Undertake Level 3 Engineering apprenticeship in conjunction with Wiltshire College.

Wage

£14,976 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices. Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course

Machining technician (level 3)

Hours

• Mon to Thu 8am to 5pm with lunch (1pm to 1.30pm)
• Fri 8am to 1pm
• Cannot confirm which day will be at college until course information supplied.
• 36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 September 2026

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

1

About the Role

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• How to work safely by adhering to safety procedures and regulations
• Learning how to read & understand Engineering Drawings
• Learning how to set up Vices, fixtures and Datums on Machines
• Manufacture of precision components to supplied CAD and drawings
• Operating CNC milling machines of various sizes
• Help Confidently program parts, partially responsible for setting and operating with guidance
• Deburring
• Maintain program and tooling records for all components produced
• Responsible for basic inspection of parts to ensure ongoing quality
• Learn Autodesk PowerMill and Fusion 360 for CAD/CAM programming
• Carry out daily / weekly machine maintenance
• Maintain clean and tidy work ethic

Where you'll work

UNIT 2
PARK LANE TRADING ESTATE
PARK LANE
CORSHAM
SN13 9LG

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

Training course

Machining technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

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.