Begin your career in engineering!

Want hands-on experience, real skills and the chance to learn from trained professionals who genuinely invest in your future? MPE is looking for motivated individuals to join their highly skilled team at their Sheffield site as Welding/Fabrication Apprentices.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Pay will be reviewed upon performance and successful completion of apprenticeship

Training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

Hours

Mon – Fri 06:30/07:00 – 17:00.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 October 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

3

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

What you'll do at work

Your training and responsibilities as a Welding/Fabrication Apprentice, will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Carry out welding activities including use of a MIG welder, and other ancillary machinery and equipment
• Carry out repairs, servicing and a range of work on commercial and industrial pipework
• Traveling to client’s sites across the UK
• Accurately follow job cards and update accordingly
• Understand and read engineering drawings/symbols
• Ensure correct marking up of component parts
• Work to quality standards required for the components
• Weld joints in accordance with quality requirements
• Undertake final inspections of finished components/products
• Assisting with warehousing duties where required
• Maintaining a clean, organised and productive work area for colleagues and yourself

You’ll learn side-by-side with experienced engineers who are passionate about sharing their knowledge, giving you hands-on exposure to a wide range of tasks and a real understanding of how the whole business operates. With dedicated mentoring and support, you’ll build confidence, develop in-demand skills, and lay strong foundations for a long-term career in engineering.

If you’re motivated, eager to learn, and ready to take your first step into engineering with a supportive business, apply now. This opportunity at MPE will be highly sought after - don’t miss your chance to get started.

Where you'll work

Macleod Pipework Engineering

Stoke Street

Attercliffe

S9 3QH

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

Training provider

RNN GROUP

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
• Carryout fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques
• Carryout maintenance activities in line with work instructions
• Carryout 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
• Carryout 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
• Carryout 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
• Carryout 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
• Carryout quality checks during and after the technical support operation