Production Engineer Apprentice
KREMPEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Devon (EX39 3EX)
Closes in 24 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 July 2025
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Summary
Join us as an Apprentice Production Engineer! You'll work closely with our Engineering team, learning key business processes like planning, quoting, CAD/CAM, and costing. Gain hands-on experience and grow into a specialist role supporting product costing and smart financial decisions.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Days to be confirmed
5 days per week, 7:45am- 5:00pm, 39 hours per week
39 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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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
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of manufacturing process documentation (e.g. work instructions, process flows, BOMs)
- Assist in preparing accurate cost estimates for new and existing products
- Assist with change control processes, including engineering change Request and drawing updates
- Communicate with other departments such as Quality, Purchasing, and Production to ensure smooth workflow
- Gather and analyse data to support root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and KPIs
- Use CAD software and ERP/MRP systems under supervision to assist with product and process changes
Where you'll work
Delanco Works
Clovelly Road
Bideford
Devon
EX39 3EX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
- Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship Standard
- Company Training Plan & Assessment
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering- Development Knowledge (1 day per week for 2 years at college) Development Competence Qualification (workplace)
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
About this employer
The Krempel Group has over 1100 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Germany, Brazil, China and USA. Krempel is a leading manufacturer of electric insulation materials, Composites and parts, we contribute towards protecting life and technology in an efficient, reliable and responsible way. For more than 150 years. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.
https://krempel.com/en/company/locations/bideford (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
A Production Engineer at Krempel can look forward to strong career growth, with opportunities to move into roles like Process Lead, Production Manager, or Project Engineer. With the company’s focus on innovation and continuous improvement, there’s real potential to develop skills, take on more responsibility, and make a lasting impact in manufacturing.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KREMPEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Ellie INCHLEY
e.inchley@krempel.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332785.
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Closes in 24 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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