Level 3 Apprentice Metal Fabricator
ECS Engineering Services Limited
Nottinghamshire (NG17 2JZ)
Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025
Posted on 21 July 2025
Contents
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large engineering business based in Sutton in Ashfield that provides engineering solutions to the water, energy and environmental industries as their new Metal Fabricator apprentice. You will be involved in marking out, cutting, fabrication and welding.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.25am - 3.55pm and Friday, 7.30am - 1.30pm
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 2 months
- Positions available
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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
Tasks covered during apprenticeship:
- Interpretation of technical drawings
- Fabrication of steel members
- Checking size of section/length and pre-drilled holes against drawing
- Ensuring all steel and relevant fittings are available and holes/plates are dressed correctly
- Marking off sections for notching or the attachment as fittings as required
- Flame cutting, grinding, tack welding and lifting operations
- Ensuring best possible joints are used at all times
- Mark weld sizes, load numbers, paint specifications to assist progression of fabrication at later stages
- Ensure all paperwork is completed in accordance with ECS requirements
- Assisting with welding where required
- The use/storage of consumables/PPE
- Identification of defects
- Understanding and working to ECS Safe Systems of Works and procedures
- Training and use of all associated equipment
Where you'll work
Ecs Engineering Services Ltd
Fulwood Road South
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 2JZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
Training course
Metal fabricator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
Training schedule
- An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence
- You will be expected to work towards the Metal Fabricator Level 3, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group
- As part of your apprenticeship, and dependent on your prior attainment, you may be required to complete maths and English Functional Skills which is an integral part of your apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion you will be awarded additional certificates of recognition for these qualifications
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted 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
- Physical fitness
- Interest in Welding
- Interest in Plating
Other requirements
Physical role using tools and equipment Day release will be at our centre on Pride Park in Derby
About this employer
ECS provide high quality, reliable and cost effective engineering solutions, specialising in bespoke design and construction of water, energy and environmental processing and management projects.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time job with the company
- Continued training and development
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
James Sayles
saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk
07929669938
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327749.
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Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025
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