Apprentice Toolmaker/Transfer Press Technician

Burnley College; Blackburn, Lancashire; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is offering an apprenticeship as a Toolmaker/Transfer Press Technician, where you will maintain and create tooling while gaining hands-on experience. This opportunity includes professional training at Burnley College and the potential for full-time employment upon completion.

Benefits

Potential for progression into higher-level apprenticeships

Potential for full-time employment upon completion

Qualifications

• GCSEs in Maths and English required.
• Relevant qualifications and industry experience can be discussed.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining transfer press tooling.
• Making new tooling and diagnosing faults.
• Making necessary modifications.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4)

Job description

Apprentice Toolmaker/Transfer Press Technician

PRESSPART MANUFACTURING LIMITED

Closes in 31 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Toolmakers and Tool & Die Maintenance Technicians are involved in the highly skilled, complex, and specialist work of manufacturing and maintaining engineering tooling used to produce components, products, and assemblies.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then it could increase depending on your age.

This is the National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.

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Most of your apprenticeship will be spent working. You’ll learn on the job by gaining hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Maintaining transfer press tooling
• Making new tooling
• Diagnosing faults, both dimensional and visual, on customer components
• Making necessary modifications

Where you'll work

Training

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

• Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Training will take place at Burnley College

Requirements

GCSEs in:

Essential qualifications

Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills

Other requirements

Please note this apprenticeship will commence in September 2025, with interviews taking place from March 2025 onwards.

About this company

H&T Presspart has extensive skills and experience in drug delivery device development and industrialisation.

• Potential for progression into higher-level apprenticeships
• Potential for full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

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The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320375.

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Closes in 31 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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