Apprentice Fitter (Level 3 Engineering)
QUARRY MANUFACTURING & SUPPLIES LTD
LEICESTER (LE67 1TH)
Closes in 24 days (Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 February 2026
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Summary
Want to start your career in engineering? QMS are recruiting an Apprentice Fitter for Summer 2026. This role will support the QMS service team by assisting with maintenance and repair of crushing plant equipment across UK sites, developing technical skills while learning from senior engineers, including day release to Loughborough College.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
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Annual pay review plus annual bonus after one years’ continuous service
- Training course
- Engineering fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8am to 4:30pm Daily Breaks: 30-minute unpaid lunch break and 2 x15 minutes paid tea breaks.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
As an Apprentice Fitter, the individual will support maintenance and repair activities while developing core engineering skills under senior supervision. Key duties include:
- Assisting with breakdown maintenance, fault finding, and repair of crushers and crushing plant equipment.
- Learning and performing mechanical tasks such as extraction and rebuilding components, welding, hydraulics, and use of tools and lifting equipment.
- Working safely on customer sites and at QMS workshops, following all health, safety, and environmental procedures while studying towards Level 3 apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
BARDON HILL
COALVILLE
LEICESTER
LE67 1TH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
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
- Attendance to Loughborough College one day per week, term time only
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
- On-the-job training
- Off-the-job training
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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Initiative
Other requirements
Please ensure you are able to travel to the workplace in Coalville and Loughborough College before applying.
About this employer
QMS are OEM manufacturers of Cone Crushers, suppliers of spare and wear parts for the worldwide quarrying industry, and maintenance experts for crushing plant throughout the UK. We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of manganese wear parts and internal high quality crusher spares. We are experts in the repair and maintenance of all makes of crushing equipment.
https://qmsupplies.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), company events, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme.
After this apprenticeship
Potential opportunity for a permanent role within the company following successful completion of the apprenticeship. The apprentice could progress to becoming a Service Engineer or Final Assembly Engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012659.
Apply now
Closes in 24 days (Monday 2 March 2026 at 11:59pm)