Level 2 Plastic Fabrication Apprenticeship

BARKSTON PLASTICS (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED

Hebburn, NE31 1UB

Closes on Monday 31 March 2025

Posted on 31 January 2025

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Summary

Become an apprentice with Hebburn based firm Barkston Plastics Newcastle Ltd to build a wide range of manufacturing skills within a supportive and successful business.

Wage
£14,918.80 a year

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Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4.30pm and Fridays, 8am to 2pm.

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

On a day to day basis you will learn how to:

  • Identify and understand the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of materials
  • Use hand tools / machines such as plastic welding guns, routers, manual millers, lathes, annealing ovens, pillar drills, and flame polishers
  • Understand and follow engineering drawings and CAD models for projects from a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, emergency services and the car industry
  • Fabricate – how to fabricate units following a job sheet
  • Apply quality control and inspection procedures to ISO standards
  • Use power tools such as angle grinders safely
  • Recognise and apply manufacturing standards for housekeeping and maintenance 
  • Identify and manage maintenance needs for a manufacturing unit

Where you’ll work

3C-3D Victoria Industrial Estate

Victoria Road West

Hebburn

NE31 1UB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

TYNE COAST COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this company

Barkston Plastics Newcastle is part of the Barkston Group which is one of the countries leading plastic engineering manufacturers. At this site we employ 15 staff all of whom get to work on a range of fantastic , challenging projects

Company benefits

Death in service. Company Sick Pay. 22 days holiday plus bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

  • Qualified Fabricator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BARKSTON PLASTICS (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED

Emma McKessy

hr@barkstonltd.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299859.

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Closes on Monday 31 March 2025

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