Toolmaker Review

My day to day role includes the maintenance and repair of die tools which involves techniques such as grinding and welding. Jobs can include scenarios such as TMS's, which is preplanned maintenance, breakdowns, where you have to find solutions to problems while the die is in the press, and other modification jobs.

the apprenticeship is organised in a general way quite well as we have 3 month placements and move around the company to gain exposure to different areas, on a more specific level however sometimes it feels like there just is not enough dedicated time to actually learning the job, instead we may get given repetitive jobs that other people just dont want to do.

a lot of support is provided from the employer as we have weekly meetings to discuss our progress where we get the opportunity to bring up any issues we may have or if we need more support with anything, we also can text or call whenever we have an issue.

the training provider is effecgtive at giving us the information that we need but sometimes the delivery of that information doesnt suit everyones learning styles, generally however i think the support provided from our college is good and they are helpful and easily accessible through teams if we do need help outside of a college day.

the qualification does provide a decent amount of information to help us performour role better, such as CAD which can help if you are going to go into a machining placement within work, robotics can also be helpful if you are a maintenance engineer, some units however feel less relevant.

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there are many benefits that the company offers, such as a relatively high pay package with regular bonuses as well as a strong pension scheme. the work culture is also generally quite good with positive people who are usually very helpful. the employer is also very good at providing assistance or guidance when needed.