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Engineering Fitter Apprentice
An engineering fitter apprentice learns to install, assemble, maintain, and repair mechanical equipment. The role combines hands-on workshop experience with formal training, focusing on safety, precision, quality standards, and teamwork in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working
You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Assisting with building and assembling trailers, including chassis, axles, suspension, and body components
- Using hand tools, power tools, and workshop equipment to fit parts accurately
- Reading drawings and specifications to ensure builds meet design and safety standards
- Supporting maintenance and repairs on trailers and components
- Learning welding, drilling, cutting, and mechanical fitting techniques
- Carrying out quality checks and inspections during and after assembly
- Following health & safety procedures in a busy manufacturing environment
- Working alongside experienced fitters and engineers while completing formal training
Where you'll work
Riverside
Market Harborough
LE16 7PX
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering Fitter (level 3)
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Course contents
- 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 housekeeping.
- 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.
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Training schedule
- Engineering Fitter Level 3
- 1-day per week to take place at Northampton College
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
For over 60 years, King Trailers bespoke manufacturing approach has allowed us to build specialist trailers for specific applications in the defence, nuclear, aviation, and oil and gas industries as well as providing ‘off the shelf’ lowloader trailer models for more standard transportation requirements. We are also a leading manufacturer of beavertail plant bodies mounted on any vehicle designed and built to your requirements.
Company benefits
- Free parking
- PPE & life benefits
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Structured training with promotion from within for successful candidates.
The contact for this apprenticeship is
NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC2000040802
Closes in 24 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
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