Tool Repair / Warehouse Technician Apprentice

STAR FASTENERS (UK) LTD

NOTTINGHAM (NG16 6RY)

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 August 2025


Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career as an engineering apprentice where you will undertake tool repairs, maintenance of tool hire fleet and mechanical fault finding.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.00am - 4.00pm. Friday 7.00am to 3.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

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

  • Working as part of our tool repair/warehouse/dispatch team
  • Duties include working on tool repairs/maintenance of a range of pneumatic riveters & hydraulic tooling
  • Mechanical fault finding/use of analytical skills
  • Maintenance/monitoring of tool hire fleet
  • The role will include dealing with enquiries from customers and inputting information onto computer system
  • Coordinating goods in/out, loading/unloading palletized goods, maintaining records, developing sales/trade counter duties
  • General order picking/stock control/dispatching duties/upkeep of the warehouse / movement of heavy stock
  • Serves customers by understanding and resolving or forwarding complaints
  • Adjusting orders
  • The role will include dealing with enquiries from customers therefore, excellent communication skills both oral and written as
  • well as being PC literate are required
  • Preparing van for operation by inspecting general conditions, checking fluid levels and tyre pressure, obtaining or scheduling required repairs, validating adherence to road ability standards
  • Cleans van exterior and interior
  • Loads van by ordering, placing, and securing items
  • Occasionally Delivering items by identifying destinations/establishing route, unloading items, maintaining schedule
    Obtain payment by accepting cash, cheques, and credit card payments
  • Maintain safe operation and clean appearance by complying with organization operational policies, procedures and standards, as well as UK driving rules and regulations
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in training opportunities

Where you'll work

UNIT 1
44 BROOKHILL ROAD
PINXTON
NOTTINGHAM
NG16 6RY

Training

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

Training provider

TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD

Training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

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Training schedule

An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence. You will be expected
to work towards the Engineering Operative Level 2, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

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
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Manual handling in role as will be based in a warehouse environment

About this employer

Star Fasteners are a forward-thinking global Huck® fastener distributor. With over 30 years’ experience, we are committed to supplying customers with the highest quality and most innovative fastener solutions on the market. Star Fasteners team are focused on working with customers from the early design specification and engineering stage, right through to manufacturing. We provide support on fastener selection and installation methods to ensure that all stages are optimised prior to the start of production. Our management systems are certified to ISO 9001:2015. Staying up to date with legislation is a crucial part of effective compliance. Quality assurance, control and monitoring procedures are built in to every aspect of our work, this ensures that we always supply a high-quality service.

http://www.starfasteners.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full time position with company and progression in the role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD

James Sayles

saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk

07929669938

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336268.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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