Business Admin Apprentice

Level: 3


Employer: HMS WELDING LTD


Location: HMS Welding Ltd

Start your career with HMS Welding! This apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to work on CAD designs, prepare quotations for customers, and support the day-to-day administration of a busy welding and fabrication business.

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Expected start date: 16/11/2025

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

As a Business Admin Apprentice at HMS Welding, you will work closely with the office and workshop teams to provide both administrative and technical support. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Using CAD software to design drawings for customer projects
  • Preparing and issuing quotations for clients
  • Answering calls, dealing with customer enquiries, and directing queries
  • Supporting order processing and maintaining accurate records
  • Assisting with purchasing and stock control when required
  • Preparing documents, reports, and customer correspondence
  • Maintaining filing systems and archiving as required
  • Supporting the wider team with general admin and ad hoc duties
  • Building strong relationships with customers and colleagues

This is a varied role where you will gain skills in business administration, customer service, and CAD design within a supportive engineering environment.

About employer

HMS Welding Ltd is a specialist welding and fabrication company based in Failsworth. We provide bespoke steelwork and fabrication services across a wide range of industries. With a strong reputation for quality, precision, and customer service, we are looking to recruit a Business Admin Apprentice who will gain valuable experience in both administration and technical design using CAD software.

  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: Maths and English
  • grade: Grade 4/C or above

  • Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training delivered by Rochdale Training via workplace visits and off-the-job learning
  • Ongoing support and mentoring from HMS Welding

    • Opportunity to secure a permanent position on completion
    • Potential to progress into CAD Technician, Estimator, or Office Management roles
    • Long-term career development with HMS Welding
  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Basic CAD knowledge
  • Keen to learn
  • Reliable and punctual

Vacancy title

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills