Metal Fabricator Level 2 Apprentice

FRANK H DALE LTD

Leominster (HR6 0LA)

Closes in 8 days (Thursday 16 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 April 2026

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Summary

Successful candidates can expect to work in a health and safety conscious environment having received full training to use a variety of tools and equipment. The role will cover all aspects involved in the process from turning raw steel coming in, to producing fabricated members ready to go to site for erection.

Wage

£15,184 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Discretionary bonus payment

Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Initially Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.00pm. Friday, 8.00am - 3.00pm, with a half hour lunch break. However, once the apprenticeship is complete the individual will be expected to adopt our shift pattern of working.

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 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

  • Working safely in a busy environment
  • Checking material coming in against a Material List
  • Processing steel sections through state-of-the-art CNC machinery to achieve required lengths, holes and any additional profiling as well as shotblasting
  • Making fittings in the correct sequence to keep the workshop up to speed with site programmes and schedules
  • Fabrication of structural steel against CAD drawings
  • Welding of structural steel in line with welding procedures.
  • Painting protective coatings (Primer / Intumescent Fire Protective Paint)
  • Loading trailers in a safe and efficient manor for transport
  • Helping the Production Control Team with CNC Programming, material ordering & other areas to enable a smooth and efficient workshop flow

Where you'll work

Owen Way
Leominster Enterprise Park
Leominster
HR6 0LA

Training

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

Training provider

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

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Training schedule

Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Hereford (HR4 9SX)

Level 2 comprises of:

Duration approximately 18 months,

Block release training which includes 1 day per week in a classroom setting to cover practical and theory aspects working to complete the following qualifications:

  • EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations (Skills)
  • EAL Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Operations (Knowledge)

You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment.

More training information

Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.

There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/ 4-9)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/ 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Organisation skills
  • Initiative
  • Reliability
  • Enthusiastic
  • Proactive

About this employer

Frank H Dale Ltd is a family-owned company & one of the UK’s leading providers of structural steelwork. Our pedigree speaks for itself - we have been successfully designing, detailing, fabricating and erecting structural steelwork since 1932.

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

After this apprenticeship

We are a growing business. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, with a high likelihood of employment on completion of your apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Lisa Wilkinson

lisa.wilkinson@hwgta.org

01432377002

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023715.

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Closes in 8 days (Thursday 16 April 2026 at 11:59pm)