Welding and Fabricating Apprentice
JOHN ROBSON (METALS) LTD
Preston (PR3 2JD)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 7 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 August 2025
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Summary
Opportunity to learn how to weld and fabricate in a supportive environment. Learning how to read technical drawings, operate milling machines and lathes. Working as part of a small team, following health and safety procedures at all times. Working on routine and bespoke projects from conception to being fully operational.
- Wage
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£17,160 a year
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You will be paid £8.25 an hour, but this could be higher depending on experience. You will be paid weekly.
- Training course
- Land-based service engineer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, 2x 15-minute breaks, 30-minute lunch break. There may be some flexibility in hours for the right candidate.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
- Learning fabrication and welding methods including MIG and TIG
- Indoor and outdoor activity
- Opportunity to visit substations around the UK
Where you'll work
John Robson Metals Ltd
Goosnargh
Preston
PR3 2JD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
Training course
Land-based service engineer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
- Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
- Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
- Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
- Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
- Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
- Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
- Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
- Complete organisational documentation and reports.
- Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
- Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
- Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
- Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
- Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
- Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
- Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
- Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
- Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
- Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
- Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
- Prepare and reinstate the work area for land-based engineering activities.
- Clean land-based machinery and equipment.
- Select and use PPE, tools and equipment required to undertake land-based engineering activities.
- Prepare land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment for service, maintenance and repair activities.
- Prepare parts, components and sub-assemblies prior to reassembly, including inspecting, cleaning, refurbishing, sharpening, resealing, straightening, and balancing.
- Refit and re-assemble parts, components and sub-assemblies, ensuring their compatibility and relationship including timing and alignment.
- Select the appropriate lifting, supporting and securing equipment.
- Apply thermal bonding and separation methods to join, fabricate and repair materials and components.
- Complete organisational documentation and reports.
- Carry out work in compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
- Lift, support and secure loads, land-based machinery, equipment and assemblies.
- Setup land-based prime movers, machinery and equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Connect, attach and fit land-based machinery equipment to prime movers.
- Service and maintain land-based prime-movers, machinery and equipment to manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Adopt safe working practices that ensure personal safety and the safety of others and the environment.
- Conduct static and basic operational inspections and check compliance with legislative safety requirements and system tests to establish actions to be taken.
- Interrogate control systems to view error codes, reset indicators and verify software updates.
- Carry out checks and tests to ensure prime-movers, machinery and equipment meet manufacturers specifications before and after repair.
- Identify and follow technical documentation and perform hydraulic or electrical repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Perform transmission or engine repair activities on land-based machinery.
- Record and interpret technical information relating to land-based service, maintenance and repair operations.
- Apply the principles of customer care when dealing with internal and external customers relevant to own role.
- Maintain service and warranty records, record data and report findings to stakeholders.
- Carry out pre delivery inspections and conduct assembly as required on land-based equipment and prime movers.
- Check settings and make adjustments on land-based equipment to meet customer requirements.
- Carry out land-based machinery inspections.
Training schedule
Training will be delivered by Myerscough College where you will work towards the Level 2 Landbased Service Engineer Apprenticeship qualification.
Delivery is work-based with college attendance for 5 x two-week blocks over the two years (20 weeks’ attendance in total, there may be an additional 1-or-2-week block in the final year to finish off if required).
More training information
The end point assessment will contain 3 components:
- On-line Knowledge Test
- Practical Tasks
- Professional Interview
There will be 3 levels of achievement: Pass, Merit & Distinction.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 2 other subjects (grade 4-9/C-A*)
- English (grade 4-9/C-A*)
- Maths (grade 4-9/C-A*)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Flexible
- Enthusiastic
- Good listening skills
Other requirements
How will you ensure you get to work on time each day?
About this employer
John Robson Metals Ltd has been at the forefront of safe dismantling and demolition in the Electrical Supply Industry for almost 50 years. We specialise in High Voltage Substation dismantling and demolition and all associated works including, but not exclusive to; transformer disposal, transformer oil disposal, high voltage equipment disposal, cable de-oiling, cable services, PCB and SF6 gas recovery. We operate two sites in Preston, one operating as a fully permitted waste site and main offices and the other covering our maintenance, stores, and fabrication departments. Our site works are carried out across the UK mainland.
http://www.johnrobsonmetals.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
There is a company car park and canteen
After this apprenticeship
A permanent position is available with career development opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
Employer Services Team
employerenquiries@myerscough.ac.uk
01995 642222
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338154.
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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 7 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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