Apprentice in Window & Door Fabrication
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Company: PRECISION FABRICATIONS ANDOVER LTD
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Location: ANDOVER, SP10 5AZ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000006343
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Application Deadline Date: 27/03/2026
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Start Date: 07/04/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday 7am to 4pm (2x 15 mins paid) half hour unpaid lunch break, Friday – 7am to 1pm (15 mins paid break at 11am).
Brief Description
- Precision Fabrications Andover has an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join their experienced team of fabricators, gaining a Level 2 apprenticeship in Fenestration Fabricator.
Training to be Provided
- All aspects of your training will be delivered on-site with your employer.
- As an apprentice, you will receive from your employer a set number of hours each week for your off-the-job training. This is included as part of your working weekly hours. Off-the-job training is there to help with your learning and development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours as part of your apprenticeship standard. The majority of these hours will be spent on site with your mentor learning, along with having time set aside away from your normal day-to-day working environment for you to complete study time in which will help you with the completion of targets set by your assessor (e.g. workbooks, online learning, research, self-study). You will also have regular site visits every ten to twelve weeks from your designated assessor, who will monitor your progress throughout your apprenticeship program.
Future Prospects
- Potential for the candidate to progress through the company and gain experience within all sectors. The main aim is to bring somebody into the team and for them to develop and become a key team member.
- We are looking to invest our knowledge, skills, and time in the right person. This position has the potential to develop into a successful career for the right candidate with the position growing with the company.
Vacancy Detail
On a day-to-day basis as an apprentice, you will be doing the following:
- Working independently or as part of a team.
- Following fabrication/assembly manuals from set out to completion.
- Learning how to fabricate to the specifications set out by our various system suppliers.
- Learn techniques to enable you to fabricate the product to a high standard that meets our client’s requirements.
- General housekeeping & work area cleanliness.
- Loading, unloading, and general labouring.
- Health & Safety rules and regulations.
- Picking & packing of materials/finished products.
- Fitting of glazing bead, gasket, EPDM.
- Application of protective material to Metal.
- Working alongside skilled fabricators to learn the processes involved in the fabrication of windows, doors and curtain walling.
- Crimping/ Mechanically fixing metal profiles.
- Gearing of windows/doors.
- Operating a variety of machinery to aid in fabrication, CNC, Punches, End miller ETC.
Other Information
- Please note that interviews may take place before the vacancy closing date and the successful applicant may start before the advertised start date.