Engineering Fitter Apprentice
ARMSTRONG HYDRAULIC SERVICES (HULL) LTD
HULL (HU1 2SH)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 8 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Join Armstrong Hydraulics as an Engineering Fitter Apprentice! Learn to assemble, maintain, and refurbish hydraulic powered equipment including cranes, winches, and cylinders. Gain hands-on skills in hydraulic system design, refurbishment, and testing. Start your engineering career with expert training and real-world experience!
- Wage
-
£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
-
Monday - Friday (hours to be discussed at interview).
38 hours a week
- Start date
-
Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
-
3 years 6 months
- 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
- Assemble, install, and maintain hydraulic powered machinery such as cranes, winches, and steering gears
- Support the refurbishment process: dismantling, cleaning, inspecting, repairing components, and applying protective coatings
- Assist with hydraulic cylinder refurbishment, including resealing, component replacement, rechroming, and pressure testing
- Participate in the manufacture and bespoke design of hydraulic cylinders tailored to specific applications
- Develop skills in hydraulic system design, pipe installations, and troubleshooting hydraulic systems
- Conduct workshop testing to ensure systems meet performance and safety standards before reinstallation
Where you'll work
UNIT A
CENTRAL ORBITAL TRADING PARK
WAVERLEY STREET
HULL
HU1 2SH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL
Your training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
Your training plan
Engineering Fitter Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
The training will take place at The Engineering Centre, Danepark Road, Hull, HU6 9DX and will be delivered on a day release basis
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/ C)
- Maths (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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Applicant must attend Hull Training's initial assessment and interview process in order to be considered for shortlisting by the company. Invites to these sessions will be sent via tec.engagement@hullcc.gov.uk to the email address you have used to apply for this vacancy.
About this company
Our core Business is Marine Hydraulic Systems and Servicing of Hydraulic Powered Machinery. Hydraulic System Design – Maintenance of Hydraulic Systems, Hydraulic Components, Hydraulic Powered Machinery– Hydraulic System and Pipe Installations. Based in Hull at our engineering work shop incorporating offices and sales Counter. Engineering Work shop has maintenance and test facility covered by a 10 tonne overhead crane. Engineers work on site throughout the UK and abroad. Office Incorporates, project management, quality Control, design, sales. Sales counter Provides hydraulic components from stock. Our aim is to provide our customers with a rapid, accurate and efficient response to their hydraulic related requirements. We provide a personal and professional service allowing our customers to concentrate on their business whilst we take care of their hydraulic systems.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunity to gain full-time employment if available and providing the candidate performs well on the apprenticeship
- Also, opportunity of progressing to level 4 engineering qualification if suitable
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL
Holly or Dave
tec.engagement@hullcc.gov.uk
01482 615317
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327887.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 8 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.