Apprentice Workshop Operative - REF 14458

P L G (YORKSHIRE) LTD

LEEDS (LS13 2EF)

Closes on Thursday 2 October 2025

Posted on 2 July 2025

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Summary

PLG Yorkshire in Bramley are recruiting for an Apprentice Workshop Operative. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 2 Lean Manufacturing Operative apprenticeship over the duration of 15 months.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 4:30pm. 30 minutes unpaid lunch.

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 9 October 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

  • Working in a factory environment
  • Handling magnesium, aluminum, brass.
  • Working on machinery
  • Bandsaws
  • Heat press machines
  • Print down frame
  • Waste management
  • Focusing on targets and deadlines but creating quality items ready for dispatch

Where you'll work

SHERMAN HOUSE
5 WATERLOO WAY
LEEDS
LS13 2EF

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC

Your training course

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

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Your training plan

  • Level 2 Lean Manufacturing Operative
  • Functional skills 
  • Work based learning 

Requirements

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
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness
  • Hands on
  • Keen to learn

About this company

Small family run business based in Leeds, we use state of the art software and hardware combined with traditional skills. We produce beautiful embossing and hot foil dies and pride ourselves on fast turnaround of dies, efficiency and flexibility. We have a CNC machining department that has highly skilled staff of operators meaning high quality emboss dies and counterforce are quickly programmed and machined. The magnesium foil dies are usually turned around same day from our advanced etching plant with multiple etching baths.

After this apprenticeship

Progression onto full time employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC

Recruitment

recruitment@nltg.co.uk

01254395355

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329345.

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Closes on Thursday 2 October 2025

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