Production Engineer Apprentice

IMPELLAM GROUP PLC

Ibstock (LE67 6HS)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 15 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 April 2026

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Summary

This apprenticeship offers structured development, real responsibility and exposure across the full brick manufacturing process — from raw material preparation through to forming, drying and firing — while building strong foundations in production engineering, quality and continuous improvement. 

Wage

£30,000 a year

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You may be offered an incremental, performance-related increase at nine months to £32,000.

Training course
Improvement practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm/9.00am - 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

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

As a Graduate Production Engineer Apprentice, you’ll work closely with production, engineering and maintenance teams to support safe, efficient and high‑quality manufacturing operations. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting day‑to‑day manufacturing activities and assisting in analysing production performance
  • Helping identify opportunities to improve efficiency, throughput and reliability
  • Assisting with trials, process improvements and new product or process introductions
  • Supporting the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures and work instructions
  • Participating in quality checks and investigations into quality issues or non‑conformances
  • Contributing to continuous improvement projects using Manufacturing System principles
  • Supporting data collection, reporting and basic performance analysis
  • Promoting a strong safety‑first culture and working in full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards

Where you'll work

Leicester Road
Ibstock
LE67 6HS

Training

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

Training provider

RAISE THE BAR LIMITED

Training course

Improvement practitioner (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Compliance: Work in accordance with organisational controls and statutory regulations
  • Communication: Speak and write clearly. Influence others, question effectively. Plan and deliver meetings presenting insight to engage audiences
  • Coaching: Observe, listen, use questioning, provide feedback and spot learning opportunities
  • Project management: Define, sequence, plan and schedule activities with phases and milestones. Estimate effort and duration. Create and update project charter. Review progress
  • Change management: Sponsorship contract, surface and manage resistance, build compelling narratives for change, assess change impact
  • Principals and Methods: Select and apply a structured method and appropriate improvement tools engaging with subject matter experts to deliver business benefits
  • Project selection and Scoping: Support the identification of improvement opportunity and the scoping of these projects
  • Problem definition: Support development of problem/opportunity statements
  • Voice of the customer: Support application of techniques to identify and prioritise customers, their requirements and ensure balance against the stated and unstated needs of the business (Voice of the Business)
  • Process mapping & analysis: Process map to measure and analyse flow and value. Identify interfaces, functional responsibilities and ownership. Use insight to identify potential opportunities and map future state
  • Lean tools: Seek in-process waste through understanding of value within the value stream
  • Measurements systems: Plan, carry out and assess results of a measurement system study
  • Data acquisition for analysis: Develop a sampling strategy
  • Basic statistics & measures: Use graphical analysis to understand distribution and stability
  • Data analysis-statistical methods: Identify data-types and select analysis methods and tools. Assess time series data stability and analyse making relevant insight
  • Process capability & performance: Select methods and metrics for analysis
  • Root cause analysis: Select and apply the appropriate graphical tool dependent on the data type to identify patterns, trends and signals to establish hypothesis
  • Experimentation & optimisation: Plan designed experiment with clear objectives, and appropriate levels of Measurement Systems Analysis, analyse experiment data and optimise
  • Identification & prioritisation: Identify and prioritise factors, ideas and solutions
  • Data analysis – SPC: Select and apply appropriate tools for ongoing monitoring and control. Analyse and interpret control charts
  • Benchmarking: Conduct structured benchmarking to support target setting
  • Sustainability & control: Identify failure modes and embed learning from improvements

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

You’ll work closely with Production Managers and Supervisors, Engineering and Maintenance teams, Quality and Environmental teams, Continuous Improvement specialists and Site Management.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Degree in:

Engineering/Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical (grade Pass)

Desirable qualifications

Degree in:

Process, Chemical or Related 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

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • UK Driving Licence
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
  • Proactive, hands‑on approach with a willingness to learn
  • Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • High regard for safety, quality and continuous improvement

About this employer

At Impellam, we believe work should have purpose. For over a decade, we’ve connected passionate individuals with meaningful opportunities across the STEM industries. We’re trusted by employers and employees alike and we’re here to help you grow and thrive.

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After this apprenticeship

What you’ll gain

  • Structured learning and development aligned to our graduate objectives
  • Hands‑on experience across all stages of brick manufacturing
  • Exposure to production, engineering, maintenance, quality and continuous improvement teams
  • Regular feedback and support from experienced site professionals
  • The opportunity to build a long‑term career within a leading UK manufacturer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RAISE THE BAR LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029344.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 15 May 2026 at 11:59pm)