Apprentice Fabricator/Welder
HEATHBROOK CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
WOLVERHAMPTON (WV14 7JY)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 January 2026
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Summary
Initial training will involve the apprentice in fabrication, goods inward and material handling, which provides an excellent foundation to build their future training. The apprentice will gain experience in welding and many other workshop activities.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
08:00 - 16:30
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
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
Goods Inward:
- This role involves measuring and identifying all materials that come into the factory
- Reading drawings
- Understanding purchase orders and their requirements
- Liaising with the office on a regular basis
- This is a very important role within the organisation and a key element of our quality system
Material Handling:
This involves preparing material for manufacture, identifying the variety and properties of the materials used in the manufacture of the large array of products made at our factory
General Training:
- The apprentice will soon have hands on training in both MIG and TIG welding processes to assess the aptitude and fit for these roles
- Measuring, cutting and processing material, using varied methods i.e. sawing, shearing, drilling
- The apprentice will be involved in the assembly and wiring of Navigational Aids for offshore applications such as fog signals, light stations etc.
Our drive is to create a multi-skilled, confident, capable member of our full-time work force.
Where you'll work
DALE STREET
BILSTON
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV14 7JY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems and other relevant guidelines
- Identify and deal appropriately with any risks, hazards, hazardous situations and problems that may occur within the engineering environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Demonstrate effective communication skills which include oral, written, electronic
- Complete appropriate documentation accurately, efficiently and legibly using the correct terminology where required
- Obtain and follow the correct documentation, specifications and work instructions in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the engineering activities, extracting the necessary data/information from specification and related documentation
- Select and use appropriate tools, equipment and materials to carry out the engineering operation
- Deal appropriately with any problems that may occur within the manufacturing environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Work efficiently and effectively at all times maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste
- Carryout fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques
- Carryout maintenance activities in line with work instructions
- Carryout tests on the maintained equipment in accordance with test schedule/defined test procedures
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment to service by replacing or repairing components
- Plan the mechanical manufacturing operation before they start
- Mount and set the required workholding devices
- Produce individual components, sub-assemblies or completed assemblies using mechanical manufacturing techniques
- Carryout quality checks during and after mechanical manufacturing operations
- Wire and terminate different types of cabling e.g. single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electrical components e.g. component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electronic components e.g. resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, etc.
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment/system to service after the assembly and testing has been completed
- Shape the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Produce components which meet the specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the fabrication activities
- Plan the materials, processing or finishing operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Carry out the material, processing or finishing operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Plan the technical support operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the technical support
- Carry out the technical support operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the technical support operation
Training schedule
The apprentice will be required to attend Advance II Campus, Dudley College, 1 day per week in term time only.
- Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will receive an Engineering Operative Level 2 - Fabrication & Welding Qualification
- You will be assigned an assessor who will visit you in the workplace approx. every 8-weeks to support you with your apprenticeship
More training information
Heathbrook will provide training in the workplace for the following areas:
- Quality awareness
- Health & Safety
- Workshop practice
- Welding
- Understanding drawings
- Drilling
- Sawing
- Wiring
- Fabricating
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade D/3/Level 1 Functional Skills)
- Maths (grade D/3/Level 1 Functional Skills)
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
- Practical
- Good listener
- Experience with tools
About this employer
This company has been trading since 1975, in that time we have developed an enviable knowledge base, across many sectors including offshore, water, food and leisure industries.
The succesful applicant will join a team of well trained employees and will quickley develop their own knowledge based.
They will follow a proven training programme designed to gradually build an individuals understanding and skills in this sector.
Many of the staff that the apprentice will be working with will have secured full time positions within the company as a result of our training programme. Indeed it is the aim of our training to develop the applicant into a part of our organisation for the future.
After this apprenticeship
A full-time position at Heathbrook. Coded welder, trained fabricator, autoCAD training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011206.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)