The team at Acutech Precision Engineering are looking to recruit for an Apprentice Mechanical Engineer. Acutech Precision Engineering offers decades of experience in the precision engineering sector, providing customers with quality components they can rely on for a variety of industries.

Requirements

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English (grade 4-9)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
• Own transport would be preferred, but not necessary if you live in the town.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, setting up, operating and adjusting machinery
• Applying risk assessment and hazard processes
• Monitoring, obtaining and checking stock and supplies, and completing stock returns
• Reading, recording and interpreting information
• Applying scientific, engineering and mathematical principles
• Planning and organising workload and resources
• Following and applying inspection and quality assurance procedures and processes
• Selecting processes, tools and devices, and measuring/ checking components for their condition and suitability
• Applying machining operations and techniques to produce complex components with features
• Finding faults and rectifying them
• Maintaining the work area and following safety procedures
• Applying principles throughout work and approaches
• 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.

Benefits

• Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.
• You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
• Day release to West Suffolk College
• A position may be available for the right candidate following successful completion of the apprenticeship
• The business is looking for somebody who wants to develop and gain a position following their apprenticeship

About Acutech Precision Engineering

Acutech operates with a range of both CNC and traditional milling and turning machines supported by CNC wire erosion, spark erosion and with Laser etching capabilities to provide a high-quality product in a cost-effective way. We are a manufacture of components for all industries, from Food, Automotive, Marine, Defence, Aerospace, Medical.

Application Process

Training provider: WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE Training course: Machining technician (level 3) Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)