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EUROPA CARAVANS (UK) LIMITED

HULL (HU9 5NL)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 August 2025

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen and motivated to achieve a career in manufacturing with a well-respected employer Europa Caravans Ltd. A key skill for this vacancy would be someone who is willing to learn and in return would become a valuable member of our team.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Pay will be reviewed regularly at reviews.

Training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Thursday - 7.30am - 4.30pm Friday 7.30am -12.30pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

Main duties will include:

  • Assembly work within the production line.
  • Manufacturing of the interior and exterior of the caravans.
  • Follow job sheets to ensure specifications are adhered too.
  • Support standard operations.
  • Use hand and power tools to build furniture and fit caravan parts on line.
  • Ensure all work completed is to the highest standard.
  • Adhere to area work instructions, policies and procedures.
  • Any other reasonable duties as directed or required.

Where you'll work

WYKE WORKS
HEDON ROAD
HULL
HU9 5NL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HULL COLLEGE

Training course

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

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Training schedule

You will be mentored and trained by highly skilled colleagues that will ensure you are shown the best practices and standards to ensure you gain the relevant skills, knowledge and behaviours for the apprenticeship. 

You will also be supported by your Skills Coach from Hull college that will regularly visit you onsite.

More training information

Hull college will deliver the apprenticeship standard lean manufacturing level 2.

Plus functional skills maths and english if required.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A* - D or 2 - 9)
  • Maths (grade A* - D or 2 - 9)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Europa Caravans Ltd was formed in February 2009 by Donald and Graham Oades in the depths of a recession, they both left steady jobs to start their new business, when doing this they were faced by the same questions from suppliers “is this the best time to start a caravan company”, under the same breath suppliers said if you can start in such difficult times then when it comes back you will thrive, the two new directors already had strong leads and were confident they had a good business. All the suppliers gave Europa a lot of support as Graham and Don were both very well known to them. Don and Graham have both worked in caravan companies for years, Graham has been building caravans since 1984 and Don starting his career in caravan manufacture in the 90’s, both built their way up to high managerial positions giving both of them a vast range of experience in the industry. All their employees were carefully selected giving them such a strong team which gave them a quality product from the start. Within five weeks the factory was set up, drawings done and the first caravan completed, from that day on they were already building a steady 4-5 caravans per week to a very high standard, when starting their new company Don and Graham had the chance to design out all the problems they had encountered in their years of building caravans, giving them a better quality product with less problems. By the October of their first year they had already outgrown the various units they had taken on a small industrial estate and looked to move under one roof with more space, by January 2010 production moved in to a 45,000sqft factory giving them more space for the off line and extending the production line giving a much better flow, production increased 3 fold to meet the demand. Their customer base has grown steadily over the last five years from both Export and the UK and continues to do so, they exhibited caravans at the Cottingham Parks (Hull) in September and the Westpoint show (Exeter) in the October, at both shows existing customers showed their support and new customers are also gained.

https://www.europacaravans.com/index.html (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression within the business is highly likely for the right candidates with a full time position on completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HULL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338874.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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