Apprentice Fabricator Welder

Severfield

North Yorkshire (YO7 3JN)

Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026

Posted on 12 December 2025

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Summary

Our apprenticeship scheme equips you to launch your career, working on iconic structures. Gain experience interpreting technical drawings, marking out, producing, and assembling fabricated products at our Dalton factory, mentored by skilled fabricators.

• Wage:

  £24,761 a year

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  £12.21 per hour

• Training course: Metal fabricator (level 3)
• Hours: Initially it will be 39 hours per week: Monday, (college hours) 9.00am - 4.30pm. Tuesday - Thursday, 7.30am - 4.30pm. Friday, 7.30pm - 12.30pm.

  39 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 7 September 2026

• Duration:

  4 years

• Positions available:

  8

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

As part of your role, you will carry out the following tasks:

• Accurately interpret technical drawings
• Mark out, produce and assemble fabricated products
• Use appropriate tools, equipment and techniques to shape and form metal materials
• Cutting, drilling, shaping and preparing metal materials during fabrication activities using manual and power tools and thermal and laser cutting techniques
• Maintaining a clean and tidy workspace

In addition, you will:

• Be responsible for own time management
• Ensure college days are attended
• Be responsible for undertaking instructions from qualified fabricators
• Be responsible for your own learning
• Be responsible for asking questions so you better understand the role and industry

Where you'll work

Severs House Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate
Dalton
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 3JN

Training

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

Training provider

YORK 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 will give you the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as a Metal Fabricator and will include the following:

• Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations and organisational requirements
• Check materials conform to the specified grades, dimensions and thicknesses identified on detailed engineering drawings
• Use the correct methods for the moving and handling resources and materials
• Set up, check and adjust the equipment for use in the safe and reliable fabrication of metal products or components and maintaining the equipment in a reliable and safe condition throughout
• Interpret technical drawings, patterns, templates and specifications to mark out, produce and assemble complex fabricated products to meet the required specification and quality requirements
• Use appropriate tools, equipment and techniques to shape and form (hot or cold) metal materials, demonstrating and applying knowledge of material properties and characteristics throughout
• Operate appropriate tools and equipment to join metal parts using a range of mechanical fasteners and fixing techniques
• Operate thermal joining equipment to join metal parts using a range of appropriate techniques to the standards required by the specifications for the fabrication activity being carried out

You will also work towards the Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and produce a portfolio of evidence on which the End Point Assessment (EPA) professional discussion will be based.

You will attend York College on a day-release basis and the qualifications achieved will be Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship Level 3 plus Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Level 3.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• 2 other subjects (grade 4)
• English (grade 4)
• maths (grade 4)
• science (grade 4)

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
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Health & Safety awareness
• Listen and follow instructions
• Organise own workload

Other requirements

Public transport does not cover the location of the factory, therefore you must have your own transport to the workplace. The role requires you to be able to be on your feet all day. As part of the application process, you also need to submit an application to York College (see information in how to apply, below).

About this employer

We have forged our legacy on some of the most iconic buildings in the country. From The Shard to 22 Bishopsgate, the New Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to Wimbledon No.1 Court, we build the future. We are the UK’s largest structural steel company. Together, we have 5 manufacturing facilities across the UK. Our Head Office is in Dalton, Thirsk – North Yorkshire. As the largest of the individual sites – covering around 55 acres – Dalton forms a hub of much of our UK activity, The site boasts ten state-of-the-art production lines where modern manufacturing and painting processes are undertaken in a controlled environment, with the capacity to process an incredible 1,500 tonnes of steel per week.

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Company benefits

At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages including private medical scheme, life assurance, festive gift, and pension.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will be a fully qualified Metal Fabricator with the opportunity to further your skills and knowledge and progress within Severfield.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YORK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005057.

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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026

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