Engineering Apprentice

BSW TIMBER LIMITED

Carlisle (CA6 4BA)

Closes on Friday 22 August 2025

Posted on 23 May 2025

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Summary

Earn and Learn • Pay rates above National minimum, Increasing with service and progression • Funded learning and career development opportunities. Work alongside a multiskilled engineering team as you learn how to maintain repair and run Industrial sawmilling machinery. Candidates must hold at least 5 GCSEs at grades 4 – 7 (C or above)

• Wage:

  Competitive

  Competitive wage offered

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  Salary increases with length of service and achievement of qualification milestones.

• Training course: Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
• Hours: 1st year: 4 days/week attend Gen2, 1 day/week on site 8am-4pm. 2nd Year: Mon - Fri, Shifts 6am-2pm and 2pm- 10pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 30 September 2025

• Duration:

  3 years

• 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

• Shadow engineer/tradesman on planned maintenance and reactive maintenance tasks
• Visual checks
• Rebuild/refurbish spare parts in the workshop
• Fill in job reports
• Order replacement parts that have been used on their job

Where you'll work

Carlisle Sawmills
Cargo
Carlisle
CA6 4BA

Training

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

College or training organisation

GENII ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Your training plan

• Maintenance and operations engineering technician
  Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• First year apprentice will attend Gen2 Engineering and Technology Training 4 days/week and on site training 1 day/week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4-7)
• Maths (grade 4-7)

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
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience

About this company

Founded in 1848, in Earlston, Scotland, BSW Timber is now the largest sawmilling company in the UK. With 11 manufacturing sites across the UK and Latvia, BSW Timber are large-scale producers of certified timber products for various industries and applications, including fencing, landscaping, decking, cladding, construction, joinery and pallet production.

http://www.bsw.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

31 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays). Company sick pay. Cycle to Work Scheme. Exclusive deals on travel, shopping, entertainment and eating out. Confidential 24/7 wellbeing support. Discounted rate on a range of BSW products

After this apprenticeship

• On completion of apprenticeship the candidate will be able to work as a qualified member of the engineering team
• Routes for progression may include Engineering Team Leader, Engineering Supervisor, and Engineering Manger as well as opportunites to move in to the projects and development team

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BSW TIMBER LIMITED

Lesley Walker-Lowe

lesley.walker-lowe@bsw.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319932.

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Closes on Friday 22 August 2025

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