Machining Technician Apprentice
Baxi Heating UK Limited
Preston (PR5 6FN)
Closes in 25 days (Friday 20 March 2026)
Posted on 20 February 2026
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Summary
You’ll be working within the components team in Preston, reporting to the Setter Team Leader. You’ll be working as part of a team focused on setting a variety of CNC machines, manual and auto presses, including coil-fed presses, to make them ready for Operators to use them safely and correctly.
- Wage
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£15,657.71 a year
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- 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
Your responsibilities:
- To set and operate a variety of CNC controlled machines, Hydraulic and mechanical presses, and press brakes within the component's facility.
- Read and understand engineering drawings.
- Carry out inspection to designated quality standards and procedures.
- To have the ability to train new or existing operators
- To be proactive in all process improvement initiatives
Where you'll work
Club Street
Bamber Bridge
Preston
PR5 6FN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BURNLEY COLLEGE
Training course
Machining technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Logical
- Process driven
About this employer
Baxi Heating is a leading provider of environmentally friendly and efficient heating solutions across a range of leading domestic and commercial brands. We have over 150 years of experience, pride ourselves on our values and strive for earning lifetime loyalty with our customers. Our established foothold in the heating manufacturing market with a well-respected product portfolio, committed and long-standing customers across both commercial and residential markets and an amazing army of people puts us in a position to lead the way for change, and make a lasting mark on the industry. Do you have a passion and appetite for evolution? Come and join us!
https://www.baxi.co.uk/about/careers (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 25 days’ holiday + BH's
- Pension & sick pay
- Staff discounts across travel, shopping, leisure etc
- A fully trained mentor
- Wellbeing & health support
- Devon Excursion
After this apprenticeship
As a Machining Technician Apprentice (Level 3) at Baxi, you’ll be working towards becoming a Setter. within the components team in Preston, reporting to the Setter Team Leader. You’ll be setting a variety of CNC machines, manual and auto presses, including coil-fed presses, to make them ready for operators to use them safely and correctly.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Baxi Heating UK Limited
Naomi Leugs - Early Careers Partner
apprenticeship.enquiries@baxi.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016945.
Apply now
Closes in 25 days (Friday 20 March 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.