Fabrication and Welding Apprentice
ABLE STAINLESS STEEL FABRICATIONS LTD
SWADLINCOTE (DE11 9EQ)
Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 April 2025
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Swadlincote based engineering company as a Fabrication and Welding Apprentice where you will be undertaking welding, fabrication, fitting and assembly.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 7.30am - 4.00pm and Friday 7.30am - 3.00pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years 9 months
- Positions available
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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
On a day-to-day basis, the successful applicant will be working within the fabrication and welding side of the business:
- Welding.
- Fabrication.
- Fitting and assembly.
- General production engineering.
Where you’ll work
CADLEY HILL ROAD
SWADLINCOTE
DE11 9EQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
Your training course
Metal fabricator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
Your training plan
An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry-specific competence. You will be expected to work towards the Metal Fabricator Level 3, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group.
The apprentice will also work towards Level 3 in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade A-C/4-9)
- Maths (grade A-C/4-9)
GCSE in:
- Science (grade 4/C 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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Hard Working
Other requirements
Must be able to get to the employer premises on a daily basis and to the training centre on Pride Park in Derby for the day release.
About this company
We have been established since 1979 as a UK limited company. We currently have more than 35 members of staff with over 25 time served skilled tradesmen. The year 2006 saw us move into our own purpose built engineering workshops, located in the centre of England. At present we are suppliers to a variety of blue chip companies within a wide range of industries.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression/full-time employment within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
James Sayles
saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk
01246 500681
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313341.
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Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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