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Bomic is looking to take on a Machining Technician Apprentice.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working, learning on the job by getting hands-on experience. Training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance.
Requirements
- GCSE in English (grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical thinking
- Team working ability
- Patience
- You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship.
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Responsibilities
- Learning how to run & operate CNC machines
- Workshop maintenance
- Inspection of parts
- Deburring
- 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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- On completion, the apprentice will receive a Machining Technician Level 3 qualification.
- Functional Skills in maths and English may also be required, depending on your current level.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Further carrying on development, progressing into more complex machining and programming.
Application Process
- In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone interview with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on.
- If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
About Bomic
Bomic is a family-run precision engineering company with over four decades of expertise. Operating from our workshop and offices, we have extensive experience in the aerospace sector and have built an established and reliable supply base. As an AS9100 and ISO9001 approved supplier, we uphold the highest standards of quality and precision. Our closely monitored supply chain ensures exceptional quality control and delivery performance.
Contact
- YEOVIL COLLEGE
- Gabrielle Cobner
- Studentrecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk
- 01935845380
- Reference code: VAC2000037532
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