An exciting opportunity has emerged for a motivated apprentice to join our team as a Sheet Metal apprentice at one of the UKâs leading manufacturers in the sheet metal industry, located in Musselburgh. In this role, you will receive hands-on training and mentorship in state-of-the-art facilities, where you will learn essential skills in operating machinery, interpreting technical drawings, and working with various sheet metal materials. \n\nOur apprenticeship programme will see you turn your interest in engineering into valuable skills, experience and qualifications and give you everything you need to build a successful career with us. This is your opportunity to earn while you learn and contribute to our outstanding work, supporting many of our highly important and crucial contracts and customers.\n\nAt Zot, we supply high-end electronics to a wide range of markets, including Military, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, Computing, Engineering, and Medical Industries.\n\nWhy Zot?\n\n⢠30 days paid holiday per year (this includes eight public)\n⢠Workplace pension scheme (when applicable)\nShift allowance (where applicaple)\n⢠Excellent on-the-job training\n⢠Sage Employee Benefits offering an Employee Assistance Programme and Employee discounts within many stores\n⢠Good transport links and on-site car parking\n⢠Equal Opportunities Employer\n You will work in several areas within our Sheet Metal division to develop your practical skills to support, enhance and develop your Apprenticeship.\n\nâ¢\tBasic assembly and hand tool skills \nâ¢\tReading and understanding an engineering drawing in full, including all aspects of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).\nâ¢\tCNC programming/machining and fabrication skills \nâ¢\tLatest CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) software.\nâ¢\tHow to measure, cut, and weld pieces together according to specifications, blueprints, or directions. \nâ¢\tHow to connect pieces or secure seams by riveting, rolling, soldering, or using steel screws. \nâ¢\tPerform assigned work on assembly lines on mechanical assembly using a variety of fixing methods and inspection. \nâ¢\tCompletion of in-process inspection sheets and route cards.\nâ¢\tYou will learn how to deburr and inspect your work. \nâ¢\tUndertake routine maintenance and safety checks of equipment in use.\nâ¢\tHow to ensure the general tidiness and good housekeeping of personal and shared workspaces.\nâ¢\tMaintain time and attendance to company standards.\nâ¢\tObserve Health and Safety regulations in company procedures, college, and government legislation\n\nAs a Sheet Metal Apprentice, youâll attain base manufacturing skills in the form of SVQ Levels 2 & 3 NC in Manufacturing and Fabrication. Over the course of four years, this will be a mix of attending college two days a week and working in our Sheet Metal Division, where you will work closely with our supervisors and gain hands-on experience. Weâll need you to provide evidence of your qualification and show you gained the relevant skills from your placement. 4 Standard Grades (1-3) / National 5 (A-C) or National 4 (or equivalent) â mandatory Mathematics and English. Plus, another two subjects, preferably Physics or a technological subject (Tech Studies, Craft and Design, Graphic Communication, Computing).