Fabricator Apprentice
Acres Engineering Limited
DERBY (DE73 8JB)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 July 2025
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Summary
This apprenticeship will be based mainly in the fabrication shop where you will learn how to fabricate items from engineered drawings. You will have the opportunity to experience other core areas of our workshop and learn skills in other departments to help you understand how materials are used.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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£6.40 to start and then increase every 3 months as per our apprentice pay matrix
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 7.00am - 3.30pm. May work evenings and weekends after apprenticeship is complete.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 2 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
During your apprenticeship your week will be split into the following duties:
- Working alongside a trained fabricator and later on your own
- Working on preparation (cutting off) or cleaning up (de-spattering/ cleaning welds)
- Being trained on other equipment such as laser cutting machine, water jet cutting machine, CNC press brake etc.
- Supporting an ‘in need’ area of the business such as preparing items for paint, helping with assembly
Where you'll work
UNIT A
CASTLE LANE
MELBOURNE
DERBY
DE73 8JB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
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
- An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence
- You will be expected to work towards the Metal Fabricator level 3 qualification, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Travel due to location.
About this company
SME in the heart of Melbourne Derbyshire. We make bespoke sheet metal fabrication solutions, creating production support equipment (trolleys, dollies, tool chests, work benches, safety platforms, etc) for larger companies such as: Rolls Royce, GE, McClaren, JLR, Siemens, Lotus etc. Everything we do is created in house, accounts, estimation, design, laser cutting, water jet cutting, press, fabrication, powder coat paint and assembly.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time position with company and opportunities to progress into other roles.
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 VAC1000329500.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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