Apprentice Test Technician
JAMES WALKER & CO. LIMITED
Cockermouth Cumbria (CA13 0NH)
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 11 June 2025)
Posted on 29 May 2025
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Summary
We are currently looking to recruit an Apprentice Test Technician based at the Elastomer Manufacturing Business Unit in Cockermouth, Cumbria working in the Test Team.
- Wage
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£21,911.66 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 17:00pm
Friday: 08:45am - 12:45pm / 08:45am - 15:30pm alternating.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- 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
- The use of bespoke test equipment to conduct testing on new and innovative sealing products and solutions
- To understand and comply with the relevant health and safety regulations in place
- Accurate recording and interpretation of test data to produce documentation and reports
- Investigating seal failures and successes, providing feedback to colleagues and stakeholders as part of the research and development process
- Liaising and updating relevant stakeholders on projects that you are a team member of
- Maintenance and calibration activities, ensuring the area operates efficiently and to a consistently high standard
- Assisting the wider Technical group in their duties, particularly during fluctuations in workload
- To contribute and implement continuous improvement ideas, striving to “be the best”
Where you'll work
James Walker Co Ltd
Gote Brow
Cockermouth Cumbria
CA13 0NH
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Your training plan
Day release (once a week) at Gen2, Blackwood Road, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria. CA14 4JW.
More training information
Gen2 was established in 2000 and specialises in the Engineering, Nuclear, and Manufacturing sectors.
In May 2017 Gen2 joined City & Guilds.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Practical engineering skills
- Strong adherence to guidelines
- Strong adherence to regulation
- Data reading & interpretation
- Resilient
- Willingness to learn
About this company
A dynamic global manufacturing organisation supplying a vast range of high performance fluid sealing products and associated knowledge-based services to virtually every industry sector. With state-of-the-art skills in materials technology, particularly relating to elastomers, polymers, composites and engineering plastics plus extensive expertise in precision machining of alloys for metallic seals, and tension control fasteners for bolted joints. Our worldwide group of companies has 11 operations and a further 40 spread across Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, South Africa and the USA.
After this apprenticeship
To become a qualified Test Technician, with the opportunity to progress to Test Engineer.
The opportunity to progress towards further engineering related qualifications such as a HNC or HND.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JAMES WALKER & CO. LIMITED
Hannah Petrie
hannah.petrie@jameswalker.biz
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323127.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 11 June 2025)
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