CNC Machinist Apprentice
Claro Precision Engineering Limited
North Yorkshire (HG5 8LF)
Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)
Posted on 11 March 2025
Contents
Summary
Working for Claro Precision Engineering you will be learning wide range of CNC machining skills. This will include, safe operation of CNC milling machines & lathes, setting up machines, monitoring of machine once in operation and the ability to read & edit CNC programmes.
- Wage
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£21,131.76 a year
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£10.42 per hour base rate +20% shift allowance (Current Salary listed is based on 39 hours pw)
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Rotating twin shift system: Early Shift (Monday - Thursday 06:00 - 14:15 & Friday - 06:00 - 12:00) Base Hours: 39 hours pw Late Shift: (Monday - Wednesday 14:00 - 00:30 & Thursday - 14:00 - 22:30) Base Hours: 40 hours pw (Breaks Monday - Thursday are 20 minutes and paid).
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 June 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Safe operation of CNC milling machines & lathes
- Setting up of tooling, & managing tool wear in operation
- Setting up machines, CNC milling & lathes
- Monitoring of machine once in operation
- Ability to read & edit CNC programmes
- Understanding & reading technical drawings & specifications
- Use of a wide range of technical measuring equipment used in the control of quality
Where you’ll work
Units 4 & 5
Manse Lane Industrial Estate
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 8LF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION
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.
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. All Training will take place at Derwent Training in Malton, North Yorkshire.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any subject (grade 4 or above)
- Any subject (grade 4 or above)
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Award-Winning Precision Engineering CNC Milling, CNC Turning, and precision machined parts; taking your products and ideas from Prototyping through Production to packaging. We work across all materials, from Aluminium and Stainless Steel to Titanium and Plastics. Full support is available including design, advice on cost-effective precision machining and Kan-Ban sourcing of your precision machined parts and components. At Claro we make life easy for you. You get a complete subcontract engineering solution
After this apprenticeship
Potential for the right candidate to move into other areas of the business e.g., Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Technical Sales as opportunities become available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION
Charlie Curless
charlie.curless@derwenttraining.co.uk
01653697698
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307682.
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Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)
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