Assembly Apprentice (Level 3 Engineering Fitter)

Summary

Opportunity to join our expanding Assembly team! This is a great opportunity for a person to practice their technological skills within a world leading metrology business. The work is varied and includes general product assembly and testing of our high precision metrology instrumentation. Full on-site training is provided.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Age related and course staged completion salary increases.

Training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Hours

07:00 - 15:30 Monday - Thursday, 07:00 - 12:00 Friday only!

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

2

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

Assemble, test, and calibrate valuable products, at times working with small components and demanding deadlines
Develop product knowledge to support all areas of assembly and/or machine shop production when required
Develop skills in electrical and mechanical precision assembly with the ability to support internal customers, other departments, and team members

Where you’ll work

PO BOX 36
2 New Star Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 9JQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
Reporting work outcomes or issues.
Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
Operating within limits of responsibility.
Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
Reporting work outcomes or issues.
Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
Operating within limits of responsibility.
Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.

Your training plan

Engineering Fitter Level 3
Apprentices attend Loughborough College 1 day per week during term time. College starts in September
A trainer/assessor will visit the apprentice(s) in the workplace

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects including Maths, English and Science (grade C / 4 or equivalent)

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
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with Taylor Hobson.

About this company

Taylor Hobson Ltd was established in 1886 and acquired by AMETEK in 2004. TH is a world leader in field of surface and form metrology, providing contact and non-contact measurement solutions to the most demanding applications with a worldwide infrastructure to support clients. Markets include optics, automotive, aerospace, medical, precision machining, and next generation technologies, particularly semiconductor, hard disk, precision optics and energy.

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Company benefits

28 days paid leave with flexible booking excluding fixed shutdowns (Easter week & Christmas week), Bank Holidays off, Perkbox employee discounts, social club membership (optional) with discounted events throughout the year.

After this apprenticeship

Full-time role with a view to wider organisation progression, e.g. skilled technician, engineering roles, service technician, product development roles.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Loughborough College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

Apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312229.

Apply now

Closes in 22 days (Friday 25 April 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

Applicants to apply directly through Taylor Hobson who will be shortlisting and interviewing. Following successful interview, enrolment will be completed later in the year with Loughborough College, ready to start at College in September. The role itself will be starting earlier to allow time for new apprentices to settle in the workplace.

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