Metal Fabrication Apprentice

Profile of Craft

The Metal Fabricator’s job includes the reading of drawings, working with materials such as low carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel and aluminium. The fabricator is involved in such industries as constructional steel, pressure vessel, tank and boiler manufacture, ship building and ship repair also general engineering. The skills required are wide and varied. They include skills such as measuring, marking out, cutting and welding materials using different processes and assembly techniques. The Metal Fabricator will spend some time outdoors and may be required to work on heights. At the end of the apprenticeship, the craftsperson will be able to demonstrate competence in the following skills:

Core Skills

Use, care and safety on the following machines and equipment:

• Guillotine

• Press brake

• Rolls

• Ironworker

• Mechanical saws

• Drills

• Cutting

• Forming

• Welding

Operations involve mechanical and thermal cutting, marking, drilling,notching, bending, rolling, forming and welding using various materials

Pattern development

Parallel line, radial line and triangulation methods

Specialist Skills

• Oxy-fuel gas cutting and plasma cutting

• Welding processes using: Oxy-fuel; MMA; MIG/MAG; TIG/TAG

• Rolling, bending and forming various materials

Generic Skills

Workshop practice including:

• Safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment

• Marking out

• Drilling

• Tapping

• Riveting

Technical drawing:

• Interpretation of first and third angle projections

• Isometric, oblique and free hand sketching

Personal Skills

• Communications

• Customer relations

• Adaptability

• Ability to work as a team member

• Ability to work independently

• Initiative

• Problem solving

• Planning

• Information gathering

• Quality systems

• Safety

Cumar Baile Mhic Ire Teo., T/A Fireblock is a manufacturer of metal doors, door frames and glazed screens.

The company specializing in Fire, Acoustic, Security and Blast resisting doors and performance solutions.

Fireblock are currently looking to hire Apprentice Sheet metal fabricators, to join our production team in Baile Mhic Ire, Macroom, Co. Cork.

On successful completion of this Metal Fabrication apprenticeship, the apprentice is awarded a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft – Metal Fabrication.

This apprenticeship consists of four on-the-job phases with FIREBLOCK and three off-the-job phases in an educational organisation. Apprentices will be invited to attend their off-the-job training phases in accordance with the SOLAS scheduling system.

Candidates will have the support and mentoring of highly skilled qualified craftsman.

The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in manufacturing processes, and ability to work on own initiative.

Achieved at least Grade O5 in five Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and preferably one Technical subject.

Candidate should display a positive learning ethos.

Please apply in writing to;

Info@fireblock.ie