Metal Fabrication Apprentice - Engineered Air Treatment Ltd

Summary

Company has an established apprenticeship programme. They offer varied and interesting working throughout the apprenticeship.

Annual wage

£15,704 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course

Metal fabricator

Hours

40hrs Monday to Thursday 8.5 hours shift Friday 6 hours shift Shifts to be confirmed

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 September 2026

Duration

42 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

The applicant will be working under a supervisor and 1 to 1 instruction to begin with learning basic skills then advancing as quickly as they are able to work with hand tools like drilling and grinders then move on to welding, cutting and folding.

Working from engineering drawings to establish production methods.

The successful applicants will be expected to know how to manufacture the completed damper range, completed mechanical checks and some basic electrical checks.

The company is part of the ISO9001 and successful candidates will expect to learn the quality processes throughout the production line and obtain the skills to meet these standards.

Where you’ll work

5 PINFOLD ROAD, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8AS

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Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LEICESTER COLLEGE

Your training course

Metal fabricator

Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

5 Pinfold Road, Thurmaston. Leicester. LE4 8AS.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English (Grade Grade 4-9) essential

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Organisation skills

• Problem solving skills

• Analytical skills

• Logical

• Team working

• Creative

• Initiative

About this company

Engineered Air Treatment have been producing dampers for over 40 years and grown gradually from 5 members of staff to 20.

Established in 1983 as a design and sales company serving the special requirements of the noise control and power generation industries.

Our products have been installed on projects world wide, both on and off shore for a variety of companies.

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Company Benefits

Company contributed to the pension at 21 years 

After this apprenticeship

We have a number of different fabricating areas to specialise in, from complicated specialist dampers in stainless steel and aluminium or working on large projects and responsible for design/planning and quality. Wage expectation once established and qualified £30k to £35k per annum.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ENGINEERED AIR TREATMENT LTD

Sameera

sfaruk@leicestercollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009558