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Apprentice CNC Machining Technician
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Are you motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to build a career in mechanical engineering?
Join our experienced team of CNC millers, turners, setters, and programmers, where you’ll receive hands-on training and support to develop your skills.
About the Role
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Unibloc have successfully trained several apprentices through SIGTA programmes and are now recruiting an apprentice for CNC Turning, CNC Milling (vertical) & CNC Milling (Horizontal). In this varied apprenticeship you will learn to set programme and operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools to produce high-precision components.
Main Duties
- Setting CNC Machining centres to achieve first off approval.
- Operation of CNC Machining centres.
- Deburring of components using conventional machinery.
- Metrology – component inspection.
- Updating Planning sheets, job packs and tooling location.
- Carry out production in accordance with all quality procedures and customers’ requirements.
- Housekeeping of workstations areas.
- Compliance with Unibloc Health & Safety procedures.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Course Contents
- Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with environmental, ethical and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Prepare and set up conventional or CNC machines.
- Operate and adjust conventional or CNC machines.
- Apply risk assessment and hazard identification processes and procedures in the work area.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies, and complete stock returns.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Read and interpret information. For example, data and documentation used to produce machined components.
- Apply engineering, mathematical and scientific principles.
- Plan and organise own work and resources.
- Follow and apply inspection, quality assurance procedures and processes.
- Select machining process.
- Select and setup tooling and work holding devices.
- Set and adjust machine operating parameters. For example, setting feeds and speeds for roughing and finishing operations, loading, proving and validating programs when using a CNC machine tool.
- Apply machining operations and techniques to produce complex components with features. For example, parallel; stepped; angular diameters and faces; grooves; slots; recesses and undercuts; radii and chamfers; internal and external forms and profiles; reamed; bored; drilled and electro eroded holes; internal and external screw threads.
- Measure and check components.
- Select and check condition of tools and equipment. Identify issues, resolve and take action as needed.
- Identify and action issues in the manufacturing process.
- Apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing procedures to identify faults. Diagnose and resolve issues. Escalate issues.
- Maintain the work area and return any resources and consumables.
- Communicate with others verbally. For example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, handover, start up or warm up procedures. Escalate issues.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Apply ethical principles.
- Apply team working principles.
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Requirements
GCSE in:
- English, Maths (grade 4/5 C or above)
- Science (grade 4/5 C and above)
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Skills:
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Applicants should be "hands-on", practical individuals with an interest in how things are made and how they work. Accuracy, consistency & attention to detail are important. You need to be confident, self-motivated, be a keen team-player and enjoy a challenge. They are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic about learning and developing a successful career within Mechanical Engineering.
As with all apprenticeships, this requires a long-term commitment – there will be assignments and logbook entries to complete. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a top company, whilst you work towards nationally recognised qualifications.
About Unibloc Hygienic Technologies
Unibloc Hygienic Technologies is a private equity backed global manufacturer of hygienic pumps and fluid-handling equipment. Unibloc serve blue-chip customers in food & beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, and protein processing. From our headquarters in Kennesaw, Georgia, and facilities in the United Kingdom and Germany, we design, build, and support lobe, gear, air operated diaphragm pumps, and twin-screw pumps used in the world’s most demanding sanitary applications.
Benefits
- 20 days holiday + Long Service Award each full completed year + one up to 25 days, Life assurance, Pension, Cash Plan, Employee Assisted Programme.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Career Path
To become a fully trained and qualified Machining Technician with Unibloc.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SIGTA LIMITED
Apprenticeships
Reference Code: VAC2000041510
Closing Date: 25 days (Monday 3 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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