Apprenticeship Vacancies

Mechanical Engineering General Engineering Apprentice

Southern Group Training is seeking to employ a Mechanical Engineering General Engineering apprentice.

A Mechanical Engineering - General Engineering apprentice works in a general engineering workshop, and the work may involve:

  • fitting and machining
  • welding
  • maintenance
  • hydraulics and pneumatics
  • marine or rail engineering
  • fabrication

This is a Level 4 qualification earning the successful applicant the National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering  General Engineering Strand.

 

 

 

Painting and Decorating Apprentice

A painter and decorator applies decorative and protective finishes to the interior and exterior walls, doors, windows and other surfaces of buildings.

A painter and decorator:

      • discusses the requirements with the customer and/or builder
      • calculates the materials required
      • measures surfaces to be able to quote a price for the work
      • may select and purchase materials
      • removes old paint and wallpaper
      • repairs cracks and damages to surfaces
      • cleans and prepares surfaces
      • may mix and match paint colours
      • applies paint using a variety of decorative methods
      • hangs wall coverings such as wallpaper or vinyl

It is preferable that the applicant has three years secondary education with preference given to those who have NCEA Level 1 in English, maths, science, graphics and technology. Alternately they may have the Level 1 National Certificate in Employment Skills.

Useful work experience for painters and decorators may include interior decorating, work as a sales assistant in a paint and wallpaper shop, work as a painter’s assistant, or painting and decorating courses.

The successful applicant will develop good communication skills to be able to find out what their clients need and to avoid making costly mistakes. They are taught to make calculations and problem-solve, planning and organizing ability, be practical, quick and accurate.

They need to be punctual, honest and responsible, neat and tidy, able to work in teams, and they should have a good sense of colour. Painters and decorators need good eyesight (with or without glasses), and good hand-eye co-ordination. They need to be fit and have a strong back and knees, as their work involves moving structures like furniture and scaffolding. They may work on high structures. The successful applicant will need to have a current driver’s licence.

Apprentices are trained on the job and on completion of the required unit standards gain the Level 4 National Certificate in Painting and Decorating