Control Panel Wirer Apprentice
D BENSON (CONTROLS) LTD
West Yorkshire (WF6 1QS)
Closes in 30 days (Saturday 18 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 March 2026
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Summary
We are looking for an Apprentice to complete a Level 3 Engineering Fitter apprenticeship. We provide an excellent grounding in the working methods and skills needed to succeed in the control panel industry. The apprenticeship training partner is Leeds City College.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 April 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- You will spend time in each of the manufacturing teams, learning the skills and processes needed to become a multi-skilled technician.
- From day one the apprentice will have the opportunity to contribute towards continuous improvement activities within the business.
- You will work closely with a mentor and alongside experienced team members and existing apprentices to further develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for the role.
- Learn to read electrical schematic drawings.
- Develop the skills required to become a capable electrical fitter and panel wirer.
- Work effectively as part of a high-performing team at company and customer premises.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Bensons as an organisation.
Where you'll work
Normanton Industrial Estate
Beckbridge Road
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 1QS
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 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
- The apprenticeship training partner will be Leeds City College, with training carried out on a day release basis.
- Training will take place at Printworks Campus, Leeds.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
Established in the 1960s and based in Normanton, West Yorkshire, Bensons is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality, bespoke, electrical control panels. As a family owned, skills-based business, it is vital that we invest in our team to allow us to continue to develop and grow the business, apprenticeships are key to our future success. Bensons has a reputation for quality, allowing us to work with blue chip organisations such as Honeywell, Gridserve, Finning and Johnson Controls on flagship projects around the UK. Our control panels can be found in over 30 different countries.
Bensons has an excellent working culture, based around people taking individual accountability and trusting colleagues. We have a strong commitment to continuous improvement and continue to invest in the training and developing of our team in this vital skill. Our well-maintained facility provides an environment to allow people to perform to their best.
We have an excellent record on health and safety, taking care to protect our employees. Apprentices have the opportunity from day 1 to contribute to the safe operation of the business.
Bensons encourages the development of its people, meaning that there will be opportunities for progression within the business following completion of the apprenticeship. These opportunities could include undertaking work at customer sites, working on increasingly complex projects, taking on co-ordination and management roles, or progressing on to a design engineering position. In 2024, this commitment to progression meant that one of our apprentices won the Apprentice of the Year at the Leeds Manufacturing Festival.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time employment with an opportunity to develop skills further.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
apprenticeships@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021841.
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Closes in 30 days (Saturday 18 April 2026 at 11:59pm)