Apprenticeship - Lean Manufacturing Operative | Level 2 | A2S493
How to study
Full Time
Duration
18 Months
Location
Burton Town Centre Campus
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Course overview
The Manufacturing Industry offers an exciting and varied career both in the UK and 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 and 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.
A Lean Manufacturing Operative will be expected to carry out their work safely and meet the exacting quality standards demanded in a fast paced and efficient processing environment and develop into a multi-skilled operator through process ownership. A lean manufacturing operative can be required to carry out manufacturing activities on multiple products with different specifications consecutively e.g. automotive manufacturing – Multi models manufacturing results in the manufacturing of different models of vehicle with different specification variants within a high volume environment.
For more information please visit the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
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Entry requirements
Individual employers set the selection criteria, but it's likely to expect maths and English at grade 2 or a relevant grade 1 functional skills qualification. Apprentices lacking these qualifications must gain them before taking the end point assessment.
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What can I do next?
Employment in roles such as Team Member Production; Manufacturing Production Operative; Manufacturing Assembly Operative; Manufacturing Inspection/Quality Assurance Operative; Manufacturing Logistics Operative; Manufacturing Material Handling Operative; Manufacturing Process/Finishing Operative.