Level 3 Apprentice
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Company: LEDBURY WELDING & ENGINEERING LTD
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Location: HR8 2SR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,224.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000020729
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Application Deadline Date: 15/05/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Thursday 08.00 - 16.30 hrs, Friday 08.00 - 15.30 hrs Half an hour unpaid lunch break. Paid coffee break mid-morning.
Brief Description
We are looking for one Technical Support apprentice, to start their engineering careers with one of the country's leading bulk fuel manufacturers. We are a friendly team based in the small town of Ledbury.
Training to be Provided
Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Hereford (HR4 9SX).
Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Level 3 comprises of:
- Duration approximately 40-45 months
- Year 1 includes 26-42 weeks off the job training to cover practical and theory aspects
- Year 2 would include 1 day per week to complete EAL Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Development Knowledge
- Years 2,3 & 4 will be based in company developing skills in preparation for the end point assessment to gain your Engineering & Manufacturing Support Technician qualification
You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment.
Additional training for functional skills in English and maths will be undertaken if needed.
Future Prospects
As you progress along the apprenticeship road, there is a pathway to progress to full-time positions.
Vacancy Detail
An average day at the start of the apprenticeships would be to shadow one of our long-term experienced welder/fabricators and technical manager. Watching and listening to their guidance:
- To shadow one of our long-term experienced Welder/Fabricators. Watching and listening to their guidance
- We always like to get our apprentices to be hands on whenever possible, so trial welding/fabricating would be offered, under guidance
- Helping out wherever is needed in collecting items from stores to be used
Tech Support:
- The tech support role will be, primarily in the first instance shadowing our technical manager, who by the way was an Apprentice with HWGTA many moons ago and is the classic example of how far you can go within a company
- The ability to read drawings and compile drawings. All our tanks are manufactured from drawings produced by our Technical team, also involved would be liaison with other departments in the company, i.e. Sales, Accounts, Production and Installation, all of whom are key to the business, so if they are confident they will be an asset when dealing with other departments
- There will be some administration work
- The position long term, is for someone to work alongside our technical manager so the possibilities are endless