Heavy Fabrication Apprenticeship

HEAVY FABRICATION APPRENTICE  

This is not a job ad.

This is a FILTER.

If you want:

• Clean hands 

• 'a job' 

• Or a role just until you figure things out. 

Stop reading. 

THIS IS FOR A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF HUMAN

You:  

• Like making real things
  


• Prefer sparks over spreadsheets
  

• Would rather learn a skill for life, than float between random jobs  

You don’t need to be perfect. 
You need to give a darn about where you’re heading. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

You’ll be employed by ATNZ and leaping straight into a heavy fabrication apprenticeship in Manukau City.  

You’ll be:  

• Cutting steel
  

• Welding heavy plate
  

• Fabricating parts that actually matter
  

• Learning from tradespeople who won’t sugarcoat (or hold back) 

• Getting paid while becoming a qualified Heavy Fabricator  

At the end, you don’t just potentially have a job with the host company.  
You have LEVERAGE. 

WHAT THE HECK IS HEAVY FABRICATION? 

Simply put: It’s building the backbone of stuff  

• Trailers
  

• Earthmoving machinery
  

• Industrial equipment 

• Big steel structures
  

• Things that don’t forgive mistakes  

This is thick steel, big gear, and real responsibility. 

If that excites you instead of scares you, fantastic!  

ATNZ? WHAT'S THAT?

We aren’t some hack job apprenticeship company  

We’re a private training establishment who've been in the business since 1999 

And... 

We train the best. 

But don’t take my word for it. 

Ask the 262 new learners we signed up in 2025.  

OR check the fact that:  

We’re NZ’s LARGEST employer of engineering apprentices. 

...and have a higher apprentice success rate than non-ATNZ apprentices. 

THE CHECKLIST 

Got this? We want to hear from you  

• You’re willing to lock in 3–4 years  

• You like tools, metal, machines, or breaking things to understand them (things, not people)  

• A restricted or full driver licence  

• A pre-trade, or, you’ve already played with metal and want more  

No qualifications needed. 
No experience required.  
We’ll teach the skills. You bring the hunger.  

THE PAYOFF (LITERALLY) 

Yes! You earn from day one.  
Yes! Your qualification is fully paid for and safety gear supplied.  

And... 

• Tool allowance on top of your wages (pure insanity)
  

• Mentors who actually care if you succeed (and answer their phone!)
  

• A trade NZ is SCREAMING for 

• Typical apprentice pay range: $41,000 – $52,000  

(And that number climbs when your credits do too)  

REALITY CHECK  

Ok all of this sounds really good. Maybe too good. 

What’s the catch?  

There’s pre-employment testing:  

• Medical + Drug Testing
  

• References
  

• Criminal Background Checking  

(That's it!)  

FINAL WARNING 

If you’re tired of: 
Dead-end jobs. Being broke. Not knowing where the heck you're heading.  

This is your exit ramp.  

  
Earn while you learn. Build a better future for yourself. 

Hit that apply button now. 

More info: www.atnz.org.nz