Production Operative Apprentice

OPAL ENVELOPES LTD

WOLVERHAMPTON (WV10 7DE)

Closes on Friday 30 May 2025

Posted on 18 March 2025

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Summary

Excellent opportunity working for an established manufacturing business based in Wolverhampton.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

38 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

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

What you’ll do at work

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an apprentice to work for Opal Envelopes Ltd and train in the use of

  • Machine setting
  • Machine feeding
  • Periodic quality inspection
  • Setting up the line for production
  • Workplace organisation

Production team work with the aim to eliminate faults/errors and improve:

  • Quality
  •  Reduce changeover time
  • Reduce scrap
  • Clean down work area

Where you’ll work

ASPLEY CLOSE
MODULAR BUSINESS PARK
FOUR ASHES
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV10 7DE

Training

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

College or training organisation

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 and above)
  • Math's (grade 4 and 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this company

Opal Envelopes are an independent UK manufacturer of postal products started in 1992 with a belief that we still follow to the present day. Our ethos is simple: Opal supply the trade only. Be assured we will never sell direct to the end user through our website or sales team. Our expertise is manufacturing Postal Packaging. We will support you, by producing products of excellent quality with a high level of customer service to match. As a manufacturer, our prices reflect our low cost base. Please call or email for any items that are of interest.

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

After this apprenticeship

To be decided upon completion of training. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

PTP Recruits

ptprecruits@ptp-training.co.uk

01922651100

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310221.

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Closes on Friday 30 May 2025

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