The Opportunity
You may be asking, what does a Casting and Moulding Apprentice do, and how will the skills I learn help my career?
In this apprenticeship you will gain the skills to produce sand moulds and cores used to make ferrous and non-ferrous metal castings.
If you have a creative mind and enjoy making things with your hands, you could be well suited to a Casting and Moulding career.
Job DetailsOur client Ingot – Foundry Marine Engineering, based in Hemmant, has been operating for over 40 years, specialising in non-ferrous casting, working with aluminium and bronze metal alloys.
Learning your trade in a workshop with a foundry, you will be sand moulding, then casting and finishing a wide range of different driveline products for the marine industry, such as rudders, skegs, couplings, nuts, deck hardware and hatches.
Ingot Foundry manufactures for all industry sectors including oil, gas, water and construction industries.
Undertaking this four-year apprenticeship will allow you to become qualified in Moulding and Casting and you will earn your MEM31719 Certificate III Engineering – Casting and Moulding.
With this qualification, you could progress your career in technical design and fabrication.
Benefits- Full time 4-year contract including paid annual and personal leave
- MEM31719 Certificate III Engineering – Casting and Moulding
- Paid weekly
- Access to 1:1 mentoring
- The chance to learn from experienced tradespeople
- Opportunity to access Government subsidy payments of up to a total of $5000 for the first 2 years of your apprenticeship paid in 6-monthly instalments
- Must be clean shaven as you will be wearing a fitted mask
- Able to work in hot conditions
- Hard-working person who can work well in a team
- Willingness to listen and learn
- Mechanical aptitude and previous experience with machinery
- Punctual and reliable – early starts
- Forklift licence or willing to obtain
- Reliable vehicle and current driver's licence
- White Card
- Successfully pass a Pre-employment Medical