CNC Setter Operator Apprentice
ABL Aluminium Components
Birmingham (B33 0TD)
Closes in 22 days (Sunday 25 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 May 2025
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Summary
ABL Components are offering an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers. You will learn to operate CNC Machines, 3 and 4 axis, and over time learn to operate a few at a time. As an apprentice you will be key to keeping our site running and have exposure to people at all different levels and learn from some of the best engineers.
- Wage
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£18,518 a year
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Thursday, 7:30am - 4:30pm.
Friday, 7:30am - 11:30am.
38 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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4
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
Day to day tasks include:
- You will be buddied up with a mentor engineer who you will shadow to learn crucial skills and best business practices
- Support engineering team with general duties
- Learn to opearte a CNC machine, and over time operate multiple at a time
- Progress learning with an ambition to automate the process where possible over time
- You will learn skills like setting machines, operating various programs controls like Fanuc, Siems and Mazak, setting fixtures, support and exposure to complicated jobs to learn.
- Start on basic and lighter parts and machines and progress to more complex jobs
Where you'll work
Premier House
Garretts Green Trading Estate, Valepits Road
Birmingham
B33 0TD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Your 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.
Your training plan
This is a 3 year Level 3 Engineering Machining technician qualification.
You will be required to attend the training centre, In-Comm Training Services in Aldridge, WS9 8UG, for the first 14 months spending 2.5 days a week at the training provider to undertake a variety of engineering training and theory work.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English, Maths (grade 4/C)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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Willingness to learn
Other requirements
ABL Components are looking for someone who is a team player with excellent communication skills and can complete tasks to agreed timescale. Driving licence would be advantageous but not essential.
About this company
ABL Aluminium Components specialises in the supply, fabrication, finishing and assembly of aluminium extrusions. The company was established in 1975 and operates from a 5000m2 facility in Birmingham, just 5 miles from Birmingham airport and the motorway network. ABL Aluminium Components adopts a very high customer service ethic which it brings to the various market sectors it serves. "In practice, this means we offer consistently high quality, reliable delivery and competitive prices. We also aim to ensure that our customers can source components and assemblies from ABL Aluminium Components with the minimum of hassle which in turn allows them to stay focused on their core business"
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship there will be a full time position available within ABL or other companies within the Amari Metal group. Opportunity for progression to a higher qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Keira Stead
keiras@in-comm.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317104.
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Closes in 22 days (Sunday 25 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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