Apprentice Toolsetter Machinist
PRECISION CHAINS LIMITED
DUDLEY (DY2 0YG)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our team as a Apprentice Toolsetter Machinist at Precision Chains Ltd. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop hands-on skills in precision machining while working with advanced equipment and technologies, all while gaining invaluable experience in a growing industry.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 4.15pm, Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm
33-days annual leave including bank holidays from January to December.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
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
- A Toolsetter in a press shop during a machinist apprenticeship involves setting up and operating press machines, ensuring accurate part production, and maintaining tools and equipment
- It's a role that combines hands-on experience with training in various aspects of engineering and manufacturing
- Utilising machining and bench fitting skills you will progress on to more complicated work pieces and eventually be able to work with Toolmakers to produce the highest quality production tooling to our customer's specific manufacturing requirements
The job role will include:
- Utilising conventional processes, Surface grinding
- Repairs and maintenance to close tolerances
- Working with technical drawings and technical documentation
- Using recognised problem-solving techniques
- Promoting and utilising the Company’s Health & Safety requirements
- Championing the use of appropriate PPE
- Promoting and striving to improve 5s Standards
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
Where you'll work
CLEE ROAD
DUDLEY
DY2 0YG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SANDWELL COLLEGE
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
Machining Technician Level 3 (A level) Apprenticeship Standard:
Over a 42-month period you will be working at company for four days a week and then 1-day a week you will be in attendance at Sandwell college
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
English and Maths (grade Level 2)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
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Should you be successful at interview, you will be given a two-week work experience trial to see if the job is right for you and the employer.
About this company
For over 60 years, Precision Chains has been a benchmark of quality in the chain manufacturing industry. Founded by Harold Merley in 1957, we have grown to become one of the largest UK manufacturers of chain products, trusted globally for our commitment to excellence.
After this apprenticeship
To progress within the business to a full-time role and to look at further career opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SANDWELL COLLEGE
Gemma Tyalor
apprentice@sandwell.ac.uk
0121 667 5018
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325860.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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