Careers

Employee focus

Ipeco is a family owned business and we welcome every new employee into our growing workplace family. Our employees are our most important asset and the future of the Ipeco depends on the strength of its people to stimulate, challenge and innovate new ideas.

The Company is dedicated to the development of all employees to build a career within our business. We offer a broad range of placements with continued progression paths and further training. Cross-training of roles is also encouraged, so there is an opportunity to learn something new. There are no limits to what you can achieve here at Ipeco.

Safety first

Ipeco is a socially responsible organisation with exceptional health, safety and environmental practices. To ensure all staff work together safely, Level 2 Health & Safety certifications are offered to all employees. The Company adheres to all current industry regulations, with equally high expectations of its sales, customer support and supplier network.

Above all, Ipeco wishes to be seen as an employer people want to work for and an employer customers want to do business with, at all times providing the infrastructure, management and vision to deliver excellence in all that it does.

The Ipeco training centre

We have been training engineering apprentices since the late 1960s and you will often hear people at Ipeco describe them as the ‘lifeblood’ of our company.

The Ipeco Training Centre has full accreditation from City & Guilds, Highfield Qualifications and Excellence, and Achievement & Learning (EAL) to deliver a wide range of qualifications.

The workshop facility has CNC and conventional machine tools, together with bench-fitting and mechanical inspection sections. The ICT suite includes CAD software and computers for CNC programming activities.

Our Extended Career Scheme is dedicated to helping you people achieve their full potential. This is underpinned by a strong mentoring network across the business.

Over time, many individuals have advanced to senior positions, overseeing the business operations, and mentoring the next generation of employees.

Apprenticeships

Our three-year Composite Technician Apprenticeship combines on-the-job training at our specialist Composites Division in Clevedon, Somerset, with classroom learning at Weston College.

A Composites Technician is engaged in a variety of processes in the production and creation of materials and components that are used in a range of applications including but not limited to: airplanes, cars, boats, turbine blades, oil & gas rigs, bridges, trains and satellites. They provide specialised knowledge and skills that support manufacturing programmes and projects and may be deployed in the areas of design, tooling, moulding, lay-up, curing, machining, inspection, testing, repair and material production.

Qualification level: NVQ Level 2 and 3 – Composites Engineering & BTEC Level 3 – Composites Engineering

This apprenticeship is open to anyone over the age of 16, and is a fantastic way to kick-start a career and earn while you learn.

How can you find out more? Contact to our Training Instructor and Co-ordinator, Brian Bingham, who can talk you through the process and advise you on what’s involved.

 Ipeco Composites Brochure