Engineering Apprenticeship

Summary

We seek hardworking reliable individuals to join our team. You will learn the necessary skills to use a full range of tools assisting engineers throughout the manufacturing process in custom-metalwork engineering and electro-mechanical integration. An apprenticeship at CAPTEC is the beginning of an exciting career in a key technology sector.

Wage: £14,918.80 a year
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Training course: Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.45pm and Friday, 8.00am - 1.0pm
38 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 4 September
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 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

As an Apprentice at CAPTEC you will start as a valued team member learning to:

Set up & operate a variety of conventional & CNC machines, and undertake turning, graining, deburring, masking, powder coating, pressing, punching and assembling a wide variety of parts
You will follow operation sheets, to ensure parts are progressed through the factory on time
Achieve set production times and targets
Read and interpret drawings & quality specifications
You will gain an extensive knowledge of materials working to defence and aerospace standards
You will learn finishing processes such as spray painting, silk-screen printing and engraving
Carry out quality checks
Work safely in compliance with Health and Safety law and in accordance with the company's policies
Undertake other duties that may reasonably be required

Where you’ll work

INDUSTRIES HOUSE

18 INVINCIBLE ROAD

FARNBOROUGH

HAMPSHIRE

GU14 7QU

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

FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

As an apprentice at CAPTEC you will be employed in our factory with day release, off-site college based learning at Farnborough College of Technology

Throughout your apprenticeship you will gain the following quailifcations:

Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Opertions (Skills)
Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations (Knowledge).

You will earn a certificate for completeing the Engineering Operative Level 2 Apprenticship Standard.

The day release scheme allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence. You will be supported by both the staff at Cove and at the College.

Farnborough College of Technology is less than 2 km away.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English, Maths, (grade 4-9)

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
Organisation skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

At CAPTEC, we work with customers in engineering-led industries for custom-metalwork engineering and electro-mechanical integration. That is why we own every step of the process, providing a single point of contact, improving customer experience and protecting their brand reputation. Our customers outsource complex projects to CAPTEC because they trust us to get the job done.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of this apprenticeship will provide an opportunity to progress though the company and possibly onto a Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship.

But to start you don't necessarily need to have industry or technical experience - simply the desire to embark upon a new and exciting career as a professional engineer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAPTEC SUBSYSTEMS ENGINEERING LTD

Phill Gower

01252512919

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000302991.

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Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025

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