Apprentice Pipefitter

PETER J DOUGLAS ENGINEERING LIMITED

Apprenticeship Level 3
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About the Role

Our 36-month Pipefitter Apprenticeship programme is an immersive learning experience, blending technical knowledge with practical training to help you gain the qualifications you need for a successful career. In this role, you’ll develop the skills and experience needed to achieve Engineering Technician status and become a qualified pipefitter.

As a Pipefitter Apprentice, you will:

  • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
  • Shape and profile pipes and components using power tools, mechanical cutting machines, and other equipment
  • Learn how to work with various materials, such as carbon, stainless, and other alloys
  • Prepare and fit piping systems according to engineering drawings and specifications
  • Collaborate with pipe welders and across the wider business on various projects
  • Receive specific training tailored to nuclear industry requirements

In addition to the above, you’ll also receive training on manual handling techniques and working in potentially hazardous environments.

Driving licence is beneficial but not essential but you must be able to make your own way to CATCH then to PJD.
  • Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate

 

You will have developed a variety of interchangeable skills and have an in depth understanding of manufacturing and processes.

About the Training

The apprenticeship follows a 3 year programme, with the first year spent off the job at CATCH in Stallingborough. This would be Monday-Friday 8am- 4pm.

The remainder of the apprenticeship is then completed onsite. Where you will be deployed out to PJD Client sites around the UK, with possible opportunities to work outside the UK if the need arises.

About the Employer

Engineered to deliver, From our inception, we have been instrumental in the maintenance and life extension of the majority of the UK’s fossil fuel power generation fleet and have played a significant role in the evolution and maintenance of the country’s growing Biomass and Energy from Waste fleet. This experience in the power generation sector extended our services into a wide range of industrial sectors including Petro-Chemical, Chemical, Paper, Cement and Food and Beverage.

Skills Required

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Team working
  • Punctuality

Training Provider

HCF CATCH LIMITED

Course/Training

Engineering construction pipefitter (level 3)

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