Advanced Engineering Fitter Technician Apprenticeship

SGS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Bulwell (NG6 8UW)

Closes in 12 days (Monday 7 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 June 2025

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Summary

We are recruiting for an Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship to join our successful team, dedicated to delivering a top-notch service. During the apprenticeship, you will become proficient in reading and interpreting CAD drawings, planning your work with the right tools, equipment and resources to complete the task.

Wage

£15,115.10 to £24,444.42, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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£8.00 per hour

Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Typically Monday - Thursday, 6.30am to 3.30pm, and Friday,6.30am to 11.00am. 38.5 hours a week.

38 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 2025

Duration

3 years 6 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 an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work:

We are recruiting for an Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship to join our successful team, dedicated to delivering a top-notch service. The enthusiastic candidate will be based at our Nottingham site.

During the apprenticeship, you will become proficient in reading and interpreting CAD drawings, planning your work with the right tools, equipment and resources to complete the task. You will develop your problem solving and fault diagnosis skills alongside following the high quality, health and safety standards in place.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Component Production and Assembly: Produce complex high-value, low-volume components, or assemblies either in full or part using specialised machines, equipment, or systems as per the required specifications
  • Component Refurbishment: Refurbish components by interpreting drawings or specifications, planning the work, and ensuring they meet quality standards
  • Quality Assurance: Check work against quality standards, make necessary adjustments, and ensure components or assemblies meet required specifications
  • Work Area Preparation: Prepare the work area for subsequent tasks by ensuring equipment meets operational standards
  • Drawing Interpretation: Accurately interpret and follow technical drawings, diagrams, or specifications for component or assembly requirements
  • Work Planning: Plan work activities, including resource allocation, equipment, and tooling requirements
  • Component Manufacture: Produce individual components and refurbish as needed
  • Assembly Operations: Assemble components to create equipment, machines, or systems either fully or partially
  • Problem-Solving: Identify and resolve issues with components or assemblies including fault diagnosis
  • Completion and Handover: Hand over completed components or assemblies, including proper storage and commissioning
  • Work Area Maintenance: Reinstate work areas and maintain equipment
  • Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of component production or assembly processes

Where you'll work

2 Martin Close
Blenheim Industrial Estate
Bulwell
NG6 8UW

Training

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

College or training organisation

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

Your training course

Engineering fitter (level 3)

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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.

Your training plan

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

Nottingham College

Your training course

  • Engineering fitter
  • Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Course contents

Level 3 Engineering Fitter apprenticeship qualification

Training will be delivered one day per week, term time, and is based at The Highfield site and facilities are in creation to enrich the student experience, developing them with the necessary skills using industry recognised equipment to ensure the apprentice receives training closely matched to the employer’s and industry.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this company

We are recruiting for an Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship to join our successful team, dedicated to delivering a top-notch service. During the apprenticeship, you will become proficient in reading and interpreting CAD drawings, planning your work with the right tools, equipment and resources to complete the task.

After this apprenticeship

If successful in completing the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for the apprentice to remain with SGS as a permanent member of our highly skilled team as a Calibration Engineer. The apprentice may also wish to consider further studies, taking skills, knowledge and experience to the next level. Our past apprentices have all progressed with SGS, now taking on roles such as Laboratory Manager.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327618.

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Closes in 12 days (Monday 7 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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