Apprentice Welder Required
L.F.E. ENGINEERING LTD
COVENTRY (CV4 8AW)
Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 September 2025
Contents
Summary
The Level 2 Welder Apprenticeship at LFE Engineering gives you hands-on experience, expert guidance, and an accredited qualification. You’ll master MIG, TIG, and MMA welding, blueprint reading, and quality control while working on real projects. Join a supportive team, grow your skills, and build a rewarding career in welding and fabrication.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Welder (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.00pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 10 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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4
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
- Set up welding equipment, check safety gear, and prepare materials for the day’s jobs
- Perform MIG, TIG, or MMA welding on real fabrication projects under supervision
- Read and follow blueprints or work instructions to ensure accuracy and quality
- Inspect welds, complete basic quality checks, and record results for compliance
- Maintain a clean, organised work area and follow all health & safety procedures
Where you'll work
HIBBERD HOUSE
CURRIERS CLOSE
CANLEY
COVENTRY
CV4 8AW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
Training course
Welder (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.
- Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.
- Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.
- Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
- Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.
- Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.
- Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
- Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).
- Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.
- Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.
- Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
- Identify surface defects.
- Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.
- Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.
- Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
- Apply team working principles.
- Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.
- Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.
- Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.
- Check and use or operate tools and equipment.
- Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.
- Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.
- Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.
- Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).
- Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.
- Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.
- Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.
- Identify surface defects.
- Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.
- Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.
- Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
- Apply team working principles.
Training schedule
- Welder Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- Training will take place at Warwick College
Requirements
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
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Willingness to work at height or in confined spaces when needed. Good physical fitness to handle materials, tools, and PPE safely. Reliable attendance and timekeeping to meet production schedules Willingness to follow strict health, safety, and environmental rules Comfort with wearing PPE (welding masks, gloves, boots, etc.) for extended periods Teamwork and communication to work effectively alongside experienced welders
About this employer
LFE Engineering Ltd is a UK-based fabrication and engineering company known for delivering high-quality, bespoke metalwork and structural solutions. We serve a wide range of industries, combining skilled craftsmanship with modern technology to meet strict standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and CE/UKCA marking. At LFE, we value safety, quality, and continuous improvement, and we invest heavily in training and apprenticeships to grow the next generation of talent. Our supportive, team-oriented culture encourages innovation, personal development, and pride in every project, from precision components to large-scale fabrication. Joining LFE means becoming part of a trusted engineering partner with a reputation for excellence and a forward-looking approach to sustainable growth.
After this apprenticeship
- Level 3 Plate Welder
- Level 3 Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Level 3 Team Leader
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
L.F.E. ENGINEERING LTD
Michael Lawlor
michael.l@lfeeng.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341559.
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Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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