Apprentice Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
ASH & LACY HOLDINGS LIMITED
Smethwick (B66 2RL)
Closes in 21 days (Monday 6 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 September 2025
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Summary
Ash & Lacy are seeking an Apprentice Fitter to work alongside our maintenance engineers. In this role, you will learn how to install, troubleshoot, and repair equipment to help ensure smooth and efficient production. You will also support preventative maintenance tasks, contribute to machine improvements, and carry out general maintenance duties
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.30pm and Friday, 8.00am - 3.30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years 9 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
Daily / Weekly Tasks:
- Diagnose and fault find issues on manufacturing machinery during breakdowns
- Carry out repairs to restore production lines quickly and efficiently
- Perform planned maintenance to schedule, including lubrication, testing, and inspections
- Check equipment regularly for anomalies and wear
- Replace and renew parts, filters, and perform oil changes
- Support the site with general repairs within skillset
- Organize and prepare materials, tools, and spare parts for upcoming work
- Work on machinery improvements, refurbishments, and overhauls
- Assist with machinery installations, relocations, and commissioning
- Carry out small fabrication work, including basic welding when required
- Engage in mechanical fault finding, repairs, and modifications
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects to enhance machinery performance
- Collaborate with the engineering team and learn from experienced colleagues
- Apply problem-solving skills and understanding of machinery to diagnose and resolve issues
Where you'll work
Alma Street
Smethwick
B66 2RL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
Training schedule
- This is a Level 3 Fitter Apprenticeship, delivered over a 33 month period
- The apprentice will attend the training centre, In-Comm Training Services in Aldridge, WS9 8UG, 2 and a half days per week for the first 20 months
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Previous hands on experience is advantageous.
About this employer
The cold rolled Steel Frame range offers a structurally robust and dimensionally stable, warm spaced wall construction that can be used with the majority of external finishes, across most applications. Ash & Lacy’s component supply, structural stud and track system, is available to suit both infill and oversail systems, both of which provide early weather protection capability to the building, and offer many advantages over traditional construction methods
https://www.ashandlacy.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Progression and Training Opportunities Free onsite parking
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there will be a full-time position available at the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Aimee
aimeen@in-comm.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341929.
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Closes in 21 days (Monday 6 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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