This role will be an extremely varied position working in a manufacturing environment, the required skill-set will be varied. You will receive an Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship qualification.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Hours Monday – Thursday, 8:00am – 5:00pm.Friday, 8:00am – 2:00pm.
40 hours a week
Monday 30 November 2026
Duration
3 years 6 months
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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
This role will be an extremely varied position working in a manufacturing environment, the key responsibilities include:
- Wiring various panel boards from schematic diagrams and engineering drawings
- Building various steel work switchboards, including Schneider Prisma and CUBIC
- Assembling control panels including drilling, tapping and assembling trunking and din rail components
- Building and wiring switch panels for commercial buildings and working to customer deadlines and expectations at all timesInterpreting the drawing received from the engineer following customer approval
- Checking the drawing to ensure all stock is available for project scheduled
- Building the frame, mounting of boxes and fitting of switches
- Using copper and making up of switches and necessary wiring required for the job i.e. metering
- Working with other staff members when coordinating large customer projects
- On site work – installing panels at customer location. This includes bolting panels together, copper bars being connected and wiring installed and connected, flash/meggar testing carried out for customer approval before completion
- To attend customer site to fit additional switches and metering at customer request
- Uprating copper to support increased switches
- Carry out on site modifications as required
- All other duties as required that are considered to be a reasonable request
- All aspects of Health and Safety
Where you’ll work
MOSTON ROADSANDBACHCW11 3HL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
- Reading, interpreting and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings and work instructions.
- Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools and equipment.
- Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools and equipment.
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and know how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications and job instructions.
- Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
- Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
- Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
- Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
- Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
- Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Reporting work outcomes or issues.
- Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and house-keeping.
- Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; re-cycling, re-using where appropriate.
- Operating within limits of responsibility.
- Operating in line with quality, health and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.
There will be day release each week to Cheshire College, the Macclesfield Campus.
Requirements
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 4/C+)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Customer care skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
Manufacturers of custom designed and manufactured Low Voltage Switchgear
Specialists in complete project management from design of electrical switchgear to comply with specification, complete in-house manufacture, onsite installation and commissioning, ensuring continuous Client liaison to meet project criteria.
Upon successful competition of the apprenticeship and subject to the company’s operating requirements at that time, you may be offered a permanent role in the engineering department.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Maxim Business Training
apprenticeship.recruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk
01625410022
The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC2000057925.
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