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Kick-start your engineering career with a Machining Apprenticeship at Nasmyth
Learn manual and CNC milling and turning, programming, tooling, and inspection techniques while working alongside skilled engineers in a leading aerospace manufacturing environment.
About the Role
As a Machining Apprentice, you will work alongside experienced engineers and learn a range of machining and manufacturing skills within a busy aerospace engineering environment. Your duties will include:
- Learning all aspects of manual and CNC milling and turning
- Assisting with the machining of stainless steel, aluminium and other engineering materials
- Learning how to set tools and operate machinery safely
- Developing CNC programming skills
- Using a variety of measuring and inspection equipment
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and customer specifications
- Completing job cards and production documentation
- Following health and safety procedures and working to 5S standards
- Supporting the production team to manufacture high-quality aerospace components
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As your skills and knowledge develop, you will take on increasing responsibility and gain experience across all aspects of machining and engineering manufacture.
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Training and Development
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
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Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Progression to full-time employment.
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