Ben's Shift Training
The final part of our apprenticeship training is to spend 6
months working on the 4-shift pattern within the department, I have recently
completed this part and am now back working on day shift.
The 4-shift pattern includes 12 hour day and night shifts as
well as over weekends.
This part of our training allows you to learn a lot about
what happens during breakdowns throughout the plant and work with a variety of
different people. I found it really interesting and enjoyable as I learnt a lot
from the breakdowns and training I received.
The type of breakdowns I attended during each shift varied.
Some were to fault find on different production lines throughout the factory,
ensuring that the problem was found and fixed within a reasonable time scale to
get the line back up and running as soon as possible. Whilst fault finding you
would also look through the program of a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) to
help identify the issue.
Other jobs included tasks which had been given out by the
Supervisor at the start of the shift which we would work on if and when we were
not called out for any issues throughout production. These included wiring of
new motors, changing components in a panel or on the line during maintenance
days and training on various types of drives.
I really liked the shift pattern, I worked 2 shifts one week
either days or nights and then the next week work 5 shifts either days or
nights. Before I started my shift work I was worried about the night shift and
I was not sure how I would manage them, but it was fine you soon get used to
them.
Overall,
I found the experience really good and the shift electricians have helped me a
lot with my training. Having the shift training at the end of the
apprenticeship is really beneficial because I feel this opportunity has really
built on the other knowledge I have developed.
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