Bard & Brazier - Level 2- Engineering Operative- Engineering Apprenticeship

Company: Bard & Brazier Ltd
Location: Wolverhampton, WV2 4LX
Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: £380.00 per week
Sector: Fix and Maintain Machines
Ref: VAC-00857
Application Deadline Date: 21/08/2026
Start Date: 07/09/2026
Positions Available: 1
Working Week: T the company: Mon - Thurs 7AM- 3:30 PM Fri 7AM - 1:30 PM

Brief Description

As an Engineering Operative you will learn a broad range of traditional skills including, Brazing/Soldering, Polishing, manual machines including lathes, Milling Machines and Pedestal Drills.

Qualifications Required

3 GCSEs at 9 – 3 / A* - D (4 or above preferred), must include maths, English language, and ideally Science, or equivalent related qualification.

Personal Qualities

- Must be a team player
- Must be a self-starting individual
- Capable of working to tight tolerances either individually or as part of the team
- Ambitious about personal development
- Open to challenge - Positive attitude

Skills Required

- Team work
- Problem solving
- Excellent communication skills

Training to be Provided

Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with your employer and Make UK, which are fully paid for, including: 
● EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering
● EAL Level 2 Certificate in Engineering Operations (Knowledge)
These are delivered in 4 blocks of 4 weeks throughout you course.
On completion of your studies, you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 2 Engineering Maintenance Operative

Future Prospects

It is helpful for a candidate to be able to see how the role is likely to progress and may make the vacancy more attractive to potential applicants. This section should, of course, be realistic.

Vacancy Detail

The Company:

Bard & Brazier is a Luxury towel rail manufacturer, part of the Davroc Group of companies. Our aim is simple ‘To Produce the Best Towel Warmers in the World’ Traditional skills mixed with modern machinery enable Bard & Brazier to manufacture everything in House, we even have our own plating plant.

Website: https://www.davroc.co.uk/bardbrazier

Key areas of responsibility, duties and the deliverables expected:
- Maintain standards of Housekeeping and Health & Safety
- Manufacture of new components to engineering drawings in line with timing plans
- Carrying out proactive maintenance and up keep on machines
- Liaise with our Designers
- Maintain tooling to the correct standards and keep stock of all tools and holders
- Reporting of any concerns, issues and repairs
- Working in a systematic fashion following any instructions available
- All work checked before taking off
- Maintain working area to a high standard. Working to 5S’s - Good verbal communication skills
- Work to the high tolerances
- Adhere to company quality awareness
- Meeting Health and Safety standards supporting others to do the same
- Assist other areas of the business when required to carry out the same or similar tasks
- Any other reasonable Engineering duties required