Summary
F H Dale are one of the UK’s leading fabricators of structural steel. We have heavily invested in a new facility with some of the most advanced machinery on the market. The company itself has been going for over 90 years and we are looking to add to our ever-growing number of Fabrication Apprentices.
Wage
£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Discretionary bonus payment
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Hours
Initially, Monday – Thursday 8am – 4pm, Friday 8am – 3pm with a half-hour lunch break. However, once the apprenticeship is complete, the individual will be expected to adopt our shift pattern of working.
36 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 8 September 2025
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Working safely in a busy environment
* Checking materials coming in against a Material List.
* Processing steel sections through state-of-the-art CNC machinery to achieve required lengths, holes and any additional profiling as well as shotblasting.
* Making fittings in the correct sequence to keep the workshop up to speed with site programmes and schedules.
* Fabrication of structural steel against CAD drawings.
* Welding of structural steel in line with welding procedures.
* Painting protective coatings (Primer / Intumescent Fire Protective Paint).
* Loading trailers in a safe and efficient manner for transport.
* Helping the Production Control Team with CNC Programming, material ordering & other areas to enable a smooth and efficient workshop flow.
Where you’ll work
Owen Way
Leominster Enterprise Park
Leominster
HR6 0LA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Hereford (HR4 9SX).
Level 2 comprises of:
Duration approximately 18 months.
Block release training which includes, 1 day per week in a classroom setting to cover practical and theory aspects, working to complete the following qualifications:
* EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Operations (Skills)
* EAL Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Operations (Knowledge)
You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment.
Additional training for functional skills in English and Maths will be undertaken if needed.
There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on the programme.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English and Maths (grade 4 or C above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Organisation skills
* Reliability
* Bright and Sparky
* Can do attitude
* Enthusiastic
* Pro-active
* Keen and eager
* An interest in weld/fab