Paintshop Operative Apprentice
LAWRENCE DAVID LIMITED
Peterborough (PE2 7LB)
Closes in 2 days (Monday 2 February 2026)
Posted on 26 November 2025
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Summary
Lawrence David Ltd is a UK based manufacturer of commercial trailers and rigid bodies for the transportation industry. The team are looking to recruit an Engineering Operative Apprentice.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Occasionally you will have to work some Saturdays when applicable.
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday (8:00am-16:00pm)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 February 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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2
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
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare surfaces for painting including sanding, masking, and cleaning
- Mix and apply paints, primers, and coatings using appropriate tools and techniques
- Operate spray booths and other paintshop equipment safely and efficiently
- Inspect painted items for quality and finish, making adjustments as necessary.
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment in line with health and safety regulations.
- Follow work instructions, job cards, and technical specifications
- Record work completed and report any issues or defects to supervisors
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the paintshop
Where you'll work
Lawrence David Ltd, Woodston Point, Shrewsbury Avenue
Peterborough
PE2 7LB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems and other relevant guidelines
- Identify and deal appropriately with any risks, hazards, hazardous situations and problems that may occur within the engineering environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Demonstrate effective communication skills which include oral, written, electronic
- Complete appropriate documentation accurately, efficiently and legibly using the correct terminology where required
- Obtain and follow the correct documentation, specifications and work instructions in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the engineering activities, extracting the necessary data/information from specification and related documentation
- Select and use appropriate tools, equipment and materials to carry out the engineering operation
- Deal appropriately with any problems that may occur within the manufacturing environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Work efficiently and effectively at all times maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste
- Carryout fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques
- Carryout maintenance activities in line with work instructions
- Carryout tests on the maintained equipment in accordance with test schedule/defined test procedures
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment to service by replacing or repairing components
- Plan the mechanical manufacturing operation before they start
- Mount and set the required workholding devices
- Produce individual components, sub-assemblies or completed assemblies using mechanical manufacturing techniques
- Carryout quality checks during and after mechanical manufacturing operations
- Wire and terminate different types of cabling e.g. single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electrical components e.g. component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electronic components e.g. resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, etc.
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment/system to service after the assembly and testing has been completed
- Shape the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Produce components which meet the specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the fabrication activities
- Plan the materials, processing or finishing operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Carry out the material, processing or finishing operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Plan the technical support operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the technical support
- Carry out the technical support operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the technical support operation
Training schedule
- The learner will be studying the Engineering Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification
- Day release to West Suffolk College
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
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
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The roles are workshop based and require manual handling efforts with long periods of physical exertion.
About this employer
Lawrence David Ltd is a UK based manufacturer of commercial trailers and rigid bodies for the transportation industry. The company was founded in 1973 and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wielton Group, a Polish manufacturer.
After this apprenticeship
The opportunity of a full-time role and future training as required by the business may be offered on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002518.
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Closes in 2 days (Monday 2 February 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.