Apprentice Machinist/Mechanical fitter

Summary

Are you ready to kickstart a hands-on career in engineering? We're offering an exciting apprenticeship opportunity for a motivated individual to join our team as an Apprentice Machinist and Fitter at our busy engineering factory.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Wage will be set as national minimum wage for the age of the successful apprentice, see below: Aged 21 and over will be set at £12.21 per hour Aged 18-20 will be set at £10.00 per hour Aged 16-17 will be set at £7.55 per hour

Training course

Machining technician (level 3)

Hours

7.30am to 4.00pm, with 20 minute paid break in the morning and 30 minute lunch break (unpaid). Working hours are 8 hours paid per day.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

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

What You’ll Learn:

Precision machining using lathes, milling machines, grinders, and other tools
Assembly, fitting, and maintenance of mechanical components
Reading and interpreting technical drawings
Health, safety, and quality standards in an industrial environment

What We Offer:

Structured training and mentoring from experienced professionals
Opportunity to gain an industry-recognised qualification
Competitive apprentice wage and holiday allowance
Real career progression prospects in a growing engineering business
This is your chance to gain valuable skills and build a strong foundation in mechanical engineering with practical, real-world experience

Where you'll work

1 SILVER STREET
MIDSOMER NORTON
BATH
BA3 2ET

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BATH 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

You will be required to attend College two days per week for the first year of the apprenticeship at our Somer Valley Campus in Radstock. You will be attending one day per week from year two onwards.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C or above)
Maths (grade 4/C or above)

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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

We are the UK’s leading company in the design, manufacturing and maintenance of suspended access systems. For 50 years the company has been supplying equipment to access, clean and maintain high rise buildings. We have a design and management office in Midsomer Norton. Our factory site is located in Radstock. The factory carries out the manufacture and assemble of the systems. The systems range from 2m cradles to 50m crane units to suspend the cradles.

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After this apprenticeship

On sucessful completion of the apprenticeship there may be the opportunity to continue working within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BATH COLLEGE

Laura Joy

laura.joy@bathcollege.ac.uk

01225328752

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329114.

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