Production Assembler Apprentice
MASTERMOVER LTD
Ashbourne (DE6 1HD)
Closes on Tuesday 30 June 2026
Posted on 29 May 2026
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Summary
As a Production Assembler Apprentice, you will gain hands-on experience building and assembling MasterMover products to the highest quality standards. You will develop core production and technical assembly skills, learning how our products are manufactured from components through to finished units ready for customer delivery.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Salary range of £16,640 to £20,000 depending on experience
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm, Friday 8:00am-2:00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
- Assemble MasterMover products in line with engineering drawings, work instructions, and quality standards
- Kit components and prepare materials for production builds
- Carry out mechanical assembly tasks using hand tools and production equipment
- Support testing, inspection, and basic functional checks of finished units
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organised workspace in line with 5S standards
- Follow health and safety procedures and support continuous improvement activities
- Work collaboratively with the production team to meet build targets and quality expectations
Where you'll work
Moor Farm Road
Airfield Industrial Estate
Ashbourne
DE6 1HD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
As part of your apprenticeship, and dependent on your prior attainment and age, you may be required to complete English and maths Functional Skills, which is an integral part of your apprenticeship. Upon successful completion, you will be awarded additional certificates of recognition for these qualifications.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
MasterMover is a leading provider of innovative material handling solutions. With a focus on electric tugs and automation, we empower companies to enhance productivity and safety. Our patented products are used by leading industrial global brands to advance workplace efficiency and safety. With our global headquarters based in the UK and sales operations in the USA, France and Germany, plus our extended network of sales partners and territory managers, we have an exciting future ahead.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time position with the company and further progression opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
James Sayles
saylesj@chesterfield.ac.uk
07929669938
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034030.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 30 June 2026