Apprentice Welder / Fabricator
J B ENGINEERING (HATTON) LTD
Scropton Road (DE65 5DS)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 7 September 2025)
Posted on 22 August 2025
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Summary
An Exciting opportunity has become available at JB Engineering (Hatton) Ltd. We offer a unique learning experience, operating various engineering departments under Laser and Engineering. These departments provide a wide range of engineering services and experiences. Covering CAD modelling, laser profiling, metal forming, welding and fabrication.
- Wage
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£16,224 a year
- Training course
- Metal fabricator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Our teams are well-trained and very knowledgeable, with many having completed their apprenticeships at JB Engineering. We are passionate about the next generation of learners and new technologies. Our customer base spans small, medium, and large companies across the mining, food, and energy industries. We are a small company that offers a highly personalised learning experience, providing practical, academic, and emotional support. The apprenticeship is a joint learning relationship between the learner and JB Engineering; your success is our success.
As an apprentice at JB Engineering, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
• Housekeeping. Maintaining your work area.
• Shadowing your supervisor, you are supervised whilst learning.
• Learning in action, practice welding.
• Carrying out all Health and safety procedures.
The Welder fabricator is primarily responsible for manufacturing customer orders using their welding and fabrication skills.
• Record learning
Where you'll work
Scropton Road
DE65 5DS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
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.
Training schedule
This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release. The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
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
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Time-Management
Other requirements
Other skill experiences on this apprenticeship include milling, drilling, polishing, metal forming, preparation, and finishing processes. Working as a team and managing projects.
About this employer
We have a combined engineering experience of over 50 years, which covers the following business sectors: mining, food processing, quarry, mineral processing, paper and brewery. Our engineering company is committed to delivering excellence through expert craftsmanship and attention to detail. Our trades people skills are wide ranging, and we support progression and training.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility of a full-time post upon completing the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338632.
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