Technical Apprenticeship

JAMESTAN ENGINEERING LTD

DEVON (EX39 4DT)

Closes on Friday 31 July 2026

Posted on 13 March 2026

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Summary

Jamestan Engineering have partnered with The Engineering Trust to offer an apprenticeship opportunity, the successful applicant will receive training to operate; set and program CNC mills and lathes and other workshop machinery.

Wage

£16,300 a year

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Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday - 08:00 am to 17:00 pm Fridays 08:00 am to 12:00 pm.

38 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

3 years

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 apprenticeship will involve 4 days in the workplace and 1 day at college.
  • During your time in the workplace, you will work with our engineers to learn the skills required to operate production machinery. As you progress, you will be tasked to program, manufacture and measure parts to drawing specifications.

Where you'll work

KYNOCHS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
BIDEFORD
DEVON
EX39 4DT

Training

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

Training provider

ENGINEERING TRUST 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

Qualifications included:

  • Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship Standard. Company Training Plan & Assessment.
  • Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Development Knowledge (1 day per week for 2 years at college)
    Development Competence Qualification (workplace).
  • Level 2 Functional Skills - Maths (If required).
  • Level 2 Functional Skills - English (If required).
  • End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

A Min of 5 GCSE's inc Science, English & Maths (grade 4-9 (C-A*))

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
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Willingness to learn
  • Interest in Engineering

Other requirements

  • The apprenticeship requires the write-up of tasks conducted at the workplace to submit for evidence for the apprenticeship qualification. The candidate needs to be self-motivated to keep on top of this work.
  • 1 day a week at college.

About this employer

Jamestan Engineering are situated in Bideford and manufacture small to medium sized precision machined components for a range of industries including aerospace, medical, motor sport, oil and gas. Capabilities allow the manufacture of low volume through to high volume components.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • The successful applicant will be offered a position within the engineering team at Jamestan following a successful apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

Sally Parr

s.parr@theengineeringtrust.org

07879 128768

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020894.

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Closes on Friday 31 July 2026

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.