2025 Trade Apprenticeship - Welder

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic individuals for an Apprentice Welder role. This exciting opportunity offers a chance to dive into the world of construction, where you will learn to join metal parts and contribute to essential modular office production. With a structured apprenticeship program, you will gain valuable trade skills and receive mentorship from experienced professionals. This role not only promises hands-on experience but also the potential for career advancement into supervisory or management positions. If you are passionate about construction and eager to grow in a dynamic environment, this apprenticeship is the perfect starting point for your career.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension schemes

Health and Wellbeing programs

Virtual GP access

Health Assessment for age 50+

Phased return to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Extra leave purchase option

Employee Discounts

Car or transport allowance

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a genuine interest in construction and the built environment.
• Must have eligibility to work in the UK and full mobility for travel.

Responsibilities

• Join metal parts by melting and fusing them as part of the modular office production process.
• Set out and fabricate frames to design specifications.

Skills

Interest in construction

Enthusiasm

Ambition

Mobility for travel

Education

Three GCSEs or equivalent

Job description

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Sector: Construction and Building Services
Role: Apprentice
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

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 modular office production process. A welder within the production facility will set out and fabricate each frame to the design specification, also to complete repairs and amendments to structural frames and components.

Location
Wincham

Apprenticeship level and standard
Welder level 2

Apprenticeship Provider
Laing O'Rourke collaborates with trusted and approved training providers for our apprenticeship delivery. Successful candidates will be enrolled by Laing O'Rourke during the onboarding stage.

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 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 2 and/or 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.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES
Laing O'Rourke has ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of these sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as to play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessible 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.
• LOR are members of the Business Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering with Even Break to have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:
In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050.
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade