Engineering Apprentice

EDM LIMITED

Lancashire (M40 5BJ)

Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 June 2026

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Summary

This is a brilliant opportunity to commence a lifelong career in engineering. This 4 year apprenticeship will involve working as part of the highly skilled Engineering Team within EDM Ltd, where you will develop a good general knowledge of all the site activities and perform all assigned work quickly, economically and to company standards.

Wage

£15,275.52 a year

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Increases due in line with national minimum wage i.e. dependent on age bracket and yearly increases

Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Year 1 = Monday to Friday (4 days college, 1-day EDM) College = 8:30am to 4pm EDM = 6:45am to 4:15pm Year 2 - 4 = Monday to Thursday (3 days EDM, 1-day college) EDM = 6:45am to 4:15pm College = 8:30am to 4pm

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

3 years 6 months

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

  • Gain skills in the use of appropriate measuring equipment and be able to interpret and accurately measure
  • Gain knowledge and skill in the setup, guarding and use of appropriate machinery required to undertake manufacture
  • Work towards the ability to interpret engineering technical drawings
  • Developing the skills to construct or modify equipment from verbal instructions and drawings to a high degree of precision
  • To be able to demonstrate the skills and processes as the training period progresses by working independently or with a team, to undertake tasks as instructed and increase overall contribution to the business
  • Maintain thorough records and documentation of a training/education/skills progress

Where you'll work

Brunel House 1 Thorpe Road
Newton Heath
Manchester
Lancashire
M40 5BJ

Training

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

Training provider

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

The 4-year technical apprenticeship will result in a L3 EAL Certificate as an Engineering Fitter.

Training will be completed as a day release during the first year so you will come to EDM 1-day a week. From year 2, you will work at EDM for 3-days with 1-day a week at college. 

The training will be undertaken by Rochdale Training College based on Fishwick Street in Rochdale. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

Candidates must have an interest in working away at Customer Sites worldwide. The role will require Security Clearance which requires them to be a UK national with no spent or unspent convictions.

About this employer

On offer is an opportunity to work for a company that have an excellent reputation in their industry and a state-of-the-art facility to enable them to deliver on bespoke projects for a range of clients. We have a wide variety of prestigious clients on some of the most exciting Military and Civil aviation training engineering projects around the world and these roles are instrumental in developing the future of our business. Based in Manchester we are currently recruiting for Engineering Apprenticeships in our Mechanical and Electrical Departments. 

https://edmgroupltd.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 4 day working week
  • Supportive and enjoyable working environment
  • Competitive salary with structured increases
  • Company Pension
  • 25 days holiday + public holidays pro rate
  • Life Insurance following 12-months service

After this apprenticeship

Following apprenticeship, EDM aim to offer a permanent position with a development plan to a standard Fitter within 12-months. This will also come with regular pay increments subject to performance reviews. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDM LIMITED

Steph Rees

careers@edm.ltd.uk

0161 2033150

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000264893.

Apply now

Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm)