Brandauer - Level 3 - Toolmaking Apprenticeship
C BRANDAUER AND CO LTD
BIRMINGHAM (B19 2YU)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 27 June 2025)
Posted on 2 June 2025
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Summary
As an apprentice, you will build, repair and maintain complex multi-stage progression press tools to fine tolerances, with the target of enabling them to run successfully “first-time” in a production environment utilising Bruderer high-speed presses.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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You will receive annual pay reviews in line with your and company performance
- Training course
- Engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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At company Monday - Thursday, 07:30 - 16:15. Friday, 07:30 - 12:30.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 17 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
What will you be doing?
The role of the apprentice is very much on the job, getting hands on experience.
- Repair and maintain tooling to pre-determined standard times and estimates
- Using recognised problem-solving techniques to analyse tool problems
- Disassemble and rebuild tools for maintenance/repair and re-grind
- Reporting key spares/repairs to the Toolroom Lead
- Analysis and actioning of tool problems in production
- Promoting and utilising the company’s health & safety requirements
- Championing the use of appropriate PPE
Where you'll work
235 BRIDGE STREET WEST
BIRMINGHAM
B19 2YU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EEF LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with us and Make UK, which are fully paid for, including:
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Practical Foundation Training – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Workplace Competence Training - in years 2 to 4 in company
- Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Knowledge - in Years 1, 2 & 3 on block release to Make UK
- In house training in line with your requirements.
- Further qualifications deemed necessary by your employer
On completion of your studies and End Point Assessment (EPA), you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Engineering Technician.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (or other relevant subject) (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
You should consider how you'll get to work daily and how you'll get to Make UK. Please note: Brandauer and Make UK reserve the right to close this advert without notice, so apply now to avoid disappointment
About this company
We are a Queens and Kings Award winning engineering and manufacturing business that has been established in Birmingham for over 160 years. Specialising in the design, build and manufacture of high precision tooling and components, the company supplies its solutions to customers in multiple sectors including Telecommunications, Plumbing, Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, Pharmaceutical and Renewables. Having navigated the pandemic with a major focus on R&D and exciting emerging market opportunities, the company has entered a rapid growth phase.
Company benefits
we also offer a generous pension and death in service life cover
After this apprenticeship
Fully qualified toolmaker could lead to being anything from a Toolroom Lead Department Manager to the Manufacturing Director. At Brandauer we like to develop our future leaders.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EEF LIMITED
Make UK Recruitment Team
asrecruitment@makeuk.org
01213447900
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323377.
Apply now
Closes in 21 days (Friday 27 June 2025)
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