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cademy Be more at Tobermore 2 About Tobermore Tobermore is a European Quality Award winning company. We are a UK based paving and walling manufacturer specialising in the supply of world class landscaping materials including block paving, paving flags, kerbs, edging and walling products for both the domestic and commercial markets throughout the UK and Ireland. Our customer service Our products Our approach to customers provides reassurance We provide our customers with a market and confidence that we listen to their needs, which leading choice of products to suit all project makes us the supplier of choice. Tobermore seek requirements. Our product quality throughout the to build lasting relationships with our customers years continually meets and surpasses customer by surpassing their expectations in quality and expectations. Tobermore has received many other service. We believe in conducting our business in a accolades to further support the company ethos manner, which achieves sustainable growth whilst of excellent customer service whilst providing high maintaining a high degree of integrity, trust, honesty quality products. Tobermore is also an accredited and teamwork. ISO14001 and ISO9001 company. Our business processes Our people We make it easy for customers to do business with Our people are the backbone to our company. They us. We have put the correct processes in place so understand the importance of customer relationships. customers find it easy to deal with us and get the People buy from people. Our success is a testament products and information they require faster than to how customers appreciate our staff that have been our competitors. trained and developed to deal professionally with all customer requirements. 3 University isn’t the only route to a good career & qualifications. • Do you want to earn as you Learn? • Do you want to develop technical skills? • Would you like an academic qualification? • Would you like to work with world-class machinery? • Would you like to work in a successful and growing Company where you can be offered long term career plans? If the answer is Yes …. we would like you to join our team Tobermore can offer you a Maintenance Fitter Apprenticeship Come and join our “Be more @ Tobermore” apprenticeships which combines structured on the job experience in conjunction with your chosen college. Tobermore is a UK based paving & walling manufacturer - selling world class products for both Domestic & Commercial markets. We are seeking quality apprentices that are “mechanically minded” to join our Production Facility at Tobermore, based just outside Magherafelt, Northern Ireland. You will gain real life experience and understanding of our production process and its technical needs. You will have day release to attend college and you will receive a 3rd level qualification. Sounds like this is for you? Don’t delay and apply today! 4 WHAT DOES A TOBERMORE APPRENTICE LOOK LIKE? • Be a team player with a positive attitude • Be ready to work hard, be committed & self-motivated • Demonstrate a practical hands-on approach • Have good communication skills • Have a desire to be the best you can be! • Interest in mechanical manufacturing TOBERMORE BENEFITS • Earn while you learn! • Pension • 30 days Holidays with further increases with LOS • Holiday Purchase Scheme • Access to Wellbeing App 24/7 Support • Long term career prospects in a growing & financially stable Company • First class working environment • Structured induction and probation period. • Strong emphasis on Training, mentoring & development • Excellent workplace culture & team approach • Top 100 Company • Full PPE supplied on Day 1 • Choice of Branded Clothing from Day 1 • Regular events for all employees 5 What Do I need to Do? Entry Requirements / Selection & Recruitment Process You will need to apply for a place at one of these colleges in order to join our apprenticeship programme: • South West College Dungannon • South West College Omagh • NRC Ballymena. You will to be accepted onto your chosen course and you will need to pass an interview, aptitude test and meet the college entry requirements. It is advisable that you apply early and by March 2021. SWC Dungannon offers Level 3 Engineering GOLD & Level 2 Engineering Manufacturing SWC Omagh & NRC Ballymena offers Level 2 & Level 3 Performing Engineering Operations If you are successful at completing these initial courses you can progress to a L4 qualification which is equivalent to a foundation degree in Engineering. We are also partnered with Workplus who can assist you in completing the process with the college and us. You can contact them @ https://www.workplus.app/contact and email [email protected] or [email protected] – You can contact them from 4 January 2021 to 26 February 2021. Next Steps: 1. Ideally we would ask that you have 6 GCSEs grade “C” or above (or expect to have by August 2021) – however we will also consider applications that don’t have the full 6 GCSEs. 2. Applicants must apply online at https://www.tobermore.co.uk/careers/ Completed applications must be submiited Friday 12th March 2021 – 4pm. You can also apply through Workplus. 3. Interviews & Assessment Day expected to take place during 29 March and 16 April 2021. (By that time you should have applied to your chosen college) 4. If successful – colleges will offer a provisional place and once you receive your GCSEs – they will confirm your college place. 5. If successful – Tobermore will offer you a conditional offer and confirm once you receive your GCSE results and college place. You must provide us with proof. Job Summary: As an apprentice you will learn the role of a Maintenance fitter with on and off the job training, with a view to supporting the maintenance team with planned and unplanned maintenance duties to ensure that production machines run to their full capacity. Pay Rates during Apprenticeship: As an apprentice you can also expect to receive an extra £1 on top of the National Minimum Wage for your age! So when you start we will gave you an extra 50p per hour and after completing Year 1 of college we will give you a further 50p per hour. Thereafter you will always be £1 above the NMW rates until you reach the 21-22 year old rate. In 2021: September 2021: Apprentice Rate is £4.30 per hour plus 50p = £4.80 per hour July 2022: Apprentice Rate plus £1 = £5.30 per hour Please note that apprentice rates applies to all apprentices who are under the age of 19 or if over 19 and in their first year of apprenticeship. Thereafter the normal NMW will apply. When you reach the age of 19 to 20 you will move to £6.56 plus £1 = £7.56ph When you reach the age of 21 to 22 you will move to £8.36ph When you reach 23 and over you will move to £8.91ph Please note NMW rates usually update every April and these rates are valid from April 2021. 6 What Do I need to Do? Entry Requirements / Selection & Recruitment Process What Year 1 & 2 will look like: You can expect to get real life, hands on experience and learn as you go. You will be supported and mentored through job shadowing and work participation. You will gain experience in all aspects of our production process. When you start with us Day 1 will involve your initial Health and Safety and HR training. Throughout the year – you will complete various online Training through our Litmos system In Year 1-2 you will rotate in the areas listed below Production Area Description Old Rumbler Tumbling drum and conveyor belt system - manually operated, & hydraulic splitting system which processes walling products HESS 1 Batching plant providing semi-dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) is tumbled (aged) and semi-automatically packed HESS 2 Batching plant providing semi-dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) can be secondary processed (shot blasted) and automatically packed HESS 3 Batching plant providing semi-dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) can be automatically packed HESS 4 Description - NEW Production factory - Batching plant providing semi- dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) can be secondary processed (shot blasted) and automatically packed Cobra Plant Modern automatic plant for secondary processes required on certain product ranges, initially made through our Hess plants Splitting and aging process Rino, Press 2, F&K Schindler Batching plant providing semi-dry / wet concrete to various machines manufacturing paving flags and kerbs Secondary process of blasting (if required) and packaging. OCEM Plant Batching plant providing semi-dry / wet concrete to modern hermetic press, manufacturing wide range of paving flags Finished product (after curing) can be secondary processed (shot blasted) and automatically packed Polishing & Lacquering Line Complete plant for secondary processing of paving flags / paving bricks, giving a polished, more natural stone effect, Final process of lacquering product to give a long lasting surface protection Lough Fea Quarry Static processing plant to refine raw aggregate quarried from surrounding land holdings. Primary and secondary crushing machines plus modern washing and screening machinery. All finished products are used for above manufacturing plants in Tobermore head site 7 Meet some of the Maintenance Team Paul McKeever Derek Bradley Maintenance Manager Maintenance Fitter With several world class modern production I like working in Tobermore, because the plants on the one site, and with a strong work varies from day-to-day, from welding / emphasis on training, mentoring & development, fabrication to working on pneumatic & hydraulic the role of ‘Maintenance Fitter Apprenticeship’ systems, plus general maintenance task’s. will be well supported by our team of multi skilled mechanical maintenance engineer’s, in all aspects of industrial / mechanical maintenance from preventive / predictable maintenance to the occasionally reactive maintenance required on our busy production plants.

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