Apprentice Engineer
RIB CRAFT LTD
SOMERSET (BA22 8RU)
Closes in 9 days (Monday 1 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 August 2025
Contents
Summary
Support the technical project engineering team with the development and design of new products and technical drawing.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday 8:30am- 4:30pm, including 1x 30 minute mandatory lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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
- Undertaking CAD and technical drawing
- Physical production support to check critical dimensions and dimensional accuracy of products
- Supporting with the development and design of new products
- Creation of builds and material lists to support procurements, product ordering and manufacturing requirements
Where you'll work
EDWARD CLOSE
HOUNDSTONE BUSINESS PARK
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA22 8RU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance.
This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Level 3 standard. On completion, the apprentice will receive the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technologies qualification.
Functional Skills in maths and English may also be required depending on current level.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade (Grade Grade A*-C or 9-4))
- Maths (grade (Grade Grade A*-C or 9-4))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Knowledge and confidence with IT would be advantageous.
About this employer
Founded in the late eighties, Ribcraft has gained an enviable reputation as a leading British builder of custom built professional Rigid Inflatable Boats, with a broad client base from Commercial and Sea Safari Workboat to Rescue and Military Applications. Built to the highest commercial standards, our RIBs incorporate the qualities of exceptional safety, strength, stability, speed and comfort.
After this apprenticeship
Potential opportunity to become a full time member of the technical project engineering team and CAD designer upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Further training on industry software including Solid Works.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Vicki Davey
StudentRecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk
01935 845561
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337666.
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Closes in 9 days (Monday 1 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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