Mechanical Engineering Fitter Apprentice
PRECISION PRODUCTS (PORTSMOUTH) LTD
HAVANT (PO9 1QY)
Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025
Posted on 25 July 2025
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Summary
Here at Peta Ltd, we are looking to source an exceptional Mechanical Engineering Fitter Apprentice for our client, Precision Products (Portsmouth) Ltd. This role involves learning how to use technical information to build mechanical assemblies and systems. You will also be completing tests to ensure specifications are met.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Mon - Fri 07.30 - 16.00 with some flexibility.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 9 months
- Positions available
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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
Joining the PPP team as a Mechanical Engineering Fitter Apprentice, your role will be focused on undertaking the manufacturing processes on-site. As part of your programme, you will learn how to:
- Plan work activities, including sourcing components, equipment and tooling
- Interpret technical information
- Prepare the work area for the assembly task
- Assemble components to produce equipment, machines and systems
- Produce complex high-value, low-volume assemblies
- How to produce and/or re-furbish components
- Check your work against quality standards and make any required adjustments
- Hand over products and prepare the work area for the next task
- With experience, you will also be able to identify and resolve problems
Where you'll work
UNIT 2A
ALEXANDRIA PARK
1 PENNER ROAD
HAVANT
PO9 1QY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PETA LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
As a Mechanical Engineering Fitter Apprentice, you will be studying a Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship. Throughout your apprenticeship with Precision Products (Portsmouth) Ltd, you will be supported by your company mentor and your PETA Learning and Development Coach.
Your Level 3 programme will include a Level 3 Engineering work-based qualification delivered by PETA, and day release for 24 months to complete a Level 3 BTEC technical certificate.
Overall duration 45 months.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Enthusiastic team player
- Self-motivated and driven
- Excellent communication skills
- Positive attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Good manual dexterity
- Real interest in maintenance
- Good co-ordination
- Methodical and logical
- Good problem solving skills
- Learn through instruction
About this employer
At Precision Products, we manufacture a complete range of roll handling machinery for the paper industry. Reels are safety secured via either our airshafts or mechanically expanding shafts and chucks. Our safety chuck enables reels to be easily loaded whilst ensuring the shaft cannot be removed when winding. Typical industries serviced include: - packaging materials, labels, bag making, printing, converting, continuous stationery, tapes, ribbons, plastic film, forms, paper coatings, paper slitting. We offer a complete repair and refurbishment facility for all makes of airshaft. Spare parts are available ex-stock for most shafts made within the EU. All products are designed and manufactured in-house utilising the latest C.N.C. machine tools, combined with an uncompromising attention to detail and quality. We believe in offering the most technically advanced products, at the highest quality, at the right price.
https://www.airshaft.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Free parking on site. Free work uniform after completion of probation. Flexible working hours (as practicable). Paid annual leave, 20 days in addition to public holidays increasing by half a day for every year of service up to a maximum of 24 days.
After this apprenticeship
The career opportunities at Precision Products (Portsmouth) are very varied. We have a strong track record of training and developing people to reach their full potential. Our previous apprentices have gone on to become valuable members of our team.
- Fulltime employment
- Further personal development
- Further academic development
- Higher apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PETA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333744.
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Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025
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