Brief Overview of the Role

Fuchs Lubricants (UK) Plc are looking to recruit a Lean Manufacturing Apprentice to join their team. The apprentice will play a key part in ensuring the business meets its key goals and targets. Duties will include operating counterbalance forklift trucks, operating floor cleaning equipment, plus much more.

Duties to Include

• Operation of filling machines
• Operating container washing equipment
• Setting up machinery and involvement in product changeovers. Production packaging
• Operating counterbalance forklift trucks
• Operating floor cleaning equipment
• Use of SAP system
• Involvement in CI and 6S initiatives

Desired Skills & Personal Qualities

• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Customer care skills
• Initiative
• IT skills
• Number skills
• Organisation skills
• Physical fitness
• Presentation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working

Desired Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4) Desired
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4) Desired

Working Hours and Wage

8am – 4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am – 3pm Friday

Total hours per week: 39

Future Prospects

A full-time role will be available to the successful candidate at the end of the apprenticeship. Career progression within the company and the job role.

Things to Consider

The job role includes different skills and knowledge sections which provides progression within the job role. How will you travel to the company?

About the Company:

FUCHS is a Global Group with German roots that has developed, produced, and sold lubricants and related specialties (more than 10,000 products) for more than 90 years. With 54 companies and more than 6,000 employees worldwide, the FUCHS Group is the leading independent supplier of lubricants. FUCHS has more than 100,000 customers from the following industries: automotive suppliers, OEM, mining and exploration, metalworking, agriculture and forestry, aerospace, power generation, mechanical engineering, construction and transport, steel, metal and cement industries, food, glass production, casting, forging industry and many others.