SPS Technologies has been established since 1936, its product offering, and investment strategy is focused on technically sophisticated components and materials that are necessary and vital to key end-user markets such as aerospace, transportation, power generation, racing, farm and construction equipment and general industrial.

Job description

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work:

  • Data input into the internally designed test computer system
  • Inspect SPS product for relevant indications using the following NDT techniques
  • Fluorescent magnetic particle bench
  • Post emulsified fluorescent penetrant inspection
  • Refer indication found to the SPS Laboratory and liaise where necessary on the nature of the defects
  • Perform necessary control checks on the equipment at SPS
  • Maintain required quality data
  • Maintain required personal accreditation via regular eye tests, examination and appraisal as administered by SPS
  • Move completed work to next staging area
  • Other duties as assigned

Desired Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Enthusiastic

Other requirements

Ideally the candidate will work in a systematic way to ensure steady workflow is completed on time, have the ability to maintain paper and electronic records and communicate decisions and problems.

Qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Mathematics (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Normal working hours

Monday – Thursday 8am – 4.30pm with 30-minutes lunch.

Friday 8am – 1pm with 20-minutes lunch.

Job Type: Full-time

Location:

191
Barkby Road
Troon Industrial Area
Leicester
LE4 9HX

Pay: £17,431.44 a year.

The salary for this position is based on age of the applicant, with salary reviews throughout the apprenticeship, increasing based on individual competence/achieved goals.

Expected hours: 37 per week

Benefits:

  • 33 days annual holiday including 8 public holidays.
  • Branded workwear provided + PPE.

To apply please send your CV to tracey@lavender-ndt.com.

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