Fabrication Welding Apprentice

GEL ENGINEERING LTD

Dorset (DT4 9TJ)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2025

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Summary

As an Apprentice Fabricator, you'll support the manufacturing and fabrication team while developing your skills through hands-on experience and academic learning. Your responsibilities will grow over time as you progress through your apprenticeship.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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£8 per hour - Opportunity to take on full time employment after apprenticeship

Training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

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

  • Assist with fabrication tasks including cutting, bending, drilling, and welding of metal components
  • Read and interpret technical drawings to help assemble metal structures or products
  • Operate basic workshop machinery and tools under supervision
  • Prepare and finish metal surfaces, e.g., deburring, grinding, or cleaning materials for welding
  • Follow health and safety procedures at all times, using correct PPE and observing site safety rules
  • Work alongside qualified fabricators to learn best practices and develop practical skills
  • Support quality checks by measuring and inspecting components to ensure they meet specifications
  • Maintain a clean and organised workspace, including cleaning tools and equipment
  • Attend team briefings or toolbox talks as required
  • Complete apprenticeship tasks and portfolio evidence as part of your on-the-job learning

Where you'll work

21 Cambridge Road
Granby Industrial Estate
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9TJ

Training

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

Training provider

BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE, THE

Training course

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

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Training schedule

  • Level 2 Lean Manufacturing Operative - Welding Apprenticeship Standard
  • Attend college one day per week as part of your formal apprenticeship training. Complete coursework, assessments, and exams to gain your relevant qualification (e.g., Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Fabrication and Welding)
  • Apply theory learned at college to your work in the workshop

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0420-v1-2

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

4 GCSEs including English and Maths (grade 2)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

4 GCSEs including English and 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
  • Communiciation skills
  • Initiative
  • Logical
  • Non judgemental
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

All candidates will also need to apply and attend an academic interview at Bournemouth and Poole College: https://www.thecollege.co.uk/courses/lean-manufacturing-engineering-welding-pathway-level-2

About this employer

Gel Engineering is a dynamic and innovative engineering organisation, providing safe and sustainable, value-led solutions in a timely manner. Our GEL ‘family’ consists of proud, passionate and highly skilled people, who through great working relationships with our clients and supply chain, provide forward thinking engineering ‘magic’, whilst ensuring every project is delivered in a professional, ‘no-nonsense’, practical way. We continually strive to surpass expectations by attracting and retaining qualified, experienced people, whose focus is on engineering excellence and who always listen and are keen to learn.

After this apprenticeship

  • Progression to Full Time employment

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE, THE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335909.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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