Composite Technician Apprentice

About the role

This role provides hands-on experience and structured learning in composite manufacturing processes and quality standards. You will work under supervision while developing technical competence, safe working practices and an understanding of production processes required to produce high-quality composites components for a range of sectors.

The Composites Technician Apprenticeship will include structured stages of development, All required to manufacture high quality composite components, which include:

• Induction and safety training.
• Basic composite manufacturing skills in different areas of the process.
• Material handling and preparation.
• Manufacturing techniques & skills development including; Kit cutting, Laminating, Breakout, Trim & Assembly departments.
• Quality inspection & adherence processes.

Training

Qualifications included:

• Lean Manufacturing Operative Apprenticeship Standard. Company Training Plan & Assessment.
• Level 2 Diploma in manufacturing - Knowledge & Skills (workplace).
• Level 1 Functional Skills - Maths (If required).
• Level 1 Functional Skills - English (If required).
• End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship.

Apprenticeship standard: Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Training provider: ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

After your apprenticeship

• All successful applicants will have the opportunity to progress within the business as far as they desire.
• Any enthusiasm and appetite to learn and develop professionally will be matched with opportunities for individuals to progress within Bamd.
• Some great examples of this are a number of supervisors who started life with Bamd as apprentices and now lead departments and teams and Bamd's current Managing Director was once a Bamd Apprentice.

Working hours

Monday to Friday, 6am - 3:15pm.

42.5 hours a week

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Possible start date: 4 January 2027

Wage

£28,100 a year

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience
• Keen to Learn
• Time Management
• Interest in Engineering

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (grade 4-9 (C-A*)), desired

Things to consider

• Regardless of technical knowledge or skill set, a great attitude and respect for the core values of the business and hard work are expected to form the foundation of any member of the Bamd team. Arriving to work on time and respecting their peers who are training them are very important factors.
• Applicants must be able to drive and over 18 due to working hours and hold a full clean UK driving licence. Be able to have the right to work in the UK.

About the employer

BAMD Mission Value Statement:
We strive to be the leading composites solution provider in the country - not just a supplier. Our focus is on delivering high-quality products, on time, as trusted project partners, where the final needs of the product, assembly or component always takes the upmost priority.
BAMD Principal Values:
• Care and Quality – Embrace reality, Approach situations objectively, gather data, and make fact-based decisions to drive meaningful improvements.
• Communication – Prioritize direct conversations, starting with a call or face to face discussion to address issues, find solutions and align. Follow up with an email to document the decision and ensure accountability within the wider team.
• Solutions, not problems – Identify challenges and face them head-on. View painful problems as opportunities for improvement rather than obstacles. Don’t mistake symptoms for root causes—solve the real problem, not just its effects.
• The team works – Encourage constructive feedback and prioritize truth over ego. Mistakes happen, and that’s okay—just make sure they don’t happen twice. Growth comes from learning, not protecting egos.
• Consistency in everything – Set SMART Goals, proactively identify and diagnose problems, design effective working solutions, and take decisive action. Success comes from discipline, clarity and follow-through.