Machine Shop Apprentice

SEM LIMITED

Dartford, DA1 5TH

Closes in 20 days (Friday 25 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 October 2024

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Summary

Manual machining, CNC machining of jigs, fixtures and tooling, and programming of CNC machinery.

Annual wage
£23,051.60 a year

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Training course
Machining technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 7.30am - 4.15pm, 2 x 30-minute breaks. Friday, 7.30am - 12.30pm, 1x 30-minute break.

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

Duration

3 Years 9 Months

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

  • Machining jigs fixtures and tooling to engineering drawings.
  • Maintenance of production tooling
  • Programming

Where you’ll work

One Hundred House Brunel Way

Dartford

DA1 5TH

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

SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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

    • Full Machining Technician level 3 qualification
    • 1 day in our Luckyn Lane campus, 4 days with employer

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English (grade 4)

    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
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    We are based in Dartford, College is in Basildon, would be expected to travel 1 day a week to college so own transport would be advisable.

    About this company

    At SEM, we design and manufacture high performance electrical industrial motors. Established in 1914, we are justifiably proud of our heritage and history. People are at the centre of everything we do and we all share one common goal; to provide the best quality products on time to our customers.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

    Diane Ridgley

    diane.ridgley@southessex.ac.uk

    07855701273

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280619.

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    Closes in 20 days (Friday 25 October at 11:59pm)

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