Fabricator Apprentice
DEPENDABLE BODIES (NEWCASTLE)LTD
Tyne and Wear (NE11 9EE)
Closes in 24 days (Sunday 27 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 July 2025
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Summary
We’re looking for enthusiastic apprentices interested in a career in Fabrication and Welding. This hands-on role offers valuable experience in manufacturing, working alongside skilled professionals. You'll receive one-on-one mentorship from a time-served senior fabricator with the end goal to create a career in the field.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 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 – Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm with 30 minutes lunch (1pm finish on Fridays)
37 hours 45 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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 join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable materials using appropriate techniques.
- Forming/cutting various metallic materials.
- Interpret technical drawings, templates and instructions for each job.
- Gain and develop practical skills in the use of general hand/precision tools, welding techniques and equipment and measuring equipment.
- Operating and handling machinery and equipment on shop floor.
- Learn technical skills in inspection and quality.
- Contributing to maintaining the quality of work we manufacture and deliver.
Where you'll work
Wellington Road
Dunston
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE11 9EE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
GATESHEAD COLLEGE
Your 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.
Your training plan
You will work towards the Level 3 Metal Fabricator apprenticeship standard with Gateshead College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any other subject (grade A*-C/4-9)
- English (grade A*-C/4-9)
- Maths (grade A*-C/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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Punctual
- Work Ethic
- Focussed
- Open minded
- Listening skills
About this company
We are a Commercial Vehicle Body Building company that specialise in manufacturing and repair of commercial (truck) bodies as well as tail lift lifting and LOLER inspections.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression to full time employment after apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GATESHEAD COLLEGE
Gabrielle Butler
apprenticeships@gateshead.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329105.
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Closes in 24 days (Sunday 27 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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