Mechanical Engineering Fitter Apprentice
ATLAS CONVERTING EQUIPMENT LIMITED
Wolesley Road (MK42 7XT)
Closes in 4 days (Thursday 7 August 2025)
Posted on 21 July 2025
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Summary
Do you enjoy practical learning? Do you like working with machines? Do you like making things and taking them apart? Atlas Converting Equipment, In Bedford, are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join their team.
- Wage
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£16,286.40 a year
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years 9 months
- Positions available
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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
Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd was established in 1976 and is a global leader that designs, creates and builds solutions for slitting and rewinding technology within a wide variety of industries. Their products and solutions are recognised as top-level in the production of primary and secondary slitter rewinders with over 4,500 machine installations in over 80 countries around the world.
The successful applicant will be motivated to follow a career in Mechanical Engineering. Part of the apprentice's role will include building new production machines, new components and assemblies, using hand tools and learning skilled fitting techniques. You will gain experience in all Engineering, Service and Production departments and fault finding / testing.
Staff benefits include a basic healthcare plan, life assurance and contributory pension scheme.
Where you'll work
Wolesley Road
MK42 7XT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEDFORD COLLEGE
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.
Training schedule
Level 3 Engineering Fitter.
Level 2 Functional Skills in English and maths if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
Other requirements
College attendance will be at Bedford College. Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice. College attendance will commence in September 2025 at Bedford College. Please ensure you are able to commute to both the workplace and college.
About this employer
Film manufacturing and processing industry.
After this apprenticeship
The company's training programme will enable you to gain a full understanding of all departments from, Assembly, Stores, Design, Production, Planning, Sales & Service.
• A supportive learning environment
• A commitment to growing you as an individual
• Mentoring
• A structured apprenticeship with a varied career path
• Competitive salary with real earning potential upon qualification
• Excellent benefits package
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEDFORD COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332719.
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