Milling Machine / Lathe Operator Engineering Apprentice

  • Company: B & H Print Engineers Ltd
  • Location: St Neots, PE19 6TA
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary:
  • Sector: Mechanical Engineering
  • Ref: VAC-11944
  • Application Deadline Date: 20/09/2019
  • Start Date: 07/10/2019
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: 40hrs pw (Mon-Thurs 8.00am - 5pm Fri 8am-12noon)

Brief Description

We are an engineering company working within the printing industry supplying machines to the UK and worldwide. We are now looking for an Apprentice Milling Machine and Lathe Operator to join our team in St Neots.

Qualifications Required

Candidates must hold GCSE A*-C / 4-9 or hold a Level 2 equivalent in English and Maths

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who has a good work ethic and is both punctual and reliable

Skills Required

The ideal candidate will have a natural ability for mechanical work and competent IT skills

Training to be Provided

The qualifications you will study to achieve will depend on your chosen pathway, and include:

NVQs (work-based learning)

Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering NVQ Level 3 Extended Diploma
Engineering Maintenance NVQ Level 3 Extended Diploma
Fabrication and Welding Engineering NVQ Level 3 Extended Diploma
Engineering Technical Support NVQ Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Technical Certificates (classroom-based learning)

Fabrication and Welding Engineering Technology Level 3 Diploma
EAL Engineering Technology Level 3 Diploma.

You will also have the opportunity to achieve the following additional qualifications:

English, maths and ICT Functional Skills
Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Personal Learning and Thinking Skills.

Future Prospects

To develop a full working knowledge of engineering

Vacancy Detail

We are an engineering company working within the printing industry supplying machines to the UK and worldwide. We are now looking for an Apprentice Milling Machine and Lathe Operator to join our team in St Neots.

As an apprentice with us you will be trained as a machine operator using manual and CNC Machines

Initial tasks will be:

•To assist in production engineering tasks including the running of CNC machines
•Inspection
•Quality
•Assembly
•Stores

Longer term it will be to specialise in the setting and programming of CNC turning and milling machines, to be fully cohesive with the reading of technical drawings and inspection processes.

Other Information

Due to our location there is no public transport so candidates will need to be able to drive.

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