Apprentice Welder/Fabricator

We are offering the right candidate a supportive working environment with no weekend or late evening shifts, making D. W. Tomlin a good place to learn and grow your career while maintaining a healthy work life balance. Apprentices will have the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled, time-served engineers.

Wage

• £15,808 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training course

• Engineering operative (level 2)

Hours

• Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 5.00pm
• Friday, 8.00am - 3:30pm
• Working hours will be 37-38 per week. No over time.
• There is a paid break in the morning and a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

Start date

• Monday 12 October 2026

Duration

• 1 year 6 months

Positions available

• 1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Every day will be hands on experience where you will undertake a variety of tasks, from basic manufacturing, to maintenance and repair of machines and equipment.
• Interpret drawings, patterns, templates and specifications to mark out, produce and assemble complex fabricated products to meet the required specification and quality requirements.
• Building machines from start to finish.
• Learn MIG welding.
• Operate appropriate tools and equipment to join metal parts using a range of mechanical fasteners and fixing techniques.
• Carry out quality checks on component parts and completed assemblies.
• Monitor resources and activities throughout the fabrication of products or components, identifying areas for improving the production process where possible.

Where you'll work

• HAMPTON LANE
• OLD LEAKE
• BOSTON
• PE22 9JS

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

• BOSTON COLLEGE

Training course

• Engineering operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems and other relevant guidelines.
• Identify and deal appropriately with any risks, hazards, hazardous situations and problems that may occur within the engineering environment within the limits of their responsibility.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills which include oral, written, electronic.
• Complete appropriate documentation accurately, efficiently and legibly using the correct terminology where required.
• Obtain and follow the correct documentation, specifications and work instructions in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the engineering activities, extracting the necessary data/information from specification and related documentation.
• Select and use appropriate tools, equipment and materials to carry out the engineering operation.
• Deal appropriately with any problems that may occur within the manufacturing environment within the limits of their responsibility.
• Work efficiently and effectively at all times maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste.
• Carry out fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques.
• Carry out maintenance activities in line with work instructions.
• Carry out tests on the maintained equipment in accordance with test schedule/defined test procedures.
• Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment to service by replacing or repairing components.
• Plan the mechanical manufacturing operation before they start.
• Mount and set the required workholding devices.
• Produce individual components, sub-assemblies or completed assemblies using mechanical manufacturing techniques.
• Carry out quality checks during and after mechanical manufacturing operations.
• Wire and terminate different types of cabling e.g. single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured, etc.
• Assemble and test a range of electrical components e.g. component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, etc.
• Assemble and test a range of electronic components e.g. resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, etc.
• Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment/system to service after the assembly and testing has been completed.
• Shape the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques.
• Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques.
• Produce components which meet the specification requirements.
• Carry out quality checks during and after the fabrication activities.
• Plan the materials, processing or finishing operation before they start.
• Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the materials, processing or finishing operation.
• Carry out the material, processing or finishing operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements.
• Carry out quality checks during and after the materials, processing or finishing operation.
• Plan the technical support operation before they start.
• Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the technical support.
• Carry out the technical support operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements.
• Carry out quality checks during and after the technical support operation.