Plate Welder Apprentice

Summary

The Southampton Engineering Training Association (SETA) is supporting Four Tees Engineers Ltd to recruit a L3 Plate Welder Apprentice to join their Engineering team and develop within the organisation. Main tasks/focus will be in aspects of welding and fabrication as well as gaining knowledge and experience in order to achieve the Standard.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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Pay will be subject to regular review and will rise at stages throughout the apprenticeship. A bonus scheme operates for the fabricators based on safety, quality and productivity.

Training course

Plate welder (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Thursday 7.30 to 16:00 Friday 7:30 to 15:00 There may be an opportunity to work overtime dependant on workload.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

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

Apprentices working at Four-Tees Engineers Ltd will be working as part of a team. To ensure you gain the experience you will work with the team to learn

Apprentices working at Four-Tees Engineers Ltd will be working as part of a team. To ensure you gain the experience you will work with the team to learn.

Interpretation of drawings
Precision cutting and measuring
High standards of metal preparation
Welding to welding procedure specification
All tolerances to be to required specifications set by the company and the customers' requirements
Checking work using A 3 step checking system
Ensure high standards of health and safety practice

Where you'll work

1 DEWAR CLOSE
FAREHAM
PO15 5UB

Training

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

College or training organisation

SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)

Your training course

Plate welder (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Work safely at all times, comply with health, safety and environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
Can obtain, check and use appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
Plan and prepare welding activities before commencing the work.
Obtain, position and assemble welding equipment and associated safety protection needed for activity.
Prepare, check and protect materials and work areas ready for welding.
Inspect assembly to be welded and undertake remedial work to comply with specification, or implement quality steps if rejected.
Receive, inspect, condition and maintain consumables.
Set, test and monitor key welding parameters as detailed within the Welding Procedure Specification.
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.
Use manual processes and equipment to remove material (powered and non‐powered).
Achieves a quality of work to meet international standards e.g. ISO5817, ISO9606, ASME IX, AWS D1.1 for dimensional, surface inspection (e.g. Visual, Magnetic Particle, Dye Penetrant) and volumetric inspection (e.g. Radiography, Ultrasonic inspection).
Complete progressive and final checks on the weld prior to release for formal inspection and report into the production control system 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.
Produce welds in plate and/or structural components using two welding processes from TIG, PAW, MMA, MIG/MAG, FCAW.
Produce welds in plate and/or structural components using two materials from Carbon Steel, Low Alloy Steel, High Alloy Ferritic/Martensitic Steel, Austenitic Stainless Steel, Nickel & Nickel Alloys, Aluminium & Aluminium alloys, Titanium & Titanium Alloys, Copper & Copper Alloys.
Produce welds in plate and/or structural components covering three plate welding positions which must include Vertical (either upward or downward progression) and overhead.
Produce plate welds in 3 main joint configurations (Single or Double Sided Butt, Single or Double Sided T‐Butt & Fillet)
Work safely at all times, comply with health, safety and environmental legislation, regulations and organisational requirements.
Can obtain, check and use appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
Plan and prepare welding activities before commencing the work.
Obtain, position and assemble welding equipment and associated safety protection needed for activity.
Prepare, check and protect materials and work areas ready for welding.
Inspect assembly to be welded and undertake remedial work to comply with specification, or implement quality steps if rejected.
Receive, inspect, condition and maintain consumables.
Set, test and monitor key welding parameters as detailed within the Welding Procedure Specification.
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.
Use manual processes and equipment to remove material (powered and non‐powered).
Achieves a quality of work to meet international standards e.g. ISO5817, ISO9606, ASME IX, AWS D1.1 for dimensional, surface inspection (e.g. Visual, Magnetic Particle, Dye Penetrant) and volumetric inspection (e.g. Radiography, Ultrasonic inspection).
Complete progressive and final checks on the weld prior to release for formal inspection and report into the production control system 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.
Produce welds in plate and/or structural components using two welding processes from TIG, PAW, MMA, MIG/MAG, FCAW.
Produce welds in plate and/or structural components using two materials from Carbon Steel, Low Alloy Steel, High Alloy Ferritic/Martensitic Steel, Austenitic Stainless Steel, Nickel & Nickel Alloys, Aluminium & Aluminium alloys, Titanium & Titanium Alloys, Copper & Copper Alloys.
Produce welds in plate and/or structural components covering three plate welding positions which must include Vertical (either upward or downward progression) and overhead.
Produce plate welds in 3 main joint configurations (Single or Double Sided Butt, Single or Double Sided T‐Butt & Fillet)

Your training plan

Apprentices will undertake a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard programme. This will include a full-time period of practical workshop based ‘off-the-job’ training at SETA’s Apprenticeship Centre in Southampton.

You will also undertake aspects of a knowledge qualification (depending on your prior attainments) where you will attend SETA on a day release to complete agreed theory units to enhance your knowledge.

After your initial training at SETA, you will be with your employer working on developing your skills; ultimately leading to being able to demonstrate all the skills and knowledge identified in the apprenticeship standard.

SETA will make regular visits during your time in the workplace to ensure you are developing all the required skills within the
Standard, including the specified behaviours and checking

your theory knowledge via professional discussions.

To achieve full certification after all of your training the apprenticeship culminates in your End Point Assessment (EPA), these final tests are administered by an independent assessment organisation and take place in the last three months of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade C/4-5)
Maths (grade C/5)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Travel to and from SETA training and workplace. Full training will be given but we expect our Apprentices to maintain our rigorous standards. Dependant on your circumstances it may be possible to begin working at FourTees earlier than the start date at SETA in September

About this company

Four-Tees Engineers is a professional steelwork specialist contractor offering a comprehensive range of in-house services and expertise in the rail, highways, coastal marine, offshore wind, and water engineering industries. Our dedicated project management team carefully manage projects through site investigation and intrusive surveys, feasibility and options development, in-house design, detailing, fabrication, site installation, and handover. Our approach eradicates the traditional problematic interfaces typical of a multiple-supplier strategy, we proactively identify and mitigate risks and ensure the most efficient and effective outcomes for our projects.

http://www.fourtees.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Travel to and from SETA training and workplace.

Full training will be given but we expect our Apprentices to maintain our rigorous standards.

Dependant on your circumstances it may be possible to begin working at FourTees earlier than the start date at SETA in September

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)

Southampton Engineering Training Association (SETA)

Recruitment@seta-training.co.uk

023 8077 1908

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328970.

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