Level 3 Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer Apprenticeship
HELLER MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED
Worcestershire (B98 9EX)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 26 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 May 2025
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Summary
The successful candidate will gain skills that start from Bench fitting, Electrical wiring/testing through doing this apprenticeship. They will then begin their training at MGTS and then move onto “Group assembly” at Heller where they will progress through assembly sections, learning about the different mechanical sub-assemblies that come together.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am to 16:30pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 26 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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
They will progress through assembly sections, learning about the different mechanical sub-assemblies that come together when installed on machine assembly. The candidate will have the responsibility to complete logbooks, reviews, and observations while on this area.
They will then be moved over to machine assembly, progressing through the different “build stations” learning how the machine is assembled. The final year of the apprenticeship will be completed on machine commissioning. They will have experience working in inspection, service/applications departments. Throughout their apprenticeship the apprentice will be working with high accuracy equipment, using a variety of tools, and utilizing the skills they have gained to deliver innovative products to market.
Where you'll work
Acanthus Road
Ravensbank Business Park
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9EX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
Your 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.
Your training plan
The successful candidate will complete the theory training at MGTS. The location address is Brook Building, Arrow Road North, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 8NN. The initial training will be 5 days a week, 8am until 16:30pm. Potentially to achieve HNC in Engineering. They will then return to Heller to begin further training and put what they have learnt into practice. The apprentice will continue to go to college on day release for a further 2 years.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Hands on approach
- Willingness to learn
About this company
Heller Machine Tools Limited is one of the UK’s largest horizontal CNC machining centre manufacturer and is a dynamic, modern Company situated in an easily accessible area on the outskirts of Redditch town centre.
After this apprenticeship
Once qualified and the apprenticeship is completed, a full-time position at Heller Machine Tools may be offered to the successful candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HELLER MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED
Leah-Mai Ricketts
leahmai.ricketts@heller.biz
01212753362
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319618.
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Closes in 17 days (Monday 26 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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