Manufacturing engineer apprentice
GENERAL ALL PURPOSE PLASTICS LIMITED
Lancashire (BB1 2QP)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 1 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 August 2025
Contents
Summary
GAP are looking for an enthusiastic Manufacturing Engineer Apprentice to join them at their site in Blackburn. GAP manufacturing and distributing high-quality PVC-U building products through our extensive network of 100 depots across the UK.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shift pattern to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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
Job role:
· To develop, optimise and improve manufacturing processes to enhance productivity, quality and safety.
· Identify and implement process improvements to reduce costs, minimise waste and increase efficiency.
· Work with other teams in the business, such as engineering, manufacturing, health and safety, stock control and marketing to ensure smooth integration of new processes, products, technologies and equipment.
· To create and maintain any documentation that supports manufacturing processes.
Role responsibilities:
· Conduct analyses of current process cycle times and output. Use this study to highlight areas of potential improvement.
· Look into manufacturing process flows to highlight areas of waste. Using tools such as Auto CAD, design and improve factory layouts to achieve optimum processes.
· Use the current scrap and remedial records to analyse process quality performances and react to any increases or any potential process improvements. Use root cause analysis tools to identify causes.
· Create and maintain production documentation, such as SOPs. Continually making sure that they are up to date and valid.
· Be involved in creating specifications for acquiring new machinery and equipment to ensure fit for purpose.
· Provide technical support on processes and equipment for other teams.
· Work with the engineering teams to make sure machinery meets required OEE levels to maintain process outputs.
· Work alongside the Health and safety team to ensure all processes are delivered safely and continually strive to reduce risks of processes.
· Be aware of new technologies to support the running of manufacturing processes such as automated counters, cameras, sensors etc.
In addition to, or substitution for, your normal duties we may require you to undertake other duties as required.
Where you'll work
Partnership Way
Shadsworth Business Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2QP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURNLEY COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
The successful applicant will be enrolled on to the Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician apprenticeship with Burnley College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Company Responsibilities – All employees throughout the business should observe the following areas of responsibility: 1. Personal Development To ensure a personal understanding of the GAP appraisal system and its benefits, and demonstrate a willingness to participate in its use, including accepting constructive feedback. To take opportunities to learn about own performance and demonstrate the GAP Values: • People • Customer Service • Quality • Innovation 2. Health and Safety To participate in the promotion of a safe working culture on site, ensuring that the safety of yourself and others on site is maintained always, by adhering to all health and safety systems as outlined in the GAP Health and Safety Policy. • To ensure a safe standard of working in your area • To demonstrate safe working practices and always behave in an appropriate manner • Ensuring that suitable and sufficient Personal Protective Clothing is being worn correctly at all times and is relevant to the area you are working in. • Be accountable for the reporting of all accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences and near misses to your manager. • To achieve and improve upon departmental and individual health and safety objectives and KPI’s.
About this employer
Established in Lancashire in 1993, GAP has flourished year after year, becoming a trusted trade supplier of low-maintenance PVC-U & Aluminium building products to both residential and commercial markets across the country. Our growth and success are due to our valued trade customers and our dedicated team here at GAP, whose commitment and expertise are the cornerstone of our operations.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURNLEY COLLEGE
Themis
themis@burnley.ac.uk
01282733005
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335218.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 1 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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