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Special Products Division (SPD) Apprentice
C Brandauer & Co Ltd is looking for a Special Products Division (SPD) Apprentice to join the team. You’ll learn how to set up and run presses and tools, check product quality, and help keep production running safely and efficiently while gaining hands-on manufacturing experience.
Requirements
- GCSE in English, Maths and Science (grade 9-4 minimum)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Interest in Engineering
- Willingness to learn
- Reliable
- Proactive
- Keen to learn and develop a long-term career
- Willing to start from the ground up and build their knowledge over time
- Reliable, proactive, and takes pride in their work
- Open to learning new skills and adapting to new technologies
- Physically fit to undertake the role as required
Responsibilities
- Setting of various power presses
- Setting of hydraulic and pneumatic secondary ops presses
- Quality control
- Some tooling bench work
- Use of measuring equipment, micrometres and shadow graphs
- Reading technical drawings
Benefits
- Wage: £15,808 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices: Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- Training course: Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours: 7.30am to 4.15pm, Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 12:30pm, Friday. 38 hours a week
- Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration: 1 year
- Positions available: 1
- Training: Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Training provider: IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Training course: Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
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- Training schedule: This is a level 2 Lean Manufacturing Apprenticeship over a duration of 12 months. The apprentice will be required to attend the training centre, In-Comm Training Services, in Aldridge, WS9 8UG, 1 day a week.
- 3 workshops 1 day a week
- 3 monthly assessor visits
- 4 work shops 1 day a week
- Continue with assessor visits
- Training and career growth
- Modern tech experience
- Supportive mentoring team
- Central location with transport links
- Death in service benefit
- Long-term career prospects
- After this apprenticeship: Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there will be an opportunity for a full-time position within the company.
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About C Brandauer & Co Ltd
C Brandauer & Co Ltd are based in central Birmingham where they design, develop and manufacture precision progression press tools and precision pressed components for the Aerospace, IT, DIY, Electronic, White goods, New Technology Energy, Model Trains, Medical and Automotive sectors. Brandauer is one of the largest contract presswork and stamping companies in Europe, manufacturing precision metal components for customers all around the world. This innovative company offers the complete range of services required for the supply of pressed metal components, from prototyping, design and in-house tool production (or a specialist tool transfer service), through to high-quality manufacturing and logistics. Brandauer was founded over 150 years ago, and it has evolved into a world-class engineering company, specialising in the manufacture of complex pressed components in a variety of difficult materials i.e., beryllium copper, brass, aluminium, various stainless steels, titanium etc. Brandauer pride themselves on having the ability to turn difficult or challenging requirements into positive manufacturing outcomes, both by the manufacture of precision pressed components and the tooling required by themselves, or their customers, to achieve this. Their technical excellence, customer service and product value are the reason for their continued success in their specific area of expertise. http://www.brandauer.co.uk (opens in new tab)
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Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is: IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Keira Stead keiras@in-comm.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032567.
Application Process
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