National Apprenticeship Week 2025

Celebrating our Engineering Apprentices!

It is National Apprenticeship Week and we’re celebrating it by profiling three engineering apprentices currently training with us at Radnor Hills. Our mechanical and electrical engineering apprentices play an important role in the company, learning the skills and knowledge they need to help to keep our machinery and production lines working at optimum capacity. During their two-year apprenticeships they gain bags of practical skills and theoretical knowledge through a combination of academic learning and hands-on work experience.

So, what’s it like to be an apprentice at Radnor Hills? We asked Ezra, David and Jack for their experience:

Ezra Anslow, 20, is a mechanical pathway apprentice at Radnor Hills. He said: “During the course of my apprenticeship I’m hoping to achieve as many skills as I can so I can progress as far as I can in the company’s engineering department.

“Every day is different, but my key responsibilities include boiler preventive maintenance to help prevent breakdowns, reduce repair costs and extend the life of the boiler, and monitoring the Production Management System for optimal efficiency.”

David Griffiths, 18, is also a mechanical pathway apprentice. He said: “My favourite thing to do at work is definitely the programming side of machinery. One of my jobs is to make back-ups of all the machines on a weekly basis.
“One of my proudest moments was being part of the team making the manuals and stripping down one of our lines ready for new machinery to come in. “After my two-year apprentice I want to get a full-time position at Radnor Hills. “I plan to go into automation and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), which automate various manufacturing processes and increase efficiency in the factory.”

Jack Price, 21, is on an electrical engineering apprenticeship. He said: “I’m really enjoying my apprenticeship and learning and developing the skills that the company needs. “An electrical engineering apprenticeship with fabrication involves learning about electrical engineering theory and software tools, while also learning how to fabricate metal parts. My role is to help to keep the machinery safe. “My proudest moment was getting the chance to do an apprenticeship at such a successful company as Radnor Hills.”

Team Leader Electrical Engineer Andy Evans, who joined Radnor Hills in 2023, manages our apprentices. He said: “Apprentices are so important to the business because we need engineers to maintain and fix the machinery.
“Watching their development from when they start with us to when they finish their training and become fully-fledged engineers is really enjoyable. “During their training we make sure that they experience a large scope of skills so they have everything they need when it comes to taking their final tests. “Working at Radnor Hills is fun and there are lots of opportunities for development. I started off as an engineer here, have progressed into a Team Leader role and hope to go higher in the company.”

If you’re interested in a future apprenticeship at Radnor Hills, our vacancies will be available on our website.