Engineering Operative Apprentice

COMMERCIAL BLINDS AND GLAZING LTD

ROCHDALE (OL16 4NW)

Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 March 2025

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Summary

Commercial Blinds and Glazing are looking for a hardworking individual to join the team as an Engineering Operative apprentice. The successful candidate will assist with the in-house production of roller blinds.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Pay will be reviewed within performance reviews.

Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4:30pm. May be required to work some Saturdays and overtime in the week when required.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Assisting with the in-house production of roller blinds
  • Working towards tight dealines
  • Working to accurate sizes to ensure all blinds are made to measure
  • Using machinery, chopsaws, hand tools and automated cutting tables
  • Working our fabric and components to reduce company waste and increase company profitability
  • Packagine and labelling of jobs correctly
  • Ensuring the work area is clean, tidy and maintanied a good working condition

Where you’ll work

LOGIC 11
KINGSWAY BUSINESS
CHARLES BABBAGE AVENUE
ROCHDALE
OL16 4NW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

  • Training will be delivered by a combination of all round training in the workplace and will also involve attending college one day a week at Hopwood Hall College (Middleton Campus). You will be assigned a 'work-based tutor' from Hopwood Hall College who will support you through your qualification

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3 or above)
  • Maths (grade 3 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

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Punctual
  • Personable

About this company

Commercial Blinds and Glazing supply and install commercial window blinds and curtains to the UK construction sector which are manufactured in-house.

https://www.commercialblinds.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Possibility to progress to head of manufacturing or ro progress into a site surveyor and installer with CSCS training provided.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308307.

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Closes in 28 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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