Machining Technician Apprentice

Summary

Engineered Arts are offering an exciting opportunity to join their organisation as an Engineering Machinist Technician. Gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours to kickstart your career in the engineering sector. You will learn many skills involved in the manufacturing of humanoid robots including, machining, inspecting, plus more.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Machining technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday between 8am to 4.30pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 6 January
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Duties will include but are not limited to:

Machining parts
Inspecting own work
Writing code for the machines using CAD/CAM
Drilling
Metrology
Machine set up and operation

Where you’ll work

UNIT E1

CHURCH VIEW BUSINES

BICKLAND WATER ROAD

FALMOUTH

TR11 4FZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Your training course

Machining technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

Your training plan

The apprentice will achieve a Level 3 Machining Technician apprenticeship.

They will spend four days a week in the workplace, and one day a week at Camborne College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)
English (grade PASS)
Maths (grade PASS)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Work site is near bus routes and there is an on-site car park. Please bear in mind, the college start date for engineering is mid-September so the candidate will need to be available to start work and college as soon as possible.

About this company

Manufacturing robots involving machined parts, electronics and incorporating AI. Engineered Arts is the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of humanoid robots which are shipped and used worldwide. The whole process is kept in house from start to finish. The robots are designed around human interaction rather than programmed functions. Engineered Arts are constantly evolving what they are doing.

http://engineeredarts.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Career progression within the company for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Holly

01209616103

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285370.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 2 December at 11:59pm)

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