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Apprentice Welder/Plater Level 2

Elland Steel Structures Limited · Halifax · posted 9 October 2026

Wage
£15,392 a year
Hours
37 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Level
Intermediate (Level 2)
Standard
Welder (level 2)
Starts
1 December 2026
Closing date
30 November 2026
Positions
1

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  • Working alongside experienced plater/welders.
  • Shadowing them and learning the skills and techniques required to execute jobs successfully.
  • Learn to read and interpret technical drawings.
  • Taught how to safely handle material and use overhead cranage
  • Learn to use tools such as grinders, oxy/propane cutting equipment.
  • Learn tacking and welding techniques and procedures.
  • Carry out self-inspection of fabrications and assisting colleagues on other duties

Where it leads

Potential to develop future skills and explore opportunities within the wider business

About Elland Steel Structures Limited

Elland Steel Structures was founded in 1973 and is one of the country’s leading structural steelwork providers.  We design, detail and fabricate structural steelwork, contributing to many of the iconic buildings you see in our towns and cities today.

We are an employee-owned business and pride ourselves in over 50 years of successful, profitable trading.  We retain strong relationships with many principal contractors who we provide steel structures for time and time again.  Safety, Compliance, Quality and People are the four foundations that underpin our business and what our reputation is built on.

We have a highly skilled workforce who are the best in the business, many of whom have learnt their trade at Elland Steel and have progressed into more senior roles.

Elland Steel Structures has strategic ambitions to grow, and having secured more high profile projects, we are now growing our team, so come join us.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsProblem solving skillsTeam workingReliableResilientPassion for sector

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English and Maths (grade C/4 or above) — desired

Where you'll work

  • Philmar House, Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 0AR

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