Apprentice workshop assistant
RPM PERFORMANCES LTD
Norwich (NR13 6NT)
Closes in 23 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 July 2025
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Summary
A great opportunity to complete an apprenticeship or full time job as a Workshop Fabricator with a great training provided. You'll be working in a small company manufacturing high end aftermarket performance car parts. We are continually trying to progress the business with new products, so this is a great opportunity for the correct candidate.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Pay dependent on skill level and knowledge
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8.00am to 5.00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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
- Assisting with the manufacturing of aftermarket car parts
- Assembling stainless laser cut interior parts, with adhesive and neoprene rubber
- Cutting material and keeping stock levels up to date
- Deburring parts
- Wrapping packages to be sent worldwide
- Assisting with custom exhaust projects
- Training on CNC Fibre laser cutter
- General workshop duties
Where you'll work
24A Earl Road
Rackheath Industrial Estate, Rackheath
Norwich
NR13 6NT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C
Your 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.
Your training plan
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
RPM Performance are Aftermarket car parts specialists. We manufacture Exhausts, intakes and custom interior parts. We undertake custom exhaust jobs and have the machinery in house to cut, bend and fabricate everything we produce.
http://www.rpmperformances.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
-Pension -Enjoyable environment -Scoop to learn and progress into a greater role -Ability to make products for you're on vehicle
After this apprenticeship
- After the apprenticeship or job role the natural progression would be completeing more advanced jobs and learning new skills
- Theres the option to run a CNC Fibre Laser and progressing to learn TIG welding
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RPM PERFORMANCES LTD
Daniel Barton
RPM-Performances@hotmail.com
01603 947551
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330419.
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Closes in 23 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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