Engineering Apprentice

ASTRAPAC (MIDLANDS) LTD

BURNTWOOD (WS7 0AJ)

Closes in 30 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 April 2026


Summary

To learn and build workshop skills in engineering to develop into a permanent position.

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
MONDAY – THURSDAY 07:15-12:30 & 13:15-16:00. FRIDAY – 07:15 – 12:15.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 June 2026

Duration

2 years 3 months

Positions available

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

Astrapac is a small engineering company and needs employees to learn to be flexible with knowledge of tasks below:

  • Fabrication
  • Milling
  • Drilling
  • Turn
  • Weld
  • Mech – assembly of machine
  • Electrics basic
  • Cad – knowledge
  • Fitting
  • Health & safety
  • First aid

Where you'll work

MOUNT ROAD
BURNTWOOD
WS7 0AJ

Training

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

Training provider

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

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Training schedule

Engineering Operative Level 2.

Functional Skills Maths and English if required. 

More training information

Apprentice will be required to attend our engineering workshop at the Walsall Training Centre on a weekly basis. 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 and above)
  • Math's (grade 4 and above)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

How will you travel to work? 

About this employer

Astrapac Midlands Ltd was established in 1974 and specialises in the design and manufacture of heat sealing machinery for flexible films which can be used in virtually any packaging requirement, examples are found across Industrial, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Hospital Sterile Services and Food sectors, as well as general industrial Packaging such as retail, display and security packaging.

 In addition to designing and building a wide and diverse range of Heat Sealers Astrapac are also the sole UK and Ireland representative for the technically advanced Gandus Medical Heat Sealers / pouch sealers. All models in the Gandus range are built  to European medical standard ISO 11607 and many models are fully validatable,  a requirement in the medical sector for seal quality control.

 Astrapac also offers a comprehensive repair, service, and calibration facility at its Midlands based site, including the provision of full certification and validation which is increasingly required in all aspects of packaging today.

 Various levels of annual contract service packages are available to suit the needs of any client, especially in the medical field of sterile packaging and data retention. A support machine is a popular part of the package so that no break in production is caused whilst your sealer is in Astrapac’s workshop.

https://www.astrapac.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possible full-time position offered once the qualification is completed. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

PTP Recruits

ptprecruits@ptp-training.co.uk

01922651100

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029073.

Apply now

Closes in 30 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)