Lean Manufacturing Operative L2 Apprenticeship

The Manufacturing Industry offers an exciting and varied career both in the UK & abroad providing a broad spectrum of opportunities for people to work in a technically advanced and innovative environment.

Businesses within the sector range from small family run manufacturing operations to large multi-national companies driving the countries growth & wealth.

The UK’s Manufacturing Industry is highly regarded worldwide for its innovation and manufacturing excellence and requires a high degree of skill & knowledge across all levels of their organisations.

You will learn:

Health & Safety: Relevant statutory, organisational and health and safety regulations relating to lean manufacturing operations and safe practices

Environmental:Compliance procedures/systems in line with regulatory requirements e.g. ISO 14001 or other relevant environmental standards

Production:Their individual roles and responsibilities within the organisation and the flexibility required to deliver products to meet customers costs/delivery targets/requirements e.g. Just in time (JIT)

Lean Manufacturing Operations:Manufacturing standard operation procedures (SOPs) adherence and development of lean processes

Quality Control:Process equipment monitoring, data collection, error proofing and operating procedures e.g. ISO 9002 or other relevant quality standards

Problem Solving:The tools and methods of effective problem solving using data, reports and documents to resolve production related issues e.g. A3 report, graphs, matrices and escalate concerns

Continuous Improvement: How to study and identify ways to improve the safety, quality, cost or process efficiency using lean manufacturing tools e.g. kaizen

Communication: How to share information using a range of methods within the manufacturing environment e.g. oral, written, electronic, information boards, visual displays

Work Place Organisation:How to maintain a safe and efficient work site through work place organisation e.g. 5s and process ownership

Your training officer will guide you through your apprenticeship and plan delivery to work around you and your job role. They will visit you in the workplace to support you with your course work and evidence collection and to conduct progress reviews with you and your employer. You will still be expected to continue to work, attend college and submit work during college holidays and your training officer will still be available to you.

There is a mandatory requirement for you to be given 20% of your apprenticeship time to complete off job learning. It is important that your employer is supportive of you on your learning journey and ensures that you are giving this time during normal paid working hours.

Assignments and written & practical exams.

There are no entry requirements, however you will undertake an Initial Assessment to ascertain your suitability for the apprenticeship. If you do not already have GCSE C or 3/4 grades in Maths and English you will be required to complete and achieve Functional Skills as part of the apprenticeship.

You will be able to progress onto High Level Apprenticeships or other Level 3 courses to further your knowledge.

Further to this you may wish to look at management courses in the building, construction and engineering industries.