The ‘Sandvik Coromant’ Machining Apprentice of the Year Award 2020
Sponsored by Sandvik Coromant
Sandvik Coromant is at the forefront of manufacturing tools, machining solutions and knowledge that drive industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and into the next industrial era. Educational support, extensive research and development investment and strong customer partnerships ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 3,100 patents worldwide, employs over 8,500 staff, and is represented in 150 countries.
Finalists for the ‘Sandvik Coromant’ Machining Apprentice of the Year Award
Dalton Philip Brodie – AESSEAL PLC
In my role as a computer aided manufacturing (CAM) apprentice, I produce and simulate programs to suit customer orders using NX and Vericut.
One of the highlights of my time at the AMRC Training Centre has been working closely with people who have many years of experience, which allowed me to learn as much as possible. So much so that I undertook several personal projects under the guidance of these trainers which were not part of the curriculum, allowing me to expand my knowledge and experience further.
My aspirations for the future are to grow my knowledge within the company and become a technical expert at CAM programming, while expanding my educational training to degree level.
Andrew Chapman – Boeing UK LTD
As operations team lead, I work with our support teams to facilitate a daily plan which maximises machine and operator utilisation; hosting meetings at the start and end of shifts to discuss safety, quality, delivery, innovation and cost. My role requires me to respond to problems quickly and bring together the right personnel to remove the roadblock and resume production; identify areas for improvement within my cell and help create and monitor standardised work to benefit the team and the company.
The highlight of my time at the AMRC Training Centre has to be the intensity of the training; being taught so much in so little time has helped make me the apprentice I am today. I’m the most adaptive and resilient I have ever been because of this. Also learning from people who have worked in the engineering industry previously is a priceless opportunity.
I aspire to make my way into management within manufacturing and become a role model for other apprentices who are wanting to go down the same path I have. I thoroughly enjoy working with people and actively problem solving on the go; I feel a role in management would fulfil this.
Daniel O’Keefe – Pryor Marking Technology
My daily duties as a centre lathe turner involve machining parts, mentoring our new apprentice and maintaining safety for myself and others.
For me, the highlights of being at the AMRC Training Centre have been exceeding my own expectations and achieving distinctions in my grades; paired with the abilities I have gained to operate and produce components to a high standard.
I would like to expand my knowledge across multiple machines before eventually working my way up into a senior role within the company where I will be given more responsibilities and chances to help improve in areas with new ideas and mentor other apprentices.