Apprentice Welder

TN United Kingdom; Warrington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Apprentice Welder, where you will gain hands-on experience in welding and work on critical national infrastructure projects. This apprenticeship offers full support and training, allowing you to develop your skills and career in a thriving industry.

Benefits

Career Development

Health and Wellbeing Support

Pension Scheme

Employee Networks

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Qualifications

• Good level of physical fitness, including the ability to lift and work at heights.
• Good IT skills and able to use basic Microsoft Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Manually weld tubes and pipes to high standards using various welding processes.
• Work to detailed engineering specifications ensuring safety and reliability.
• Interact with supervisors and engineers while maintaining quality standards.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Physical Fitness

Education

5 GCSEs at Grade 9-4/A*-C

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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This is an exciting time to join United Living on our Apprenticeship Programme as the business continues to grow and we have a significant order book of secured future projects. Our Infrastructure Services business delivers critical resilient infrastructure that improves daily life by partnering with our clients to achieve sustainable outcomes for their customers and communities.

We are looking for a cohort of Apprentice Welders to join our Energy division who design, build, and maintain critical national infrastructure on behalf of UK energy transmission and distribution network owners. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Manually weld tubes and pipes to high standards of quality and integrity using a Manual Metal Arc (MMA) and a minimum of one other manual arc welding processes from Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), Plasma Arc Welding (PAW), Metal Inert Gas (MIG)/Metal Active Gas (MAG) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW).
• Continually monitor and adapt to achieve the quality of work demanded by high integrity piping systems, necessitating significant manual dexterity, and coordination.
• Work to detailed engineering specifications necessary to ensure safe & reliable operation of the finished pipe work system.
• Interaction with a wide range of people and organisations including Supervisors, Engineers, Pipe Fitters, Stores Operatives, Welding Inspectors, Non-Destructive Technicians, Quality personnel.
• Pipe welders’ work is regularly assessed to ensure continued quality of welding though visual inspection, non-destructive testing and pre-commissioning pressure testing (hydraulic or pneumatic testing.
• Responsible for the safety, quality, productivity and accuracy of their own work whilst ensuring it conforms to a relevant pipe welding specification.
• Working autonomously during their planning and production activities to being an integrated part of a wider team working on the overall pipework system, reporting to a workplace supervisor
• Clean and take care of company tools and equipment

As part of your Apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto the Level 3 Pipe Welder Apprenticeship qualification with one our training partner Riverside College. During the first year on your programme you will attend college full time at the Riverside and Cronton campuses, and will spend some of the holiday periods on site at our Golborne office. At the end of your first academic year, you will begin working on site full-time and will then attend college one day per week to continue your studies. You will be fully supported through a variety of methods such as classroom taught sessions, learning materials, and one-to-one support from your tutor or coach. They will also meet regularly with you and your line manager to ensure you are progressing through your programme.

To help you settle into your role, we’ll provide you with a buddy from our apprentice population. They will have some great advice as they were in exactly the same situation as you not so long ago, and you’ll also receive full support from your Line Manager and the Early Careers Team who will help guide you throughout your apprenticeship programmme to help you achieve professional success.

Job Description

This is an exciting time to join United Living on our Apprenticeship Programme as the business continues to grow and we have a significant order book of secured future projects. Our Infrastructure Services business delivers critical resilient infrastructure that improves daily life by partnering with our clients to achieve sustainable outcomes for their customers and communities.

We are looking for a cohort of Apprentice Welders to join our Energy division who design, build, and maintain critical national infrastructure on behalf of UK energy transmission and distribution network owners. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Manually weld tubes and pipes to high standards of quality and integrity using a Manual Metal Arc (MMA) and a minimum of one other manual arc welding processes from Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), Plasma Arc Welding (PAW), Metal Inert Gas (MIG)/Metal Active Gas (MAG) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW).
• Continually monitor and adapt to achieve the quality of work demanded by high integrity piping systems, necessitating significant manual dexterity, and coordination.
• Work to detailed engineering specifications necessary to ensure safe & reliable operation of the finished pipe work system.
• Interaction with a wide range of people and organisations including Supervisors, Engineers, Pipe Fitters, Stores Operatives, Welding Inspectors, Non-Destructive Technicians, Quality personnel.
• Pipe welders’ work is regularly assessed to ensure continued quality of welding though visual inspection, non-destructive testing and pre-commissioning pressure testing (hydraulic or pneumatic testing.
• Responsible for the safety, quality, productivity and accuracy of their own work whilst ensuring it conforms to a relevant pipe welding specification.
• Working autonomously during their planning and production activities to being an integrated part of a wider team working on the overall pipework system, reporting to a workplace supervisor
• Clean and take care of company tools and equipment

As part of your Apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto the Level 3 Pipe Welder Apprenticeship qualification with one our training partner Riverside College. During the first year on your programme you will attend college full time at the Riverside and Cronton campuses, and will spend some of the holiday periods on site at our Golborne office. At the end of your first academic year, you will begin working on site full-time and will then attend college one day per week to continue your studies. You will be fully supported through a variety of methods such as classroom taught sessions, learning materials, and one-to-one support from your tutor or coach. They will also meet regularly with you and your line manager to ensure you are progressing through your programme.

To help you settle into your role, we’ll provide you with a buddy from our apprentice population. They will have some great advice as they were in exactly the same situation as you not so long ago, and you’ll also receive full support from your Line Manager and the Early Careers Team who will help guide you throughout your apprenticeship programmme to help you achieve professional success.

Qualifications

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have already achieved, or be predicted to achieve in Summer 2025:

• 5 GCSEs at Grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent including Maths, English and a Science based subject
• Good level of physical fitness, including the ability to lift, and work at heights
• Good IT skills and able to use basic Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel etc.
• Good organisation, time management and communication skills.

You must also be available to start full-time work in September 2025 and have:

• The commitment to live and breathe our company values during your work and studies.
• The motivation and dedication to successfully complete your apprenticeship programme.

Additional Information

We are committed to nurturing your creativity, encouraging the freedom to express yourself and fostering a supportive culture that values both personal and professional development. United Living are on an exciting journey of growth and innovation and our Apprentice programme will provide you with a solid foundation for you to develop your skills for the future and build your career with us.

• Career Development – from the moment you join, you’ll be supported to develop, grow your skill set and progress your career the way you want.
• Cultivate – access to our idea and innovation platform, empowering you to drive positive business change.
• Discounts – access to our leisure and shopping discounts and rewards platform.
• Employee Networks – opportunity to join our organisation wide employee networks such as our Veteran’s Network, Women’s Network, and Young People’s Network which is dedicated to supporting and retaining employees in the early stages of their careers and empowers young employees and future leaders through Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Social Value and Team Building initiatives.
• Health and Wellbeing Support – access to our employee programme which includes access to a virtual GP and Dentist, mental health support and counselling, fitness and nutrition, and financial and legal advice.
• Health Cash Plan
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Payroll Giving – the opportunity to donate regularly from your gross pay to support charities of your choice.
• Pension – you will be eligible to join our pension scheme which we will also contribute to.
• Personal Support Network – you will receive a dedicated buddy and mentor and will join an early careers community of peers that will support you forward every step of the way.
• Reward and Award Schemes – access to our long service awards and above and beyond rewards.
• Social Value – you will be encouraged to support social impact activities each year to support charities and local community organisations.

How to apply

Building a diverse, inclusive and equal working environment in which everyone is welcomed and encouraged to be themselves, is a commitment we are dedicated to. We believe that having a diverse workforce not only sets us up for success, but it allows for greater opportunities for innovation, adaptability and wide-ranging capabilities. We empower our people, and our communities, to champion diversity and change every day.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are proud to be a disability confident employer and are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our Early Careers team at [emailprotected] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process so we can discuss how we can support you.

If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, please click the I’m interested button and submit an application. We recommend you apply as early as possible.