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About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop the skills required to become a competent Engineering Operative, supporting the manufacture of high-quality, innovative products in line with drawings, specifications, and company standards. The role will cover a wide range of preparation, CNC machining, assembly, finishing, and paint operations.
What you'll do at work
- Assist with prepping materials for CNC processing and assembly
- Support CNC operations (under supervision)
- Assist with assembly of products
- Assist with paint preparation processes
- Support goods movement across the workshop
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
- Monday to Friday 7.00am - 3.30pm. May work evenings and weekends after the apprenticeship is complete.
- 40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 5 October 2026
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
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 organization and minimizing 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 procedure
- 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
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Engineering Operative Level 2. As part of your apprenticeship, and dependent on your prior attainment and age, you may be required to complete English and maths Functional Skills, which is an integral part of your apprenticeship. Upon successful completion, you will be awarded additional certificates of recognition for these qualifications.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 3 or above)
- Maths (grade 3 or above)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
- Travel due to location.
About this employer
Acres Engineering have a design and manufacturing facility in Melbourne, England, and have a design and sales office in Malaga, Spain. Approximately 35% of our business is export to the EU and globally around the world.
We are a supplier to the world’s leading manufacturing companies. We are committed to corporate social responsibility and we have been awarded an Armed Forces Gold Award.
We have a range of standard products but also support clients with custom machinery and medium-high volume products such as trolleys, stillages, etc. We can design in-house or make to print.
We also offer our clients custom manufactured solutions and embark on projects to supply products such as: tow trains, kitting media, containerisation, access platforms, lifting equipment, stillages, work benches, etc.
https://acres.engineering (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- We have recently been awarded the King's Award for Enterprise in the Promoting Opportunity Category.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Full-time position with the company and further opportunities to develop.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING SERVICES 2000 LTD
James Sayles
07929669938
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000054036.
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