Apprentice Toolmaker/Transfer Press Technician

PRESSPART MANUFACTURING LIMITED

Lancashire (BB1 5RF)

Closes on Friday 20 June 2025

Posted on 13 May 2025


Summary

Toolmakers and Tool & Die Maintenance Technicians are predominantly involved in the highly skilled, complex and specialist detailed work of manufacturing and maintaining the engineering tooling used to produce components, products and assemblies.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

4 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

  • Maintaining transfer press tooling
  • Making new tooling
  • Diagnosing faults, both dimensional and visual on customer components
  • Making necessary modifications

Where you'll work

Whitebirk Estate
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5RF

Training

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

College or training organisation

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering technician (level 3)

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Your training plan

  • Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training will take place at Burnley College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills

Other requirements

Please note this apprenticeship will commence in September 2025, with interviews taking place March 2025 onwards.

About this company

H&T Presspart have extensive skills and experience covering drug delivery device development and industrialisation.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential for progression into higher-level apprenticeships
  • Potential for full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Themis Team

themis@burnley.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320375.

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Closes on Friday 20 June 2025

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