Apprentice - Tool Maker

ELRING KLINGER (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED

Cleveland (TS10 5RX)

Closes in 6 days (Friday 11 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 March 2025

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Summary

Working with high precision tools you will be developed to combine traditional manual hand skills with modern technology to help maintain, service, repair and develop new and existing tools and dies to enable plant equipment to produce a range of high-volume parts on a daily basis in line with engineering specifications.

Wage

£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 7 am to 3 pm. or Monday to Friday 3 pm to 11 pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

4 years

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

Maintain, service, repair and develop new and existing tools and dies.

Assist with planned preventative maintenance activites, along with breakdowns and fault finding.

Craft precision tools and dies that are used to cut, shape, pierce and form metal and other materials in stamping and forming operations. 

Also produce jigs and fixtures that hold metal whilst its machined, welded or drilled as well as produce, maintain service gauges and other measuring devices.

Where you’ll work

Kirkleatham Business Park
Redcar
Cleveland
TS10 5RX

Training

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

College or training organisation

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or above)
  • Science (grade 4 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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

Applicants must be able to commute to company location in Redcar and Middlesbrough College.

About this company

ElringKlinger (Great Britain) Limited (EKGB) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational German automotive parts company ElringKlinger AG, which is headquartered in Stuttgart. In our stamping, forming and assembly production cells, EKGB manufacture gasket and heatshield components primarily for internal combustion engines and transmission systems, as well as underbody protective shielding components.

Company benefits

Employee Discount Scheme Company Pension Scheme Health Cash Plan

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Tool Maker

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ELRING KLINGER (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED

Ann Jones

ann.jones@elringklinger.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311498.

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Closes in 6 days (Friday 11 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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