CNC Machinist Apprentice

  • Company: The Engineering Quest Ltd
  • Location: Sandy, SG19 3AJ
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary:
  • Sector: Mechanical Engineering
  • Ref: VAC-11707
  • Application Deadline Date: 28/04/2019
  • Start Date: 03/06/2019
  • Positions Available: 2
  • Working Week: Monday - Thursday 06.30 - 5.00pm

Brief Description

Quest Engineering is looking to offer a number of mechanical engineering apprenticeships. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage in a wide selection of processes as the company is a leading supplier of precision-machined components.

Qualifications Required

You will need a minimum of three GCSEs at grades A*-D / 9-3 or Level 1 equivalent, ideally including English, math's, science and or a technical based subject such as engineering or product design.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for people who are-

Self motivated
Have an excellent work ethic
Have the ability to work as part of a team
Eager and willing to learn new skills
The want to succeed and be part of a dynamic and talented team

The company places more importance on the candidates having the right attitude and hunger to succeed and better their skills, rather than high educational qualifications

Skills Required

You must have good manual dexterity and the ability to work with numbers.
Ideally you will already have engineering experience and be working towards a qualification at college

Training to be Provided

EMTA LEVEL 3 NVQ EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (QCF)
EDEXCEL LEVELL 3 BTEC DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (QCF)
EMTA LEVEL 2 AWARD IN PERSONAL LEARNING AND THINKING SKILLS
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CG LEVEL 2 FUNCTIONAL SKILLS QUALIFICATION IN ENGLISH
CG LEVEL 2 FUNCTIONAL SKILLS QUALIFICATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CG LEVEL 2 FUNCTIONAL SKILLS QUALIFICATION IN MATHEMATICS

Future Prospects

Guaranteed fulltime employment after successful completion of apprenticeship as skilled CNC machinists /engineers. This growing organisation has doubled its turnover in the last 5 years with a projected growth of 20% year-on-year, thus the opportunity for further career progression.

Vacancy Detail

Quest Engineering is looking to offer a number of mechanical engineering apprenticeships. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage in a wide selection of processes as the company is a leading supplier of precision-machined components.

Some of the typical skills and duties you will learn throughout your Apprenticeship are:

Typical turning skills
Switching machine on & zeroing all axis
Moving machine axis manually using M.P.G.
Switching machine off and leaving axes in correct position
Loading tools onto turret safely and accurately
Fitting jaws onto chuck safely
Fitting collets correctly ensuring cleanliness and tightening
Setting tool offsets
Fitting centre into tailstock correctly, ensuring cleanliness
Setting correct pressures for chucks or collets
Using collets in toolholders correctly ensuring cleanliness and tightening
Fitting inserts into tools correctly
Fitting collet chuck and/or 3 jaw chuck correctly
Loading program into machine
Downloading program from machine to directory
Correct use of tailstock
Set and use barfeeders
Boring out chuck jaws
Setting up of 'u' drills correctly

Typical milling skills
Clamping vice to bed and clocking for alignment
Clamping chuck to bed and clocking for alignment
Switching Machine on and zeroing out on all axis
Loading tools into spindle manually, making sure taper is clean
Moving machine table and indexer manually using MPG
Using clamps correctly
Switching machine off and leaving axis in correct positions
Loading cutting tools into toolholders ensuring cleanliness and tightening
Loading program into machine from directory
Using wobbler to set zeros
Saving program from machine to directory
Setting tool lengths in toolholders
Load correct jaws to vices for relevant jobs (check vices)
Calling up relevant pallet for required job or operation (i.e. Pallet A or B)

Typical turning skills
Switching machine on & zeroing all axis
Moving machine axis manually using M.P.G.
Switching machine off and leaving axes in correct position
Loading tools onto turret safely and accurately
Fitting jaws onto chuck safely
Fitting collets correctly ensuring cleanliness and tightening
Setting tool offsets
Fitting centre into tailstock correctly, ensuring cleanliness
Setting correct pressures for chucks or collets
Using collets in toolholders correctly ensuring cleanliness and tightening
Fitting inserts into tools correctly
Fitting collet chuck and/or 3 jaw chuck correctly
Loading program into machine
Downloading program from machine to directory
Correct use of tailstock
Set and use barfeeders
Boring out chuck jaws
Setting up of 'u' drills correctly

Typical milling skills
Clamping vice to bed and clocking for alignment
Clamping chuck to bed and clocking for alignment
Switching Machine on and zeroing out on all axis
Loading tools into spindle manually, making sure taper is clean
Moving machine table and indexer manually using MPG
Using clamps correctly
Switching machine off and leaving axis in correct positions
Loading cutting tools into toolholders ensuring cleanliness and tightening
Loading program into machine from directory
Using wobbler to set zeros
Saving program from machine to directory
Setting tool lengths in toolholders
Load correct jaws to vices for relevant jobs (check vices)
Calling up relevant pallet for required job or operation (i.e. Pallet A or B)

Typical general skills
Completing documentation,
Completing IMS sheets,
Non-conformance system
Basic auditing skills
Using documentation repository
Using MRP /SFDC
The Quality Path
Gated inspection
Understanding of ISO-2768-1 general tolerancing (linear /angular)
Understanding of ISO-2768-2 geometrical tolerancing
Using CMMs, height gauges, shadowgraphs, contraces, & surface testers,
Using micrometers, bore micrometers, depth micrometers, digital verniers, & clocks.
Using flatness testing, gauging methods, & thread gauges
Calibration
Company Metrics - understanding of Company /cell metrics, & individual performance measures
Understanding of machine capability & SPC
Problem solving techniques
5S principles - understanding
Constraints Theory
Lean principles - understanding
Set up process

Other Information

Precision engineering requires exacting standards in terms of the quality of work carried out, thus our apprentices are expected to achieve the highest standards attainable each and every day.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY STUDYING TOWARDS A RECOGNISED ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION YOU WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE A 3 MONTH TRIAL PERIOD BEFORE A FORMAL OFFER CAN BE MADE

This apprenticeship has expired