Apprentice Fitter
Casagrande UK
AYLESBURY (HP18 0XB)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 25 August 2025)
Posted on 3 January 2025
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Summary
Casagrande are looking for an Apprentice Engineering Fitter to join their team in the workshop/yard/stores. You will be liaising with customers over service and operational issues with our equipment as part of this position.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:00.
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
- Occasionally assisting with repair of machines both on site and in our yard
- Occasional travel throughout the UK and Ireland in company vehicle (supervised)
- Assisting with refurbishment of secondhand machines ready for resale or hire
- Inspections of machines in readiness for sale or to check for warranty issues
- Management and health and safety responsibility for the operation of our yard and workshop including the equipment
- Building strong relationships with customers and managing their expectations when dealing with maintenance issues
- Answer office telephones when required and generally assist others with ad hoc needs
- Regular assistance with the upkeep of company premises
- Deal with customer phone and e-mail enquiries for spare parts, search spare manuals for correct parts and, if necessary, consult with service staff to ensure correct identification of parts required
- Ensure the stock room is tidy and parts labels in order
- Assist with annual stock take
- Assist with maintaining company’s buildings, fixtures and fittings
- Cover for both Spare Parts Manager and Service Manager when needs be
Where you'll work
BUILDING 1070
WESTCOTT VENTURE PARK
WESTCOTT
AYLESBURY
HP18 0XB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING 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
- Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship Standard. Company Training Plan & Assessment
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Development Knowledge (1 day per week for 2 years at college)
Development Competence Qualification (workplace) - Level 2 Functional Skills - maths (If required)
- Level 2 Functional Skills - English (If required)
- End-Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Interest in Engineering
- Time Management
Other requirements
Working outside in all weathers, travelling abroad for training - Italy/Germany. Be able to drive and a full UK clean driving licence.
About this employer
We have been specialising in foundation piling and drilling equipment for over 30 years. Our experience, knowledge and expertise in foundation and piling equipment make us the first choice for our clients. From our centrally located, purpose built premises in Westcott near Aylesbury we sell, support, service and maintain new and used piling rigs, equipment for diaphragm walls, drilling rigs, tunnelling machines, grouting plants and pumps and hydraulic crawler cranes for major construction companies throughout the UK. Our innovative Casagrande XP-2 range of machines and our other partner manufacturers machines are built to the highest industry standards and can be tailored into over 200 different solutions to fit your exact requirements. Bespoke options and tooling packages are available to suit your specific application and ground conditions. We also stock a wide range of parts and spares in order to ensure you stay operational with minimal down time and our factory trained engineers can provide on-site servicing throughout the UK.
After this apprenticeship
- Position of fitter within the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Sally Parr
s.parr@theengineeringtrust.org
07879 128768
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294374.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 25 August 2025)
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