Apprentice Metal Fabricator
WAYMAN FABRICATIONS LTD
CONGLETON (CW12 1UN)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 May 2026
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Summary
Join Wayman Fabrications, led by experts with 40+ years’ experience. As an apprentice, you’ll assist with architectural steelwork, use hand tools, and produce fabrications while ensuring high quality and workplace safety. Interested, apply now!
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 5.00pm and Friday 8.00am - 2.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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 in our workshop, an apprentice fabricator will have a hands on role with duties including the following:
- Assisting with architectural steelwork such as staircases, balustrades, panels and structural steelwork with beams, columns and frames
- Assisting colleagues with moving fabrications around the workshop
- Carrying out drilling and other hand tool duties
- Under supervision of a mentor, start to produce your own fabrication work
- Perform quality control monitoring for your own work once you are more experienced
- Cleaning workplace at the end of tasks
- Informing management when an error has occurred and take initiative to improve processes and develop workplace improvements
- Dress presentably for work and wear full PPE which will be provided
- Take responsibility for health and safety in the workplace for themselves and others around them
Where you'll work
UNIT 9
DANESIDE BUSINESS PARK
RIVERDANE ROAD
CONGLETON
CW12 1UN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Training course
Metal fabricator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance or testing) using the correct procedures, processes and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
Training schedule
- The candidate will follow a Level 3 Apprenticeship programme and study towards a full standard as a Metal Fabricator
- This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South & West
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Mathematics (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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Reliable
- Hard working
About this employer
Steel fabrication and installation
At Wayman Fabrications, we specialize in versatile steel fabricating solutions, tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients. Wayman Fabrications is owned and ran by Perry and Chris Wayman. Representing over 40 years of combined experience in steel fabrication.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for permanent opportunities upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Becky Smythe
becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032165.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)