Trainee Engineer

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Guaranteed hours

Weekdays only (no weekends)

Overtime pay

Annual bonuses

On-the-job training

Supportive environment

Location options in Dorset

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Agency seeks a motivated Trainee Engineer for Dorset to begin a hands-on career in engineering and manufacturing. You will learn practical skills across electronics, welding, fabrication, and mechanical assembly, using hand and power tools safely and accurately.

The role offers guaranteed weekly hours with overtime and annual bonuses, full on-the-job training, and a clear path to professional growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A recently completed STEM course in engineering, mechanics or construction.
• Confidence using hand tools and power tools.
• Hobbies such as model making, car maintenance or DIY.
• Hands-on work background in engineering, manufacturing or construction.

Responsibilities

• Learning practical skills in areas such as electronics, welding and fabrication, mechanical assembly, metal treatment or vehicle maintenance.
• Using hand tools, power tools and machinery safely and accurately.
• Following instructions, drawings and procedures to build, repair or finish products.
• Checking your own work to meet quality standards.
• Supporting experienced engineers and technicians across the business.

Skills

Confidence using hand tools

Willingness to learn

Safety consciousness

Education

STEM course

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Machinery operation basics

Job description

Trainee Engineer | Dorset | £12.71ph

Just finished college and keen to put those new skills to work on the shop floor, starting at £12.71ph?

Want a hands-on job where you're building, fixing and learning something new every day?

Ready to swap a dead-end role for a real career in engineering and manufacturing with room to grow?

Although varying dependant on the role, Trainee Engineering applicants could benefit from:

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed hours every week, with no zero-hours contracts
• Typically Monday to Friday, with no weekends
• Overtime paid at a premium
• Annual performance bonuses (role dependent)
• Full on-the-job training, building real skills from day one
• A supportive environment where your development is taken seriously
• A choice of locations, including Poole, Wareham, Ferndown, Salisbury and Blandford

As a Trainee Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Learning practical skills in areas such as electronics, welding and fabrication, mechanical assembly, metal treatment or vehicle maintenance
• Using hand tools, power tools and machinery safely and accurately
• Following instructions, drawings and procedures to build, repair or finish products
• Checking your own work to meet quality standards
• Supporting experienced engineers and technicians across the business

As a Trainee Engineer, your experience will include:

• A recently completed STEM course, or practical study in engineering, mechanics or construction, OR
• Confidence using hand tools and power tools, OR
• Hobbies such as model making, car maintenance or DIY, OR
• A hands-on work background in engineering, manufacturing or construction