Die Maintenance Apprentice

Tdr Training Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Marrill LTD in Gateshead is offering a Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship starting 5 Oct, 2026. You will gain hands-on experience maintaining, repairing and setting specialist dies and tooling alongside experienced engineers, while pursuing a recognised Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship.

Learn to read engineering drawings, identify faults and wear, and develop skills in fitting and maintenance in a busy manufacturing environment. A full-time apprenticeship with future prospects is provided.

Qualifications

• GCSE English Language or English Literature (Grade 4+).
• GCSE Maths (Grade 4+).
• Level 2 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Grade Pass).
• Customer care skills and initiative are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Learn a specialist engineering trade while working towards a Level 3 engineering apprenticeship.
• Develop practical skills in die maintenance and tooling upkeep, incl. inspection and servicing.

Skills

Customer care skills

Initiative

Education

Level 2 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

GCSE English Language/English Literature (Grade 4+)

GCSE Maths (Grade 4+)

Job description

MARRILL LTD — 8 Neilson Road, Gateshead, NE10 0EW

Duration 42 Months

Level Level 3

Start Date 5 Oct, 2026

Positions 1 Available

About the Role

Kick-start your engineering career with Marrill Engineering! Gain hands‑on experience maintaining, repairing and setting specialist dies and tooling alongside experienced engineers. Develop valuable practical skills while working towards a recognised Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship and building your future in manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

What you’ll do at work

• Learn a specialist engineering trade while working towards a recognised Level 3 engineering apprenticeship qualification.
• Develop practical skills in die maintenance, supporting the inspection, repair, adjustment and servicing of production dies and tooling.
• Work alongside experienced engineers and technicians, gaining valuable hands‑on experience in a busy manufacturing environment.
• Learn to identify faults and wear, helping to diagnose problems with dies and tooling and understand how they affect production.
• Develop skills in fitting and maintenance, including stripping, cleaning, repairing, assembling and setting tooling.
• Use a range of engineering tools and equipment, developing your knowledge of precision measurement, hand fitting and workshop practices.
• Learn how to read engineering drawings and technical information, developing the ability to work accurately to specifications and tolerances.
• Support preventative maintenance activities, helping to keep production tooling safe, reliable and operating efficiently.
• Develop your problem‑solving skills, learning how to investigate issues, make adjustments and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Build a long‑term engineering career with Marrill Engineering, gaining valuable industry experience, a recognised qualification and the practical skills needed to progress within manufacturing and engineering.

Requirements & Qualifications

• GCSE English Language or English Literature (Grade 4 or above) essential
• GCSE Maths (Grade 4 or above) essential
• Other (Level 2) Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Grade Pass) essential
• Customer care skills
• Initiative

Working Hours

Monday to Thursday, 6.30am to 4.30pm

40 hours a week

Future Prospects

Full time position upon completion of the apprenticeship

Other requirements

Candidates must have successfully completed a minimum of six of the following units as part of their previous engineering qualification:

• Milling
• Turning
• Hand Fitting
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• CAD
• Welding

About the Employer

Opened in 1991, Marrill Gateshead is a long established purpose‑built site in the North of England, currently supporting a variety of Automotive and Yellow goods customers both in the UK & around the globe.

Gateshead, with the support of both Coventry & Powys sites, services 15 automotive & non‑automotive customers daily, with a wide range of metal progression, tandem & double action pressings, along with painted & non‑painted welded assemblies