Electrical Fitter Apprenticeship

TOFCO CPP LTD

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (NE20 9SD)

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 30 October 2025)

Posted on 2 October 2025

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Summary

Due to the continued expansion of the company, Tofco CPP are looking to recruit an Electrical Apprentices to undertake electrical control panel manufacture.

Wage

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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20 days annual leave + Bank Holidays Fully comprehensive training and support to coincide with your personal and professional development Discretional Company performance based bonuses

Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday , 8.30am to 5.00pm (25 mins lunch break). Friday, 8.30am to 1.30pm (no lunch break).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Sunday 2 November 2025

Duration

3 years 6 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

Due to the continued expansion of the company, Tofco CPP are looking to recruit an Electrical Apprentices to undertake electrical control panel manufacture.

Tofco design and manufacture electrical distribution panels and associated devices for the street lighting industry, we have also expanded into the Electric Vehicle Charging market and would like to employee two apprentices to have a long-term successful career at our manufacturing facility.

All equipment is manufactured onsite in our facility located in Ponteland, Northumberland.

Responsibilities:

  • Fit electrical components and electrical wiring working from schematics and drawings
  • Fit, wire, build and assemble power distribution units
  • Using hand tools and power tools
  • Elements of panel testing will be introduced

Where you'll work

MEADOWFIELD
PONTELAND
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE20 9SD

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
  • Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge) 
  • End point Assessment
  • Delivery method and location of training to be confirmed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language or English Literature (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 5 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
  • Customer care skills
  • Number skills
  • Initiative

About this employer

Tofco design and manufacture electrical distribution panels and associated devices for the street lighting industry, we have also expanded into the Electric Vehicle Charging market

https://www.tofco.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

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 VAC1000344679.

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Closes in 28 days (Thursday 30 October 2025)

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