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Toolroom Apprenticships - Full Time - Wexford, Ireland

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

Sulzer Pump Solutions Ireland Ltd, is part of the Flow Equipment division of Sulzer specializes in pumping solutions to meet our customers. With our onsite global design team, we engineer and manufacture products and solutions that support water recycling in a sustainable energy efficient way. Our products have been working hard in the environment for over 50 years. We’re proud to support manufacturing in Ireland and our community, and we always strive to make local infrastructure work better. Over 100,000 pumps are manufactured in Wexford annually to control and clean water for a global market. There are currently 260 employees employed in the Sulzer factory in Wexford.

As a Toolmaker you will need to be physically active and to be able to work with your hands. An awareness of health and safety and good housekeeping is essential as well as attention to detail.

We are looking for a/an Toolroom Apprenticships to join our FE_WIBU team in Ireland .

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

• Learning and developing new practical craft-related skills, knowledge and competence
• Working with and learning from experienced Craftspersons
• Seeing a job through from start to finish
• Comply with Health and Safety requirements
• Using tools and operating machinery
• Being responsible for controlling or adjusting equipment
• Demonstrate good analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Understanding technical drawings and diagrams
• Being accurate with numbers in counting,measuring and arithmetic
• Being well organised and careful with practical tasks
• Keeping up to date with changing technologies
• Being physically active
• Taking responsibility for own learning, including the allocation of study time
• Working in a noisy environment
• Using tools or machinery to restore/repair/fabricate parts
• Working with control systems
• Passing all your phase exams (theory, practicals skills demonstration)

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• The minimum educational requirment at Sulzer is a successful Leaving Certificate Examination
• Plan and organise
• Communicate effectively
• Solve problems
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Show a positive attitude
• Recognise the need for good customer relations
• Demonstrate good work practices including time keeping, tidiness, responsibility, quality awareness and safety awareness{Essential requirement

What we offer you:

• Annual Leave - Enjoy 26 days of holiday
• Pension - Benefit from a defined contribution pension scheme
• Long Service Awards - We acknowledge and celebrate your dedicated years of service
• Employee Assistance Programme - Prioritise well-being with confidential support and guidance
• Professional Growth and Development Opportunities - Access to continuous learning and development programs, providing employees with valuable opportunities for skill enhancement and career progression
• Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment

You will be assessed throughout your apprenticeship by a range of assessment instruments. These include theory, practical and skills demonstration assessments.
The overall duration of this apprenticeship is a minimum of 4 years provided all phases are successfully completed. On successful completion of the programme the learner is awarded a Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft - Toolmaking.


No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role

Do you have a question about the role?

Reach out to Brigid Beary at Brigid.Beary@sulzer.com or Hiring Manager – Stephen OBrien. Our team is looking forward hearing from you!

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2024 in Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.