Apprentice Welder
AmcoGiffen
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Job summary
AmcoGiffen is offering an Apprentice Fabricator / Welder / Steel Ere ctor position at our Barnsley facility. You will work alongside skilled tradespeople, learning fabrication, welding and steel erection while earning a recognised qualification.
You will rotate through workshop and site activities, gaining practical experience and developing a solid foundation for a long-term career in engineering and construction.
Qualifications
- A keen interest in fabrication, welding, construction or engineering.
- Good practical skills and a willingness to learn new techniques.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to follow instructions and work safely.
- Reliable, punctual and enthusiastic approach to work.
- Commitment to completing an apprenticeship programme.
- GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English.
- Experience using hand tools or working in a practical environment.
- An interest in steel fabrication, welding or construction-related activities.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the fabrication and assembly of steel structures and engineering components.
- Learn to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Measure, mark out, cut, drill, grind and prepare materials accurately.
- Operate fabrication equipment and hand tools under supervision.
- Support welding, fitting and finishing activities as training progresses.
- Assist with steel erection and installation activities on projects where required.
- Help maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment.
- Follow all health, safety and quality procedures.
- Carry out basic quality checks on completed work.
- Safely handle materials, equipment and components.
- Support experienced team members with day‑to‑day workshop and site activities.
- Attend college and apprenticeship training programmes as required.
- Complete coursework, assessments and practical training to achieve your apprenticeship qualification.
Skills
Education
Job description
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Business Unit: Manufacturing & Fabrication
Apprenticeship: Full-Time / Permanent role
Are you looking to build a hands-on career in engineering, fabrication and construction?
We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Fabricator / Welder / Steel Erector to join our growing Manufacturing Facility based at our Head Office in Barnsley.
This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to learn from experienced tradespeople across fabrication, welding and steel erection disciplines while gaining practical workplace experience and working towards a recognised qualification. You'll become part of a highly skilled team responsible for delivering steel fabrication and installation solutions that support major rail, infrastructure and civil engineering projects throughout the UK.
If you're enthusiastic, reliable and eager to learn, we'll provide the training, support and development opportunities needed to help you build a successful long-term career.
- Competitive apprentice salary
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Medicash Health Cash Plan and Rewards platform
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Ongoing training and development
- Structured apprenticeship programme
- Support from experienced mentors and supervisors
- Clear career progression opportunities within fabrication, welding, steel erection and wider engineering disciplines
- Safe and supportive working environment
- Steel fabrication and assembly techniques
- Welding and metalworking processes
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Manufacturing and installation of steel structures
- Safe use of fabrication equipment, power tools and hand tools
- Quality control and inspection procedures
- Site installation and steel erection activities
- Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) standards
- Working within a professional engineering and manufacturing environment
Working alongside experienced fabricators, welders and steel erectors, you will support the manufacture, assembly and installation of a wide range of steelwork products and structures.
You will rotate through various aspects of the business to develop your skills and understanding of the entire fabrication and installation process, from workshop manufacture through to site installation.
- Assist with the fabrication and assembly of steel structures and engineering components.
- Learn to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Measure, mark out, cut, drill, grind and prepare materials accurately.
- Operate fabrication equipment and hand tools under supervision.
- Support welding, fitting and finishing activities as your training progresses.
- Assist with steel erection and installation activities on projects where required.
- Help maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment.
- Follow all health, safety and quality procedures.
- Carry out basic quality checks on completed work.
- Safely handle materials, equipment and components.
- Support experienced team members with day‑to‑day workshop and site activities.
- Attend college and apprenticeship training programmes as required.
- Complete coursework, assessments and practical training to achieve your apprenticeship qualification.
Our in‑house fabrication team has experienced significant growth in recent years and continues to invest in its people, facilities and capabilities.
The team delivers specialist steel fabrication and installation solutions for rail, infrastructure and civil engineering projects throughout the UK. We support major internal projects as well as a growing external client base, manufacturing and installing a wide range of structures including bridges, platforms, staircases, access structures, steelwork components and bespoke engineering solutions.
We're seeking individuals with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and a genuine interest in engineering and manufacturing.
- A keen interest in fabrication, welding, construction or engineering.
- Good practical skills and a willingness to learn new techniques.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to follow instructions and work safely.
- Reliable, punctual and enthusiastic approach to work.
- Commitment to completing an apprenticeship programme.
- GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English.
- Experience using hand tools or working in a practical environment.
- An interest in steel fabrication, welding or construction‑related activities.
This is more than an apprenticeship. It's an opportunity to begin a long‑term engineering career with a well‑established and growing business that delivers nationally significant infrastructure projects.
You’ll gain practical skills, recognised qualifications and valuable industry experience while working alongside highly experienced professionals who are committed to helping you succeed.
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels.
This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within.
It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job.
Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority.
We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate.
We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
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