Department: Digital Apprenticeship - Data L3
Location: Glossop
Compensation: £9.50 - £11.44 / hour
Location: Unit 14-15, Brook Business Park, Surrey St, Glossop SK13 7AJ
Working for AF Fasteners
AF Fasteners, based in Glossop, are an independent company who have been manufacturing precision fasteners for the aerospace industry for the past 30 years. Precision engineering means we have to focus on quality which is delivered through engineering knowledge, manufacturing excellence, and extensive quality testing capabilities.
Our products are supplied to established aerospace companies including Airbus, BAE Systems, Hawker Beechcraft, Aerostructures Hamble, Agusta Westland, Goodrich, MBDA, Flight Refueling, Hurel Dubois, Monarch Airlines, KLM, Messier Dowty, Rolls Royce, Ultra Electronics, Terma, and Cesa.
The Package
What will I be doing as an Apprentice?
AF Fasteners is pleased to offer you the opportunity to both earn a salary and study towards a nationally recognised qualification through our Level 3 Data Driven Professionals apprenticeship.
Our programme is tailored to enable you to develop knowledge and experience across all departments within our organisation to gain key experience, transferable skills, and knowledge of processes, systems, and ways of working. Throughout the duration of the apprenticeship, you will be supported by both a mentor and our apprentice panel.
The specific demands of the role are described through the principal accountabilities outlined below:
What could the future look like?
There's no limit to what you can achieve while working with AF Fasteners. Their team is at the heart of what they do, and they are looking for someone who wants to play a key part in that long term.
Through 'on-the-job' training you'll have the opportunity to learn new skills to provide competency and responsibility in carrying out testing and to help develop your career. Hard work and determination will be recognised!
What will you bring?
About you
We're looking for someone who is tech-savvy, loves analysing data, finding patterns, and extracting stories from that data. Someone who is brave enough to be themselves, with enough self-confidence to be able to communicate with a range of different people. You'll also need to be highly motivated, resilient, and able to think on your feet to help solve problems whilst remaining professional and respectful. This is the ideal opportunity for someone who has a genuine passion to work within data analytics.
Experience
Whilst previous experience is great, we're not just interested in experience and qualifications; we're looking for someone with the right attitude and aptitude to fit right in at AF Fasteners.
Qualifications
Due to the nature of the role, you will have good mathematical skills and competency, with an ability and interest to work with mathematical calculations and input data frequently and accurately. However, it's more about enthusiasm than school results. In our experience, the most successful apprentices are those who are driven to find out more about the sector, can be upfront about what they do and don't already know, are considerate, self-reflective, and impatient to learn the job role.
So if you feel your Maths grades don't demonstrate your mathematical ability, apply and let us know!
So how does the apprenticeship work?
At Tiro, we're obsessed with changing lives through science and technology apprenticeships so we can't wait to have you on board.
Over 15 months, you'll devote a minimum of 6 hours of your working week on 'off the job' training. This can include theory training (for example, virtual lessons & online learning), alongside practical training (for example, shadowing, mentoring, & time spent writing assignments). Together this will count towards a Level 3 Data Driven Professionals apprenticeship. You'll be trained by an expert tutor from Tiro as well as an experienced mentor at AF Fasteners who together, will make sure you develop the knowledge, skills, and work habits you'll need to succeed in your career. Being an apprentice is hands-on, so you'll get the chance to learn things you might otherwise not have experienced in a university or college environment.
The best part? You'll be earning a salary while you gain your qualifications, meaning no huge student loans to pay back at the end of the programme!
Eligibility
While we never want to hinder your job application process with obstacles, there are some minimum requirements you'll need to meet in order to do an apprenticeship; these are rules set by the UK Government.
You'll need to be over 16, not in full-time education, have lived in the UK for 3 years, and have the right to work in the UK.
If you don't quite meet these minimum requirements yet, let us know you're interested here and we'll get in touch to discuss this further with you.