Machining technician-Tool Room Setter Apprenticeship

Location: Stanley (DH9 9QX)
Closes in: 23 days (Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Summary

Main job objectives:
The Apprentice Tool Room Setter is responsible for the daily setups of mould tools and repair work where necessary. To ensure that all injection and extrusion mould tools and ancillary equipment are correctly prepared, set, and ready for production according to product drawing specifications and in line with the standards laid down by the Tooling Engineer.

Wage:
£15,808 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age.
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.

Work

What you'll do at work:
To ensure that all injection and extrusion mould tools and ancillary equipment are correctly prepared, set, and ready for production according to product drawing specifications and in line with the standards laid down by the Tooling Engineer.

• Report directly to the Tooling Engineer
• Responsible for all equipment in the tool room
• Responsible for following H&S guidelines and rules
• Follow the production plan, one week in advance to ensure all tooling is correctly built up to produce the required part and is ready for production alongside Tooling Engineer
• Perform insert changes
• Undertake routine tool repair and maintenance
• Undertake hot runner maintenance
• Polish tools to a mirror finish when required
• Manufacture, modify, and service ancillary equipment when required
• Maintain and service tool room machinery
• General machine work when required
• Obtain quotes from suppliers
• Inform Coordinator of any quotes or spares required
• Aid and assist all departments with technical knowledge and expertise when required

Where you'll work:
Stationfield Road
Tanfield Lea Industrial Estate
South Tanfield Lea
Stanley DH9 9QX

Training

Training provider:
DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE

Training course:
Machining technician (level 3)

What you'll learn:

• Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and procedures.
• Comply with environmental, ethical, and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, recycling or reuse 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.
• Read and interpret information.
• Apply engineering, mathematical, and scientific principles.
• Plan and organize 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.
• Apply machining operations and techniques to produce complex components with features.
• 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.
• Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, handover, start up, or warm up procedures.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques.
• Devise suggestions for improvement.
• Apply ethical principles.
• Apply team working principles.