Hose Technician Apprenticeship

Summary

The role involves producing hose and coupling assemblies, including material handling, crimping, testing, labeling, and packing. Responsibilities include product inspections and servicing to ensure quality, while also contributing to factory improvements for better efficiency and functionality.

Wage

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Thursday, 08.00/08.30 - 16.30/17.00. Friday, 08.00/08.30 - 15.30/16.00.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 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

Work in the factory on all aspects of producing hose and coupling assemblies, including handling materials, hose preparation, crimping, testing, labelling, and packing. Perform inspection and service of products.
Assist in the development and improvement of the factory unit.
Adhere to company standards and procedures in line with ISO 9001:2015, working alongside API Q1 standards.
Maintain a high standard of workmanship and produce top-quality products.
Comply with company Health & Safety standards.
Maintain a safe working environment at all times.
Potential to work away at customer sites (with experience).

Where you'll work

35 Moorland Way
Nelson park
Cramlington
NE23 1WE

Training

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

College or training organisation

GATESHEAD COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

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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

You will work towards the Level 3 Engineering Fitter apprenticeship standard with Gateshead College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-C/4-9)
Maths (grade A*-C/4-9)

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
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness
Enthusiasm for sector

Other requirements

Occasional overtime according to work load demands.

About this company

Techfluid Group specialise in the design, manufacture and supply of flexibles hoses to the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries. We manufacture a comprehensive range of hoses and couplings for fluid transfer, where applicable DNV and ABS approvals are held. Additionally, we offer the complete service from FEED studies to installation, hose management inspection and testing services.

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of full time employment on successful completion of apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GATESHEAD COLLEGE

Gabrielle Coates-Bassi

apprenticeships@gateshead.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330150.

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Closes in 28 days (Monday 4 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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