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Engineering Apprentice – CNC Machinist

Leicester

£15.8k/yr

Posted about 1 month ago

On-site

Employee

Apprenticeship

Entry Level

This is an excellent opportunity, working on a variety of projects whilst learning about CNC machining as well as gaining a full qualification and having a guaranteed full-time job as a CNC Machinist after 4-years.

Responsibilities

Main duties include within the First Year:

  • Departmental Placements within Nylacast, which will give potential apprentices a good understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental issues that arise to working right the way through to Quality, Inspection and Warehouse
  • Understanding Engineering Drawings and basic manufacturing techniques
  • Day/Block Release to college to study for Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeships
  • Work as a Team on a project set by the HR & Technical Trainer

Main duties after 2nd Year include:

  • Continuing Day/Block Release to College
  • Permanent Placement with one of the CNC Departments
  • Learning to Set & Operate the various machines within the department
  • Learning the CNC Programming Language
  • Ensure work is carried out to the highest standard and in the interest of the company
  • To be flexible and carry out other reasonable requests made by the line manager to support departmental or company objectives

Requirements

Essential qualifications GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade C or 4 equivalent)
  • maths (grade Grade C or 4 equivalent)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Full-time programmer on the machine tools.

Skills

CNC machining

Engineering drawings

Health and safety

Quality

Inspection

Warehouse

Manufacturing techniques

Teamwork

HR

Technical training

CNC programming

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Initiative

Non judgmental