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Job Description.......... Qualifications Required • School Leaver to 18 Years of Age • Minimum four GCSE grades A* - C, three of these must be in Maths, English and Science, or one-year BTEC foundation course in Electrical/Electronics. 18 Years of Age and Above • Minimum four GCSE grades A* - C, three of these must be in Maths, English and Science. A Levels in at least two of the previous subjects, or BTEC ONC in Electrical/Electronics. This is a permanent position: • 36 Hour working week Monday to Friday (Inclusive of day release to attend college). • Hours of work; Monday to Thursday 0800 – 1230 & 1300 – 1630. Friday 0800 – 1200 • 29 Days Holiday Entitlement per year including bank Holidays. • Extra Service Days after two years employment. • All equipment required is provided i.e. tools, digital voltmeter and uniform (T – Shirt and sweater). • Starting Rate of Pay is National Minimum Wage for Young People with a yearly review in September. Duties and Responsibilities – General/Testroom • To be willing to be trained as necessary in conjunction with the Protec training programme including NVQ’s, and maintain quality control procedures to the ISO 9000:2000 standard. • To be responsible for maintaining a high standard of housekeeping in your area of work. • To comply with the work instructions regarding handling procedures and safe use of production equipment and materials. • To comply with the company health and safety practices and procedures. • Test and repair from basic electrical / electronic equipment to complex electronic systems. • Faultfinding using Test Sets, Test Meters and Power Supplies. • Testing of such products as self-contained Lighting, Fire Detection Systems, Air Sampling Systems, Public Address Systems, EVC and Cell Call Systems. • Carry out in house Calibration, such as Test Meters and Test Equipment and Electrical Safety Testing. • Program Software for Fire Alarm Products and Fire Alarm location text IC’s for customers fire systems. • Provide written technical reports to our customers. • Provide technical assistance to manufacturing and service departments. • To learn/train in understanding of basic electronic circuits to complex circuits.

Job Description continued.......... Duties and Responsibilities – Lighting Line Manufacturing Process & Interface Line • Assembly of emergency lighting control boards and batteries onto the relevant geartray, assemly of fire alarm interfaces • Operate ‘In-house’ test equipment to ensure correct operation of assembled products. • Carry out fault finding on any failed equipment. • Fully assemble and pack the the completed product. Duties and Responsibilities –Preparation Work • Build sub-assembles for Fire Detection interfaces / sounders • Solder components into sub –assemblies.

Apprenticeships @ Protec Fire Detection plc.......... Protec Fire Detection PLC is the largest independent fire detection manufacture in the building safety systems market UK. Our reputation is built upon solid and reliable systems meeting the needs of both our customers and a variety of applications. We are proud to be associated with prestigious buildings and those which form our national heritage. Protec Fire Detection was started in 1968 and is still owned by the two original directors. Since that time Protec has grown into one of the country’s major manufactures and supplier of building safety systems. Along with our UK customers, Protec is proud to be associated with export customers around the world where our specialised products are installed in a wide range of applications. For over the last twenty years Protec has continued to invest and commit to young people via the apprenticeship scheme, with many moving into other areas of the business, on completion, to further their careers. ‘Protec is committed to offering young people the best possible Modern Apprenticeship in Electronic Engineering. We are committed to providing you with further education and specific relevant in house training in electronic engineering’ J Lowcock - Testroom Manager.

How to Apply.......... Download an Application Form from the Careers page of our website: www.protec.co.uk and return to:

Personnel Department, Protec Fire Detection plc, Protec House, Churchill Way, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 6RT Between the months of April - June only.

Benefits of an Apprenticeship.......... By taking the option of a modern apprenticeship over full time education such as A-Levels or a BTEC full time course, you will have the opportunity to ‘Earn while you learn’. Apprenticeships can offer a far greater educational foundation than a full time education course including: • Learning a skilled trade in a developing and changing technical environment. • Gain a great amount of practical experience, mixed with education, to prepare you for the future. • Earn an income with performance related annual pay rises. • Education to a higher qualification – Higher National Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (National certificate equivalent to 3 A-Levels) • Further opportunities at Universities, as a higher national certificate can allow a higher entry level into universities. • Gain more social skills whilst working as a team with other members of staff around the same age group. • Gain vital life skills for a career in engineering. An apprenticeship generally lasts four years, during which time you have the opportunity to learn electronic engineering in a technical challenging role, whilst financially supporting yourself. Interview Process The interview process generally takes about an hour and half. Interviews are normally arranged around school hours (if relevant) in the afternoon. During the interview: • You will have a full factory tour including explanations of the manufacturing processes and information regarding the tasks and processes that you will carry out during the apprenticeship. • Given a brief history of Protec and some of our clients. • Have an interview with the Testroom Manager. • An interview with the Testroom Manager and Production Director. • You will be tested on Mathematics, English, and Science along with a basic understanding of Electrical / Electronics. • You have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

Apprenticeship Years..........

Apprenticeship Year 1

Apprenticeship Year 1 All first year apprentices are expected to start work at the beginning of August. The 1st year of your apprenticeship is about adjusting from a school environment (if relevant) to a working environment within the first two months. Below is a list of the duties and areas you will cover in your 1st year with Protec. • Assembly of basic Fire Alarm products within assembly area • Adjust from school life to working life, become independent, understand the need for good time keeping / attendance, and house keeping. • Attend day release college • Complete NVQ work on time • Receive training on basic electronic circuits and components (transistors, resistors, capacitors, diodes) • Receive training on basic fire alarm and emergency lighting products • Test and Repair basic fire alarm and emergency lighting products such as Interfaces, Terminal Boards, Sounders and Inverters. • Learn to set-up your work area in clean manner

Apprenticeship Year 2

Apprenticeship Year 2 Continuing from Year 1, 2nd year apprentices will have learnt the basics and general working procedures. The 2nd year involves increasing your product and circuit knowledge. In addition to year 1: • Develop circuit and product knowledge (op-amps, comparitors, logic gates) • Test and repair such products as Power Supplies, Air Sampling equipment, Fire Alarm circuits and Basic customer returns. • Learn to use specialised equipment to assist you with your work. • Assist year 1 apprentices with testing. • Operate Lighting Line on a weekly rota. • Achieve at least an overall Merit in your National Certificate qualification

Apprenticeship Year 3

Apprenticeship Year 3 3rd year apprentices are more technically involved with products and supporting others. The 3rd year sees you start Higher National Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering. • Support and train 1st year apprentices in setting-up work areas, and correct method of testing. • Test and Repair microprocessor fire detection systems circuits. • Test and Repair basic complete Fire Alarm Panels, Air Sampling, and PA/VA equipment

Apprenticeship Year 4

Apprenticeship Year 4 Generally more is expected of 4th year apprentices, 4th year apprentices work more independently than in the previous three years. The technical knowledge gained allows them to understand specialised fire alarm products to enable them to test and suggest improvements in product operation. • Assist and support senior staff in their duties when required. • Deal with export returns and provide written technical reports back to the customer • Test Complete Fire Systems • Assist production engineers when required. • Complete Apprenticeship.

College & NVQ Deatils.......... College Day release to Burnley College to obtain formal qualifications in Electrical / Electronic Engineering. The course is a BTEC Accredited course and takes four years to complete. The first two years are studding BTEC National Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering followed by a further two years studying Higher National Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering Subjects listed below in year order. National Certificate Year 1 National Certificate Year 2 • Unit 2 - Communications for Technicians • Unit 1 - Business Systems for Technicians • Unit 4 - Mathematics for Technicians • Unit 3 - Engineering Project • Unit 5 - Electrical and Electronic Principles • Unit 28 - Further Mathematics for Technicians • Unit 35 - Principles and Applications of Electronic Devices • Unit 34 - Electronic Circuit Manufacture • Unit 60 - Principles and Applications of Analogue Electronics • Unit 67 - Further Electrical Principles • Unit 61 - Construction and Application of Digital Systems Higher National Certificate Year 1 • BE1501 - Analytical Methods • BE1502 - Engineering Science • BE1503 - Electrical and Electronic Principles • BE2503 - Electronics

Higher National Certificate Year 2 • MP2721 - Operations Management • BE2502 - Project • BE1506 - Combinational and Sequential Logic • BE1505 - PLC’s

National Vocational Qualifications for Modern Apprenticeships NVQ2 – PEO Mandatory Units: • PEO2/001 Working safely in an engineering environment • PEO2/002 Working efficiently and effectively in engineering • PEO2/003 Using and communicating technical information Optional Units: Electrical/Electronic • PEO2/038 Maintaining electronic equipment/systems • PEO2/033 Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits • PEO2/036 Assembling and testing electronic circuits NVQ3 - Electrical/Electronic Pathway EEA: Designing Electronic Circuits Mandatory Units: • EEE3/001 Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements • EEE3/002 Using and interpreting engineering data and documentation • EEE3/003 Working efficiently and effectively in engineering Additional Routes • EEE3/004 Designing electronic circuit board layouts using CAD tools • EEE3/005 Evaluating and recommending circuit design options • EEE3/006 Providing technical guidance to others

Careers Opportunities after your Apprenticeship within Protec.......... Protec will endeavour to offer more than just a modern apprenticeship. Once you have completed your modern apprenticeship the company will evaluate your abilities and aim to offer you alternative roles within the company which match your skills and interest within the Protec group. Past apprentices have moved on into such areas as; Service / Commissioning Our Service department is responsible for maintaining, servicing fire detection, security healthcare, PA/VA, and emergency lighting systems. Also commissioning such systems for our customers throughout the UK. Relevant training courses are provided to support you in your new role. A Company vehicle is provided for which a clean driving license would be an essential requirement. Minimum forty five hour working week with ‘On Call’ rota.

Research and Development (R&D) Our R&D department is responsible for designing and developing our well established fire detection systems manufactured and supplied world-wide. This resource enables Protec to develop our products along with our present and future customer requirements. By using our in house team of engineers and new technology Protec continues to remains a market leader in Fire Detection systems. University education will be will be granted for a full degree in this role.

Production Engineering This role allows you to remain within the production environment. In this role you will assist with new products being released from our R&D department in building new test fixtures, programming the relevant specialised equipment and machines. Production engineers are also responsible for a high level of maintenance on production equipment.

System Design System / Client Design is responsible for the design of Fire Alarm Systems, Public Address Systems, Emergency Lighting Systems and Security Systems. The design of a system can usually start with a site survey that is carried out by our British Standards qualified Sales Engineers or drawings supplied by the client. Our Client Design Estimators quote the design of the system and a final cost (to include materials and labour) this is submitted back to our client as a competitive quote for approval.

Protec Fire Detection Plc, Protec House, Churchill Way, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 6RT Company policy is one of continuous improvement, we reserve the right to change specification without prior notice

Tel: 01282 717171 Fax: 01282 717273 Web: www.protec.co.uk Email: [email protected]

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