Skilled Spring making apprentice

JOHN BRADLEY & SON (SPRINGS) LTD

OLDHAM (OL9 9QH)

Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 July 2025

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Summary

Join our growing, well-established company as an Apprentice in our spring-making department. You'll gain hands-on experience across all areas, auto coiling, power press, light/heavy coiling, and more, while earning above minimum wage. Enjoy full mentorship, qualifications, and a performance-based pay scheme in a friendly, supportive environment.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£7.55

Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 7.45am - 6.00pm. Off Friday. Exact Shifts TBC.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 16 April 2026

Duration

1 year

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

Job Description:

This is an ideal position to gain good all-round knowledge of the engineering industry.

  • Undertaking general engineering activities including: - Turning, milling, drilling to make tooling
  • All aspects of spring manufacturing using the latest manufacturing methods for metal forming
  • You will be supported to undertake recognised qualifications whilst gaining on the job experience
  • CNC machines
  • Grinding

Where you'll work

JUNCTION 21 BUSINESS PARK
GORSE STREET
CHADDERTON
OLDHAM
OL9 9QH

Training

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

Training provider

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply escalation procedures in relation to faults or issues.
  • Follow procedures in compliance with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow procedures in compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Prepare and maintain the work area before, during and after the engineering and manufacturing activity.
  • Follow workplace operating procedures.
  • Read and interpret engineering and manufacturing specifications, drawings and technical information.
  • Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan engineering and manufacturing activities.
  • Select and use consumables, tools, equipment and machinery for engineering and manufacturing activities.
  • Store consumables, tools, equipment and machinery in line with requirements.
  • Apply first line maintenance principles to tools, equipment and machinery. For example, checking tool condition, cleaning, lubrication, visual inspection, tool calibration.
  • Measure and mark out materials as part of engineering and manufacturing activities.
  • Comply with quality assurance requirements and follow monitoring processes.
  • Record information relating to engineering and manufacturing activities, paper based or electronic.
  • Apply continuous improvement (CI) techniques, for example, contribute to the business by identifying possible opportunities for improving working practices, processes or procedures.
  • Communicate verbally with colleagues and supervisors.
  • Communicate in writing (electronically or paper based) with colleagues and supervisors.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Maintenance. Complete maintenance operations in line with maintenance based safe working practices and procedures.
  • Maintenance. Support maintenance operations in line with maintenance plans.
  • Maintenance. Support maintenance operations in line with maintenance strategies.
  • Maintenance. Conduct maintenance testing in line with testing schedules.
  • Maintenance. Use maintenance diagnostic techniques to identify faults.
  • Maintenance. Support maintenance operations related to engineering systems, for example, mechanical systems, electrical systems, fluid power systems.
  • Maintenance. Carry out corrective actions, including assembling and dismantling components, ensuring alignment and tolerance specifications are adhered to.
  • Manufacturing production. Complete manufacturing production operations in line with manufacturing production based safe working practices and procedures.
  • Manufacturing production. Complete manufacturing production operations in line with manufacturing production plans, for example assembly operations.
  • Manufacturing production. Adjust operating parameters during manufacturing production operations to meet specification.
  • Manufacturing production. Identify and select material for manufacturing production operations.
  • Manufacturing production. Set up and operate manual or semi-automated machines, for example, presses, assembly tools, including use of fixtures, jigs and work holding devices.
  • Manufacturing production. Identify faults in manufacturing production operations. For example, components and sub assemblies.
  • Manufacturing production. Carry out quality checks before, during and after manufacturing production operations.
  • Electrical and electronic. Complete electrical and electronic operations in line with electrical and electronic based safe working practices and procedures, including isolation and reinstatement of equipment or systems.
  • Electrical and electronic. Wire and terminate different types of cabling, for example single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured.
  • Electrical and electronic. Assemble a range of electrical and electronic components, for example component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors.
  • Electrical and electronic. Test electrical and electronic assembles and components, for example component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors.
  • Electrical and electronic. Identify faults within electrical or electronic systems.
  • Fabrication. Complete fabrication operations in line with fabrication based safe working practices and procedures.
  • Fabrication. Mark out and prepare components and assemblies for fabrication operations.
  • Fabrication. Use fabrication, joining and forming techniques to produce components and assemblies in fabrication operations, for example welding, bonding, sheet metal work, bolting, riveting and additive manufacturing.
  • Fabrication. Identify and select material for fabrication operations.
  • Fabrication. Carry out quality checks before, during and after fabrication operations.
  • Machining. Complete machining operations in line with machining based safe working practices and procedures.
  • Machining. Operate manual or CNC machines to complete machining operations.
  • Machining. Set up manual or CNC machines to complete machining operations, including material preparation and component alignment
  • Machining. Identify and select material for machining operations.
  • Machining. Control machining parameters: Adjust speed, feed, depth of cut, and coolant flow.
  • Machining. Select and use appropriate tooling to complete machining operations.
  • Machining. Identify faults within machining operations.
  • Machining. Identify faults with machine, complete routine maintenance activities and follow lubrication schedules.
  • Machining. Monitor machine performs, for example sounds, vibrations and behaviours.
  • Machining. Conduct first-off, in-process & final inspections in relation to machining operations.
  • Apply escalation procedures in relation to faults or issues.
  • Follow procedures in compliance with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow procedures in compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Prepare and maintain the work area before, during and after the engineering and manufacturing activity.
  • Follow workplace operating procedures.
  • Read and interpret engineering and manufacturing specifications, drawings and technical information.
  • Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan engineering and manufacturing activities.
  • Select and use consumables, tools, equipment and machinery for engineering and manufacturing activities.
  • Store consumables, tools, equipment and machinery in line with requirements.
  • Apply first line maintenance principles to tools, equipment and machinery. For example, checking tool condition, cleaning, lubrication, visual inspection, tool calibration.
  • Measure and mark out materials as part of engineering and manufacturing activities.
  • Comply with quality assurance requirements and follow monitoring processes.
  • Record information relating to engineering and manufacturing activities, paper based or electronic.
  • Apply continuous improvement (CI) techniques, for example, contribute to the business by identifying possible opportunities for improving working practices, processes or procedures.
  • Communicate verbally with colleagues and supervisors.
  • Communicate in writing (electronically or paper based) with colleagues and supervisors.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.

Training schedule

  • 1 week per month release at Rochdale training
  • You must be able to travel to Rochdale Training centre

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 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
  • Team working
  • Confident

Other requirements

Reliability The role at times can be repetitive but rewarding

About this employer

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn a wide range of practical skills in this well-established company based in Oldham Chadderton. Bradley is a 3rd generation family company with more than 70 years’ experience allowing them to be the forefront of manufacturing practices.

http://www.bradleymanufacturing.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This apprentice could lead to a full-time position with opportunities for promotion within the company, as well as moving onto a level 3 for the right candidate. The company also offer performance related bonus and incentives.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Jason Wales

jwales@rochdaletraining.co.uk

01706 631 417

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331899.

Apply now

Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 11:59pm)