Level 2 General Welder apprenticeship
UNITECH ENGINEERING LTD
Burntwood (WS7 0AL)
Closes in 16 days (Thursday 5 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 October 2026
Contents
Summary
This is a chance to start a skilled trade with a local engineering employer.
You will work mainly in the Fabrication/Welding Department. You will be trained and gain experience in MIG/TIG welding and fabricating mild and stainless steel.
- Wage
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£15,808 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Welder (level 2)
- Hours
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7.15am - 4.00pm, Monday - Thursday. 7.15am - 2.15pm, Friday.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
- Learn to MIG/TIG weld material from 2mm to 20mm thick
- Carry out quality checks on products against specification
- Learn to read and understand engineering drawings
- Complete all practical and theory assignments required for the apprenticeship
- Represent the company professionally and follow all rules and codes of conduct when attending college
- Keep work areas clean and tidy, and follow Health & Safety policies at all times
- Undertake other reasonable duties within your skill set to support your development
General responsibilities
- Quality and service: Produce high-quality work to company standards, deliver on time, and suggest improvements to your Line Manager
- Health & Safety: Work safely, report equipment defects, and wear PPE and clean company uniform or workwear at all times
- Development: Learn about company products and services, receive training before starting new tasks or using new equipment, and hold regular reviews with your Line Manager
- Developing your knowledge of Company products and services.
Ensuring training is received prior to undertaking any new task or use of Company equipment - Attending regular reviews with your Line Manager and with In-Comm Training to track apprenticeship progress
Where you'll work
Unitech House
Prospect Road
Burntwood
WS7 0AL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Training course
Welder (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.
- Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.
- Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.
- Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
- Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.
- Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.
- Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
- Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).
- Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.
- Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.
- Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
- Identify surface defects.
- Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.
- Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.
- Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
- Apply team working principles.
- Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.
- Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.
- Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.
- Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
- Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.
- Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.
- Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
- Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).
- Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.
- Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.
- Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
- Identify surface defects.
- Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.
- Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.
- Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
- Apply team working principles.
Training schedule
- Level 2 Welding
- Functional Skills in English and maths (if needed)
- Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
1 day per week at In-Comm Training Services, Aldridge, WS9 8UG, and 4 days at the company. Please ensure you are able to travel to both sites.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Punctual
- Reliable
About this employer
Unitech is a leading supplier of high - quality stainless steel and aluminium equipment to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other hygiene conscious industries. Operating from their 75,000 square feet production facility in the heart of the West Midlands, they offer a range of 'off the shelf' products as well as bespoke fabrications. They also have, through their experience, the expertise to offer full turnkey projects with many impressive references both in the UK and worldwide. In more recent years the Unitech Group has grown substantially and still continues to grow. Whatever your needs, contact them today as they are sure to have an answer to your procurement needs.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full time position after successful completion of this apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Alex Jones
alexj@in-comm.co.uk
01922 457686
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000059929.
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Closes in 16 days (Thursday 5 November 2026 at 11:59pm)