Apprentice Machining Technician
MOWDEN CONTROLS LTD
NORTHALLERTON (DL6 2YD)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 14 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Train towards a Level 3 Qualification as a Machining Technician.
- Wage
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£14,976 a year
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Annual Wages depending on age Age 16+ £14976 Age 17+ £16848 Age18+ £18720 Promotional rises as usefulness develops
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8-hours
Friday - 4-hours
Exact working hours TBC
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 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
- Interpretation of engineering drawings
- Following company SOP’s
- Production and assembly of precision components
- Operation of manual and CNC lathes and milling machines, as well as other engineering equipment
- Design and production of assembly fixtures to aid production.
- Problems solving and modification techniques
- Housekeeping and safe operation of department equipment
- Communication with colleagues from different disciplines
Where you'll work
MOUNT VIEW
STANDARD WAY BUSINESS PARK
NORTHALLERTON
DL6 2YD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
S.W. DURHAM TRAINING LIMITED
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
This apprenticeship standard requires the learner to pass all the following in order to complete their End Point Assessment:
Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
Day(s) Release to take place at South West Durham Training. Day(s) to be determined.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Good Hand Skills
About this employer
Mowden Controls are an Electronics CEM (Contract Electronics Manufacturer) based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire and are proud to be celebrating 60 years of electronics manufacture, design and assembly in 2025. We manufacture both critical and non-critical PCB assemblies and electronics for control systems and monitoring devices, trusted by many partners in industries such as Harsh Environments (ATEX – Intrinsically Safe), Cryogenics, AS9100 Aerospace, Defence, Environmental and SatComms. We are looking for outstanding, hard-working and motivated candidates who are passionate about learning and enjoy working with a team as well as individually. If this is you and you are seriously considering a career in Electronics, we have amazing opportunities for you.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time job within this company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
S.W. DURHAM TRAINING LIMITED
Sarah Merryweather
smerryweather@swdt.co.uk
01325 31 31 94
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334681.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 14 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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