Apprentice Welder

Wage: £18,720 a year
Training course: Welder (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.
Start date: Monday 8 June 2026
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 2

Summary

As an apprentice welder, you will work alongside experienced staff and gain a varied understanding of welding and fabrication, work on exciting engineering projects and gain skills for life.

Wage £18,720 a year Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) Training course Welder (level 2) Hours Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed. 40 hours a week Start date Monday 8 June 2026 Duration 1 year 6 months Positions available 2

What you'll do at work

To be trained and learn how to weld, build, and fabricate parts/assemblies, to drawing, as instructed To be trained and learn how to design and build production aids and fixtures To respect and follow instructions from your mentor whilst he is imparting his knowledge for you to reach your goals To attend College as agreed and hand in course work on time To be trained on how to exercise proper care of tools, machinery, materials, and equipment Follow company procedures as laid down in the staff handbook Work on the company's 6s system Do tasks as instructed by senior operators or team leader May be required to carry out other duties in other departments as assigned by Lead/Supervisor or Management Responsible for the safe and proper packaging, identifying, and moving of all finished products to the correct location Performs first piece dimensional inspections as well as all subsequent inspections as required by AET quality standards Monitor equipment and request maintenance when required Report any issues that may jeopardize quality standards

Where you'll work

9-15 Holbrook AvenueHolbrook Industrial Estate, HolbrookSheffieldS20 3FF

Training

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

What you'll learn

Course contents Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.Check and use or operate tools and equipment.Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.Identify surface defects.Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.Follow work instructions - verbal or written.Apply team working principles.Apply health and safety procedures including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).Collect and use information - text and data. For example, manufacturer's instructions, manuals, job instructions, drawings and quality control documentation.Prepare welding materials and work area: sourcing, checking and protecting.Prepare welding machines or equipment and safety protection measures, for example, check calibration and maintenance dates, inspection for cable damage.Check and use or operate tools and equipment.Set, modify and monitor welding controls, for example, current, arc voltage, wire feed speed, gas flow rates, polarity, mechanised tractor units.Identify issues and actions required. Escalate issues or concerns.Use manual processes and equipment to remove material before and after welding.Weld using processes, for example, tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma arc welding (PAW), manual metal arc (MMA), metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), tractor-mounted metal inert or metal active gas (MIG or MAG), tractor-mounted flux cored arc welding (FCAW), tractor-mounted or orbital tungsten inert gas (TIG), tractor-mounted or orbital plasma arc welding (PAW).Adapt welding technique to weld different material groups, for example, carbon steel, low alloy steel (3-7% alloy content), high alloy ferritic or martensitic steel (>7% alloy content), austenitic stainless steel, duplex stainless steels, nickel and nickel alloys, aluminium and aluminium alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, copper and copper alloys.Weld materials in different joint configurations, for example, butt, T-butt, fillet, cladding or buttering.Adapt welding techniques to weld materials in different positions, for example, down-hand, horizontal-vertical, horizontal, vertical-up, vertical-down, overhead, inclined.Identify surface defects.Apply visual inspection, dimensional and alignment checks.Restore the work area on completion of the welding activity, for example, clean equipment and machinery, tidy the work area, return excess resources and consumables.Communicate verbally with others, for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, supervisors and managers.Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal.Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.Follow work instructions - verbal or written.Apply team working principles.

Training schedule

1 day a week at Chesterfield College

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

GCSE English and Maths (grade 3/D)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skillsProblem solving skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam working

About this employer

AET is one of the region’s leading subcontract engineering providers, supplying product to a host of major sectors including Road Transport, Coach & Bus, Waste Solutions, Aerial Platforms, Security, Construction Equipment and Rail. AET are perfectly placed to supply finished and assembled components line-side with a comprehensive range of in-house services.

After this apprenticeship

Full-time job with the company and opportunity for career progression