Begin your career in engineering!

Want hands-on experience, real skills, and the chance to learn from trained engineers who want to genuinely invest in your future? TC Hydraulics is looking for a motivated individual to join their friendly, highly skilled family business based in Wath, Rotherham as a Workshop Apprentice.

Wage

• £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
• Pay will be reviewed based on performance.

Training course

• Engineering operative (level 2)

Hours

• Monday to Friday working hours to be confirmed. Including one day spent at college on day-release.
• 40 hours a week

Start date

• Tuesday 29 September 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

As a Workshop Apprentice, you'll be initially responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

• Assist a busy engineering workshop in all aspects of manufacturing and preventative/restorative maintenance
• Work safely and in line with written procedures, carrying out your own risk assessment before commencing work
• Maintain product knowledge in order to assist customers quickly
• Serve customers at the service counter in a professional and courteous manner
• Use a variety of hand tools and machinery
• Diagnose and fault find
• Carry out machinery inspections
• Checking and calibrating instruments to make sure they are accurate
• Assembling new products to specific designs
• Support with on-site maintenance when required
• General housekeeping

You’ll learn side-by-side with experienced colleagues 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 TC Hydraulics will be highly sought after, don’t miss your chance to get started.

Where you'll work

NULL COMMON LANE
WATH-UPON-DEARNE
ROTHERHAM
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S63 7DX

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)

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