Summary
Love working with your hands and figuring out how things work? Kick-start your engineering career with Alliance Door Engineering Ltd! Earn while you learn, travel across the UK and gain hands-on experience alongside skilled engineers. No experience needed – just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn!
What you will do at work
Forget sitting behind a desk all day! If you enjoy practical challenges, working with tools and learning new skills, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
As an Apprentice Industrial Door Engineer, you’ll become part of a friendly, experienced engineering team, travelling to different customer sites and learning how to install, maintain and repair the industrial doors and shutters used by businesses across the country.
No two days will be the same! One day you could be helping install a huge industrial roller shutter, and the next you could be learning how to diagnose and repair a mechanical or electrical fault.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Get hands-on: Help experienced engineers install, service and repair industrial doors, roller shutters, fire shutters and high-speed doors
- Become a problem-solver: Learn how to identify faults, investigate problems and help get equipment working again
- Learn to use tools: Develop confidence using hand tools, power tools and specialist engineering equipment safely
- Understand how things work: Learn about mechanical and electrical components and how different door systems operate
- Build your technical skills: Learn to read engineering drawings, take measurements and follow technical instructions
- Explore new places: Travel to customer sites across the UK and experience different working environments
- Work as a team: Support experienced engineers, share ideas and build your confidence
- Put safety first: Learn essential health and safety skills and how to work safely in engineering environments
- Keep things organised: Help prepare equipment, maintain tidy work areas and complete basic job records
You’ll receive plenty of guidance and support, gradually building the confidence and skills to take on more responsibility.
The best part? You don’t need previous engineering experience! If you’re motivated, enjoy practical work and are ready to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
Training
What training will the apprentice take?
You’ll work towards a recognised Level 2 engineering apprenticeship qualification, developing valuable skills through a combination of practical experience and structured learning.
You’ll spend time working alongside experienced engineers, putting your knowledge into practice on real jobs.
You’ll also have one paid day of online apprenticeship learning each week, included within your normal 40-hour working week.
Your training will help you develop skills in mechanical engineering, electrical systems, fault-finding, using tools and equipment, reading technical drawings and working safely.
You’ll be supported throughout your apprenticeship and prepared for your final assessments.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- GCSE English (C/4 or above) – desired
- GCSE Maths (C/4 or above) – desired
About this employer
Established in 2001, Alliance Door Engineering Ltd is a well-established, Wigan-based engineering company specialising in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of industrial doors and shutters.
Working with customers across the UK and internationally, the company provides a wide range of solutions, including roller shutters, fire shutters, high-speed doors and folding doors.
With a team of experienced engineers and a strong reputation for quality and innovation, Alliance offers an exciting working environment where apprentices can gain hands-on experience, develop specialist skills and take their first steps towards a rewarding career in engineering.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion, there may be opportunities to progress into a qualified Industrial Door Engineer role, with further development into specialist engineering, senior engineer or supervisory positions. This apprenticeship provides a fantastic foundation for a long-term career in engineering.
Things to consider
Applicants must be comfortable with nationwide travel, early starts, occasional late finishes and overtime when required. You must be able to reliably reach an agreed pickup point in the Wigan area. The role involves physical work, outdoor environments and working at height, with appropriate training and safety equipment provided. A reliable, flexible attitude and willingness to learn are essential.
Employee benefits
Private healthcare, paid online apprenticeship learning, hands-on training with experienced engineers and opportunities for career development and progression.