Electrical Apprentice
QUANTUM CONTROLS LTD
Birtley (DH3 2SB)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 29 September 2025)
Posted on 11 September 2025
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Summary
We are looking for a motivated and eager Apprentice Electrical Engineer to join our team in Birtley. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience and mentorship in the field of electrical engineering.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 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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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 15 October 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
- Observing and adhering to deadlines regulations and standards
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
- Assembly and pre-assembly of electrical components and junction boxes
- Observing drawing specifications
- Wiring of electrical components, harness, cables, junction boxes and switch cabinets
- Cutting and pre assembly of cables
- Pre-assembly and final wiring of units
Where you'll work
Unit 1
Portobello Trade Park
Portobello Road
Birtley
DH3 2SB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TDR TRAINING 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
- Engineering Fitter Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Will be required to attend TDR to do a block release
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language or English Literature (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Based in Birtley with our head office in Prudhoe, we have been established for over 25 years and are the largest supplier of ABB drives and motors in the UK. All control panel manufacture and design is carried out in-house by our dedicated team.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time position upon completion of apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341600.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 29 September 2025)
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