Apprentice CNC Setter / Operator GWR FASTENERS LIMITED

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Working alongside the lead CNC Setter, this role will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end manufacturing lifecycle of all customer and stock fulfilment orders from quote to final inspection, to the highest standard, whilst ensuring all health and safety and established procedures are adhered to.

• What will the apprentice be doing?
  • Supporting the Lead Setter with technical quotations and enquiries, to ensure accurate pricing and lead times for all manufactured items are passed to the Sales Team and Customers.
  • Communicate and collaborate with all internal departments, suppliers and team members to manage and resolve issues as and when required to ensure delivery on time, in full (OTIF) measures are met. At all times, providing a professional and efficient support for all manufacturing issues and enquiries, to include updates on breakdowns, material and tooling needs, delayed orders and issue resolution.
  • Administrating and updating online order fulfilment and scheduling plans using our online business information system (orderwise) to ensure all stakeholders have real time view of work plans and fulfilment schedules.
  • Supporting and shadowing the lead setter with all programming, setting and operating of CNC twin spindle fixed head, sliding head lathes and a Mill/Turn Centre to optimum efficiency using Celos, Fanuc and Mitsubishi control systems, to ensure all products are manufactured to meet the established quality standard, reading and following instructions on drawings, routing and set up sheets in line with ISO9001 procedural requirements. And that all machines are fully utilised throughout the available machining hours.
  • Supporting the team to ensure full machine safety, optimisations and efficiencies. To include adhering to all day-to-day maintenance checks and machine servicing schedules.  Understanding preferential tooling and programming techniques to optimise cycle times and work scheduling.
  • Following established quality standards and supporting the full in-house inspection requirements to include some accountability for first off, in process checks and final inspection. Leading the team to our ‘no customer returns’ excellence directive, for first time delivery of high-quality products, every time.
  • Bringing in Goods from Suppliers to include, loading and unloading deliveries and shipments efficiently & safely, ensuring goods are checked thoroughly and stored away efficiently and correctly, ensuring compliance to any traceability processes.  Communicating issues to relevant parties and working with key stakeholders to resolution
  • Stock Management, taking a supporting role in ensuring that the stock taking process is followed and up to date, and ensure any data integrity, stock movement, wastage and general issues are processed and escalated where necessary and the stock system (orderwise) updated as required.
  • Ensuring stock and material is prepared in compliance to traceability requirements and made available for the workshop and works orders as required. Ensuring all works orders and technical drawings are prepared and checked prior to manufacture.
  • General workshop health and safety enforcement, ensuring all areas of the workshop are kept clean, tidy, and safe at all times.  Ensuring the areas around machines are kept clean and free of oil. Stocks and Tooling are stored safely and organised to optimum efficiency. Leading the team in ensuring safety measures are met and all requirements are adhered to, without exception.
  • Assisting with any ad hoc duties and cover required to support the Management and Manufacturing Team in the effective and safe running of the workshop to include off machine finishing and prep for offsite finishing requirements
  • Encouraging and supporting cross company collaboration between departments to ensure key performance indicators and customer satisfaction targets are met.

   

• Training and Qualification

  You will attend the Shrewsbury College, London Rd campus for your taught input each week (2 days per week) and the remainder of the working week will be based in the workplace.

• Career Progression

  We would look to employ the apprentice in a full-time role as a CNC Setter/Operator on completion of their apprenticeship standard.

• Desired Skills and Personal Qualities
  Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Number skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working
• Required Qualifications
  GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4 / C or above) Essential