Apprentice Production Technician - Flowplant Group Ltd
Flowplant has been established for over 50 years and is one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of bespoke high pressure pumps and systems. Our customer base includes telecom contractors, industrial process plants, steel mills, utility companies and drainage contractors. Our machines can be mobile or fixed and diesel or electrically powered. We export to over 50 countries and have a sister manufacturing plant in the USA.
Learning to manufacture and assemble a range of Flowplant products
- Pump manufacture
- System manufacture
- Deisel, hydraulic and electric drive
- Mechanically based
- Some electrical based work
From manufacture moving on to the test and quality control of the assembled products
- High pressure unit testing
- High pressure pump testing
- High pressure water jetting accessory testing
Overall purpose of role
- To acquire the skills, knowledge, and competence to assemble and test products listed above. Use of hand tools and some basic machining.
Although the role will not be completing these tasks the role with encounter components that have been
- Welded
- Plated/powder coated
Self-management
Modern manufacturing organisations require their apprentices to have a set of behaviours that will ensure success both in their role and in the overall company objectives. The required behaviours are:
- Safety mind-set: manage self and support others to maintain and contribute to a safe working environment in line with local procedures and National and European requirements.
- Strong work ethic: motivated, proactive, committed
- Dependability and responsibility: punctual and reliable
- Positive attitude: constructive thinking, motivated to succeed
- Team player: able to work and interact effectively within a team and committed to equality and diversity
- Effective communication: spoken, listening, body language, presentation, written
- Adaptability: able to adjust to change
- Honesty and integrity: truthful, sincere and ethical
- Self-motivation: self-starter, able to make appropriate decisions and lead their own professional development
- Personal commitment: prepared to make a personal commitment to the industry
Skills and Attributes
- Using and interpreting engineering information
- Applied electrical and mechanical science and mathematics
- Understand the typical problems that can occur during the assembly process and how they can be resolved
- Comply with statutory, quality, organisational and health and safety regulations while carrying out manufacturing techniques
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation)
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate materials, tools, equipment and consumables required
- Select and set up the correct tooling and work holding devices
- Team working
Entry Requirement
NC Mechanical Engineering SCQF Level 6
(Entry requirements - Four National 5 qualifications at Grade C or above including Mathematics and a Science subject)
The Role
- Depot service, commissioning new machines and fault finding on bespoke water jetting equipment
- Working from depot
- Training at manufacturers main assembly plant in Wiltshire with ongoing support from head office technical and admin team
- Overseas service and commissioning trips may be available
Salary competitive
Not minimum apprentice wage – Experience dependent
Service Engineer - Apprentice employer: Flowplant Group Limited
Flowplant Group Ltd is an excellent employer for aspiring technicians, offering a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the manufacturing and servicing of high-pressure pumps and systems. With a supportive work culture that prioritises mentorship from experienced engineers and opportunities for travel and training, employees can expect significant growth and development in their technical skills while working in a dynamic environment.
