Good work ethic
Good time keeping
Positive attitude
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Permanent role within the company
With over 950 staff across Lancashire, Merseyside, Yorkshire, Lanarkshire, and the West Midlands, WEC Group comprises of 15 manufacturing companies specialising in individual areas of engineering & fabrication.
Spanning across 600,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing floorspace, WEC Group is well placed to meet any engineering requirement and provides services across a broad range of industries such as Nuclear, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Defence, Rail and Marine.
Established for over 40 years, we have grown from a small welding & fabrication shop operating from a makeshift shed in Darwen, Lancashire to one of the largest contract manufacturing companies in Europe - supplying OEMs and small businesses alike.
WEC Group operates within ISO 9001:2015 requirements, is AS/EN 9100 Aerospace Accredited for CNC Machining, works to ASME 8 Coded Welding Standards and has achieved full compliance with BS/EN 1090-1 Structural Steel CE Marking - demonstrating our ability to consistently deliver high quality products conforming to customer demands and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. This endorses our commitment to the quality of our work, products, systems, procedures, and service.
Apprenticeships are at the heart of our continued growth and success and the WEC Group Training Academy is the only one of its kind in the UK. A member of The AWFTE - (Association of Welding & Fabrication Training & Education) and a TWI (The Welding Institute) certified welder training centre, our internal Apprentice Training Academy provide individuals with the skills and qualifications required to carve out a career in Engineering.