Spline Gauges Limited - Level 3 Machinist – Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeship
SPLINE GAUGES LIMITED
Staffordshire (B78 2ER)
Closes today
Posted on 26 March 2025
Contents
Summary
Learning from a highly experienced and skilled workforce you will have the opportunity to train and work in numerous manufacturing techniques within a high precision environment. You will be working in a high-quality precision environment following customer specifications and internal designs. You will undertake a structured training program.
- Wage
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£15,943.20 a year
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday: 6.30am/8am to 3pm/4.30pm, Tuesday: 6.30am/8am to 3pm/4.30pm, Wednesday: 6.30am/8am to 3pm/4.30pm, Thursday: 6.30am/8am to 3pm/4.30pm, Friday: 6.30am/8am to 12noon/1.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 17 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
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
They will undertake a structured training program covering the following areas:
- Manual & CNC turning
- Manual & CNC milling
- Surface, cylindrical & bore grinding
- Spline grinding
- CNC gear grinding
- Electric discharge machining (EDM)
- Technical sales
- Design
- Calibration & inspection
Where you’ll work
Spline Gauges Limited
Piccadilly
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 2ER
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EEF LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Your training plan
Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Level 3.
More training information
Make UK Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8am - 4.30pm and Friday 8am - 12.30pm
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 5)
- Maths (grade 5)
- Science (or any other relevant subject) (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
- Analytical skills
- Team working
About this company
• Established in 1962 Spline Gauges is the world’s leading manufacturer of spline gauges and master gears exporting to over 60 countries worldwide • Europe’s largest gear & spline calibration laboratory • Customer sectors include automotive, aerospace, motor racing, defence
Company benefits
Health insurance, company pension, life insurance
After this apprenticeship
Apprenticeships will typically lead to a skilled role in one of our machinist sections such as turning, milling, cylindrical/bore grind, spline grind, wire EDM and calibration. We also have opportunities in design and technical sales for the right candidates. Longer term, a role in management in one of these functions would be available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EEF LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311922.
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