Sheffield Forgemasters takes on 18 apprentices

Sheffield Forgemasters has welcomed 18 apprentices as it continues its £1.3bn recapitalisation programme.

The apprentices join fully funded training schemes and will work towards professional qualifications while being paid.

They will take up roles covering metallurgy, CNC programming, non-destructive testing, maintenance, project management, environmental work, steel melting, machining and dimensional inspection.

Laura Hooper, people and culture director at Sheffield Forgemasters, said: “We have approximately 780 employees, ten percent of whom are apprentices at any one time, as we build the future workforce and continue developing our capabilities.

“Sheffield Forgemasters’ transformation is enabling us to deliver a new level of training as we embrace a high-technology engineering sphere and create an advanced, comfortable working environment for our employees to enjoy.

“Our workforce is now being trained to understand and capitalise on the pioneering technologies and workplace advancements that recapitalisation will provide, helping the business to meet the future demands of defence manufacture, and other areas such as civil nuclear.”

Hooper added: “It is always a joy to welcome a new cohort of apprentices to site for the first time and to see so much enthusiasm, curiosity and determination already shining through for their future careers.”