Apprentice Engineer

CALOMAX LIMITED

LEEDS (LS9 7DD)

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 19 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 March 2026

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Summary

Opportunity to join a busy manufacturing team building British-designed products at our Leeds factory and HQ. The successful candidate will learn a range of production skills essential to building our range of catering water boilers.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 7:30am- 3:30pm Friday 7:30am- 3:00pm 30 minute lunch break per day.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 31 March 2026

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

The successful candidate will learn a broad range of skills including, but not limited to:

  • Sub-assembly: Building various assemblies from component parts including metal brackets, wires, electronic circuit boards and plastic mouldings
  • Wire manufacture: Using cut and crimp machines to make a range of wires
  • Product testing: Performing full function tests on completed products, looking for faults and setting the correct temperature
  • Pipe-bending: using a CNC bending machine to produce a range of copper pipes
  • Laser-cutting: Using fibre laser machines to cut a variety of metal parts, monitoring cut quality and adjusting where necessary.
  •  Operating press brake machinery: Typically to fold laser-cut parts into finished brackets and including any additional operations
  • Basic welding could be included for the right candidate with an interest and some knowledge/ practical skills

Calomax wish to employ a multi-skilled conscientious person to join our busy manufacturing and assembly team. Our flexible production system and modular product design allows us to easily change our production schedule to suit demand. As a result, the jobs required will change to match this, resulting in a varied working week. Full instruction / in-house training will be provided, and this will progress to include setting up and adjusting machinery / programs (where applicable) to maintain quality. Applicants should be able to interpret basic engineering drawings and job instructions. They should be thorough, have a good eye for detail, and be confident to report any issues they encounter which may impact on the quality of the end product.

Where you'll work

LUPTON AVENUE
LEEDS
LS9 7DD

Training

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

Training provider

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

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Training schedule

Workplace delivery for assessor visits and reviews

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 9-4/ C or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade Grade 9-4/ C or equivalent)

Other in:

Engineering (grade Pass)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

Calomax was founded in 1939 in Leeds and moved to its present, purpose built location in 1962.

In the intervening 70+ years our boilers have developed beyond recognition, but the core values of durability and value for money remain unchanged. Our boilers are built to last, and properly serviced and maintained should last 5 years, at the very least.

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Company benefits

Employees currently work Monday to Friday and receive 26 paid holidays per annum (plus 8 statutory days). They will be eligible to be enrolled into the company pension scheme, if they wish to do so (or auto-enrolled, dependent on age).

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity for full time employment after successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

saffron.khan@luminate.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018785.

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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 19 March 2026 at 11:59pm)