The three are Danny Quirk, Owen Camps and Rhys Garlick, who, after seven years of hard work, graduated this month from the University of Huddersfield. After completing Holroyd’s four-year apprenticeship programme - which includes on-the-job training, an HNC in Mechanical Engineering and learning key engineering skills with training provider Rochdale Training - the apprentices were invited to continue their studies to degree-level.
Image l-R: Owen Camps, Rhys Garlick, Danny Quirk and Mary McGrath (HR Manager).
Comments HR manager Mary MCGrath: “As a company, we are committed to investing in our workforce. Indeed, as part of our strategy of maintaining the exacting engineering standards that Holroyd Precision is renowned for, every year we look to take on a number of young people, developing their skills through a strong, engineering-based apprenticeship programme that typically takes four years to complete. When we see exceptional talent, such as in the case of Danny, Owen and Rhys, we are also more than happy to invest further, by providing sponsorship to degree-level study and beyond. We really do aim to provide our employees with the best opportunities available.”
And she adds that the company looks carefully at future skills gaps when recruiting. “This not only ensures sound succession planning, but also gives each apprentice a very real career opportunity to work towards.”
And the three graduates exemplify that, too. Danny Quirk is a design engineer working on Holroyd’s Powerstir friction stir welding programme.
Employed as a software engineer, Owen Camps is busy developing programming technologies for Holroyd’s machine tools. And having shown real flair for Holroyd’s component measuring technologies, Rhys Garlick is employed as a quality engineer with Holroyd Precision Rotors.
“Working at the same time as studying at degree-level was hard, but well worth it,” says Garlick. “Holroyd has provided all three of us with an amazing opportunity and supported us throughout our studies.”
Holroyd Precision is currently recruiting for its 2018 apprenticeship programme. Visit: www.holroyd.com/general/ptg-holroyd-jobs.php
