Engineering Operative Apprentice in Fabrication and Welding
VISUAL SCENE LTD
Coalville (LE67 1SZ)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 June 2025
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Summary
Our workshop offers all aspects of scenic building from MIG and aluminium welding to traditional woodworking methods and vac form detailing. This role allows you to work as part of a small team with its main focus falling within fabrication, welding and metalwork to support the design and production build of scenery.
- 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 operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
40 hours per week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 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
- Work on projects independently or as a team.
- Make sure you keep workspaces tidy and safe.
- Always be willing to assist other members of staff when lifting or moving scenery.
- Be aware of your surroundings when Health and Safety is concerned.
- Be able to solve problems and overcome challenges.
- Cutting, drilling and welding metals.
- Fabrication and assembly of metal parts joining techniques
- Work with a variety of materials to produce scenery
- Preparing materials and equipment for cutting or welding processes
- Specific safe working practices, isolation procedures and safe reinstating of equipment/system that need to be observed
- Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
Where you'll work
Unit 2, Pine Court
Walker Road, Bardon Hill
Coalville
LE67 1SZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
THE SMB GROUP
Your training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
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Your training plan
- On-the-job training
- Off-the-job training
- Block release training to Stephenson College , Coalville
- Apprentice will undertake a Level 2 Engineering Operative - Fabrication pathway apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Art/ Design Technology (grade 4/C)
- Science (grade 4/C)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Independent
- Good Timekeeping
- Flexible
- Understanding of CAD drawings
- Interest in Construction
Other requirements
Willing to work on sites across the UK occasionally Commute to workshop. This role may offer the opportunity to work within all aspects of the build ie:- Joinery, painting and prop work to enable a 360* understanding of a complete build.
About this company
Scenic design, construction and finishing for stage and screen, Visualscene has been making scenery for the theatre industry for over 20years. Whether within our workshop or within theatres and opera houses , we pride ourselves on our vast skill and experience to recreate, build and finish scenic backdrops.
After this apprenticeship
Leading a team of engineers and project management.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE SMB GROUP
Apprenticeship Department
apprenticeships@smbgroup.ac.uk
01530519001
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325859.
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Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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