Design and Draughting Apprentice
W M I LTD
SHEFFIELD (S9 1NJ)
Closes in 21 days (Thursday 16 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 June 2026
Contents
Summary
We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Technical Design Apprentice to join our well-established technical team, based at our office in the Meadowhall area of Sheffield.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a passion for design and a keen interest in the construction industry.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
- Training course
- Engineering design technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8am-4.30pm. Friday 8am-3.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 9 months
- Positions available
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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
- Undertake in house training using AutoCAD/CAM and other relevant design software.
- Assist with the scheduling, drafting, and detailing of Wincro’s construction products for contract orders, ensuring alignment with customer specifications.
- Respond to telephone enquiries and email correspondence, providing a high standard of customer support.
- Prepare and maintain Drawing Issue Registers and Works Issue Sheets.
- Produce accurate drawings and supporting documentation to ensure the efficient delivery of contract orders.
- Support the wider team and carry out any additional duties as directed by senior management to meet business needs.
Where you'll work
3 FIFE STREET
SHEFFIELD
S9 1NJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Training course
Engineering design technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
- Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
- Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
- Select materials and parts.
- Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
- Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
- Provide feedback on engineering designs.
- Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
- Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
- Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
- Read, interpret and establish design intent.
- Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
- Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
- Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
- Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
- Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
- Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
- Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
- Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
- Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
- Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
- Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
- Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
- Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
- Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
- Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
- Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
- Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
- Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
- Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
- Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
- Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
- Select materials and parts.
- Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
- Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
- Provide feedback on engineering designs.
- Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
- Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
- Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
- Read, interpret and establish design intent.
- Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
- Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
About this employer
Wincro Metal Industries Limited is a long established company founded on the principles of innovative design, quality manufacture and outstanding customer service.
Our steadfast commitment to those values over the years has firmly established Wincro as one of today’s leading designers and manufacturers of Stainless Steel Building Products. It has also earned the company an excellent reputation for quality and reliability amongst the many architects, specifiers, engineers and building contractors that the business serves.
Wincro is based in Sheffield, the home of stainless steel. The company can trace its roots to the 1920’s when it designed and built the Winco-Stringer motorcar, which was at the forefront of technology of the day.
We produce a wide range of corrosion resistant fixings, support systems, flooring and access equipment. Our range is constantly evolving and developing in order to keep pace with the demands of a fast-moving industry and the changing needs of our clients.
https://wincro.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Company bonus scheme
- Private healthcare
- Company pension scheme
- Death in service insurance
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
There may be the opportunity to develop your career within the organisation or continue your progression with further qualifications.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Declan
training@t3-uk.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038086.
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Closes in 21 days (Thursday 16 July 2026 at 11:59pm)