Metal Fabricator (Plater) Level 3 Apprenticeship
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Company: WILTON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Location: Middlesbrough, TS2 1RZ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,600.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000018981
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Application Deadline Date: 24/04/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 10
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Working Week: Initially you will attend Hartlepool College, based on their learning hours. Once on site at the company you will be working: • Monday - Friday • 0700 hrs - 1500 hrs
Brief Description
Wilton has a proven track record of developing apprentices. As an apprentice you will develop specialist skills, which will lead to you working on some of the most prestigious fabrication projects in the UK. With our long-term customer, we offer an apprenticeship which could lead to a lifelong career with progression routes available.
Training to be Provided
Metal Fabricator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- Successful applicants will enrol at Hartlepool College of Further Education to start fulltime in September 2026. Overall, the apprenticeship is a 42-month programme. At college you will study theory and practical elements in the college's purpose-built Training Facility to give you the basic skills to set you on a path to success
- Thereafter you will complete a 20-week programme within the Wilton Training Academy. There you will develop your fabrication skills further and learn techniques specific to our customer requirements on one of the current most advanced fabrication project
- Depending on progress you will transfer to Wilton Engineering's Training Academy while continuing day release at college. Normally this would be after 5-8 months
- We will give you support throughout this programme, once 20 weeks are complete in the academy you will be transferred to production where you will gradually be introduced to live projects to enable you to put your skills to the test
Additional Training:
- We want to ensure you have all the tools to not only complete your apprenticeship but gain employment with us in your chosen trade. Within the environment you work health and safety is paramount
- You will be trained in many areas ranging from manual handling, the correct use of PPE, Working at Height, Working in Confined Space and more
- You will also be trained to operate specialist equipment such as Welding Equipment, Overhead Cranes, Mobile Elevated Platforms and specialist inspection equipment
Future Prospects
- On successful completion of apprenticeship, the learner will have the opportunity for employment and career progression as a Plater
- Current salary for a plater being £43,992 plus opportunity for overtime
During the apprenticeship and if successful thereafter there is continuous development within you trade to meet the specific needs of our customer. For some there will be opportunity to progress on other career paths within the business.
Vacancy Detail
- Adhering to all company health, safety and quality policies and procedures
- Developing an understanding of how to read and work from engineering drawings
- Marking out processes and procedures
- Working to precise tolerances
- Oxy fuel cutting
- Drilling
- Tack welding
- Assembly and installation
- Undertaking additional training such as operating overhead cranes & confined space entry in later stages