Machining Technician Apprentice
ITP AERO UK LTD
Hucknall, NG15 6EU
Closes on Monday 21 July 2025
Posted on 5 February 2025
Contents
Summary
Excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation contributing to our highly skilled and ground-breaking work. You can expect all the training and qualifications you need to get your ideas noticed, and support to develop. You’ll be welcomed into a friendly, inclusive culture where your unique perspective will be valued.
- Wage
- £15,241 a year
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 05:54 to 14:06 or 13.54 to 21:36, Friday - 05:54 to 12:06 or 11:54 - 18:06
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 4 August
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
An ITP Aero UK apprentice will undertake training in the operation of a variety of machining disciplines, including but not limited to:
- Conventional and CNC milling and turning
- Electro-discharge machining (EDM)
- Grinding and laser drilling
In addition, the apprentice will gain an understanding of the importance of safety and quality compliance in a manufacturing workplace, interpretation of engineering drawing and specifications to an aerospace standard and continuous improvement.
Where you’ll work
Harrier Business Park
Hucknall
NG15 6EU
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
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 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.
- 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
Machining Technician Level 3.
This programme is delivered via a day release delivery model which means that one day per week, your attendance is required at our engineering campus (NG17). This attendance is required during term time only.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5)
- Maths (grade 5)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
ITP Aero is a leading company in the aviation industry, being the ninth largest aero engine company in the world by revenue and ranking among the top one hundred companies in the aviation industry globally. ITP Aero has a workforce of more than 4,100 professionals (including +1,000 engineers) in 17 operating centres located in countries such as Spain, UK, Malta, USA, Mexico and India.
After this apprenticeship
Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for a skilled role within ITP Aero UK, which provides a base salary of £40,207.00 per annum, plus appropriate shift premium on top.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
Laura
apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk
01623 900467
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300075.
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Closes on Monday 21 July 2025
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