Mechanical and Electrical Apprentice

INDUCTOTHERM EUROPE LIMITED

Droitwich (WR9 9AH)

Closes on Friday 20 March 2026

Posted on 11 February 2026

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Summary

The purpose of this position is throughout the duration of the four years of the apprenticeship programme, to acquire the generic technical skills, supporting academic qualifications and relevant knowledge to enable you to integrate into our existing production team, and to encourage further development into other areas of the business.

Wage

£16,224 a year

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Overtime rates x1.5 for any hours over 39 Mon-Sat, x2 Sun, Bank holidays.

Training course
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday 07.30 - 16.30, Friday 08.00 - 13.00, 30-minutes unpaid lunch

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 3 August 2026

Duration

3 years 10 months

Positions available

2

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

Mechanical:

  • A multiskilled team responsible for the manufacture of Induction Melting Furnaces from 5Kg up to 60 Tons in capacity
  • Inductotherm manufacture a wide variety of Induction Melting Furnace types, these range from small precious metal melting through to Super tanker Propeller production
  • Specialist skills required for Furnace production include Hydraulic installation, MIG, TIG, Arc Welding, Brazing and the use of Machine Shop equipment
  • Understanding of Engineering Department produced Mechanical, Hydraulic and Water-Cooling schematics, plus the ability to problem solve if the situation arises 
  • Refurbishment and upgrading existing equipment both in-house and at the customers premises
  • The Furnace Shop Team manufacture in-house Cooling Systems to complement our complete Induction Melting Installations 

Electrical:

  • A multiskilled team responsible for the manufacture of Induction melting power systems up to 16 Megawatt in power
  • This incorporates the assembly and wiring of sub-components and auxiliary panels for Cooling and Hydraulic control applications
  • Specialist skills include Electrical Wiring, Soldering, Brazing and Sheet Metal fabrication on Bus-Bar systems
  • Understanding of Engineering Department produced Mechanical, Electrical and Water-Cooling schematics, plus the ability to problem solve if the situation arises
  • Refurbishment and upgrading existing equipment both in-house and at the customers premises
  • Both hand and machine tools are utilised in our various production techniques
  • Manufacture of both PLC and PC based Control Systems

Where you'll work

The Furlong Berry Hill Industrial Estate
Droitwich
WR9 9AH

Training

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

Training provider

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION 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

Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located at Mc Kenzie Way, Worcester WR4 9GN.

Duration approximately 40-45 months. Year 1, between 22-39 weeks are spent at HWGTA Training Centre developing practical engineering skills, alongside one day per week in the classroom, completing the theoretical elements of the EAL Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. Year 2, predominantly based in your company, returning to the Training Centre one day per week to continue and complete the specialised elements of their Level 3 Diploma (Development Knowledge). Years 3-4 Based full-time in your company, developing practical skills and knowledge in preparation for the End Point Assessment to gain your Engineering Fitter Level 3.

More training information

Additional training for functional skills in English and maths will be undertaken if needed. There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language or literature (grade Grade A*-C/ 4-9)
  • Mathematics (grade Grade A*-C/ 4-9)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Listen and follow instructions
  • Flexible and enthusiastic
  • Willingness to learn

Other requirements

We are based in Droitwich, and so getting to and from our site if you don’t drive you are looking at public transport check out the routes to see if its feasible for you.

About this employer

Employer Description Inductotherm are a Manufacturing company based in Droitwich since 1971, manufacturing Induction Furnaces.

https://inductothermgroup.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

3 days holiday ( extra 2 days at 5 years’ and 3 days at 10 years’ ) Pension scheme 4% employer contribution, 5% employee. Annual bonus paid subject to company performance 

After this apprenticeship

By following the Engineering Fitter apprenticeship route this will potentially open up further career opportunities where you can buildup your level of experience with our product and then look into other roles, such as test engineer, service and commissioning engineer and possibly through to area sales manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014771.

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Closes on Friday 20 March 2026