2025 Trade Apprenticeship - Welder

ENGINEERINGUK; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic individuals for an Apprentice Welder position. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in welding while receiving formal education leading to a Level 3 apprenticeship. As part of a dedicated team, you will learn to fabricate and maintain essential components for large-scale projects. The apprenticeship program ensures you are supported by experienced professionals, paving the way for a successful career in construction. If you have a passion for building and a desire to grow in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a genuine interest in construction and be ambitious.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK and have full mobility.

Responsibilities

• Join metal parts through welding in a maintenance team.
• Fabricate new components and repair large-scale drilling equipment.

Skills

Interest in construction

Ambition

Enthusiasm

Education

Three GCSEs or equivalent

Job description

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Job Title - Apprentice Welder

What are we looking for?
We are looking for people with a genuine interest in construction and the built environment. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and ambitious, with the potential to progress to a supervisory / management role over a five-to-ten-year period.

What is a Welder?
A welder is a trade role specialising in the joining of metal parts where the metal is melted and fused. A Welder is an essential component of the Maintenance team who ensure our Piling equipment can service the project needs. There will be work on fabricating new components and repair and Maintenance of large-scale drilling equipment.

Location
Grimsby

Apprenticeship level and standard
Metal fabricator level 3

Entry requirements

• Eligibility without restrictions to work in the UK with a valid work permit if applicable.
• Full mobility to enable travel to various project locations.
• Attainment of three to GCSEs or equivalent.

The Laing O'Rourke Apprenticeship programme - what can you expect?
The Trade and Technical Apprenticeship programme provides you with a formal college education, leading to a Level 3 apprenticeship standard in your chosen vocation. You will also gain a broad set of trade technical skills through on-the-job training, supported by our qualified and experienced workforce, and construction professionals. A dedicated mentor and approved training provider will work closely with you, providing regular feedback on your progress towards completing your apprenticeship.

Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Diversity & Inclusion:
Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourke believes that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues.
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommittee is an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long-term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders – We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.