Fabrication and Welding Apprentice
EXCEL PROCESS SYSTEMS LTD
DERBY (DE24 8EB)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 31 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 March 2025
Contents
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Derby based engineering company as a Fabrication and Welding Apprentice where you will be undertaking welding, fabrication, fitting and assembly.
- Wage
- £15,704 a year
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4.00pm
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 1 August
- Duration
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2 years 9 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Welding
- Fabrication
- Fitting and assembly
- General production engineering
Where you’ll work
14 PEAK DRIVE
DERBY
DE24 8EB
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
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
Your training course
Metal fabricator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
Your training plan
An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence. You will be expected
to work towards the Metal Fabricator Level 3, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group
The apprentice will also work towards the Level 3 in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
- Science (grade 4/C or above)
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
Excel Process Systems Ltd designs, manufactures, and distributes a range of equipment for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industries including the food and drink, chemical, homecare, pharmaceutical, paints and specialist coatings and other high volume manufacturing sectors. We provide bespoke solutions that are tailored to meet our clients’ needs in a dynamic and versatile fashion. We are experts in stainless steel fabrication and both electrical and mechanical engineering. Our catalogue of process solutions – ranging from full conveyor systems to jacketed process vessels and bespoke fabrications – demonstrates our professionalism and versatility, and the reason we’re trusted to serve throughout such a variety of industry sectors. Located in Derby, UK, we serve both nationally and internationally.
After this apprenticeship
Progression/full-time employment within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
James Sayles
saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk
01246 500681
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306908.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 31 March at 11:59pm)
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