CNC Engineering Apprenticeship

FASTEC RACING LTD

NEWMARKET (CB8 7AU)

Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

Posted on 28 August 2025

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Summary

The Fastec Group are looking for 3 apprentices in both CNC Turning & Milling, we work in a wide variety of industries including Motorsport, Oil & Gas, Aerospace & Military, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Architectural and many more manufacturing everying from tiny pins to parts for oil & gas lines under the ocean.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Performance pay increases above government guidelines if applicable

Training course
Machining technician (level 3)
Hours
Our week is Monday - Thursday 8am to 5pm with tea break and lunch break and Friday 8am to 1pm With College day release for two days in the first year and one day a week in following years

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

3

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

The Fastec Group have a role both CNC Turning & Milling, we work in a wide variety of industries including Motorsport, Oil & Gas, Aerospace & Military, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Architectural and many more manufacturing everying from tiny pins to parts for oil & gas lines under the ocean.

Every day is different, you will be hands on straight away learning how to load machines, how the programming works, removing parts and cleaning them up. You will be taught tooling and how to read drawings, working on both turning and milling to get the full knowledge base.

You will be learning on the job about a wide variety of materials from different metals to plastics, reading drawings and learning how to program, load, run and complete jobs on different machines manufacturing a wide variety of parts.

Where you'll work

UNIT 8
STUDLANDS PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
NEWMARKET
CB8 7AU

Training

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

Training provider

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL 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

All training offered is on the job and via Cambridge Regional College day release, but other opportunities may be available and can be investigated.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or C)
  • Maths (grade 4 or C)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

This is a fully working factory, it will involve handling different metals & materials and working with large machinery with coolants so it is not a 'clean' environment.

About this employer

The Fastec Group comprises of Fastec Engineering who design, manufacture, test and deliver parts for a wide range of industries including oil & gas, pharmaceutical, aerospace and agricultural and Fastec Racing who design and manufacture parts for a wide range of motorsport and motorbikes alongside architectural and retail

After this apprenticeship

Career progression could go up to Workshop Manager with further qualifications possible

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Camilla

01223 418778

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339206.

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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

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