CNC Machinist Apprentice
G W MARTIN & CO LTD
Eastleigh (SO50 6AD)
Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
Posted on 2 December 2025
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Summary
Are you practical, motivated, and ready to start a hands-on engineering career? G W Martin and PETA are offering a high-quality CNC Machinist Apprenticeship where you'll learn to manufacture precision components using advanced and specialist CNC machinery while gaining a qualification.
- Wage
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£14,227 a year
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- Company bonus scheme
- Overtime is available
- 4 day working week
- Pension contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye test voucher
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 08.30 - 16.30 (30-mins lunch)
32 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 March 2026
- Duration
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3 years 9 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
As an Apprentice CNC Machinist, you’ll learn to manufacture precision components using state-of-the-art CNC machinery. You’ll develop skills in reading technical drawings, setting work holding, programming and operating CNC machines, and using measuring equipment to deliver high-quality engineering work.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Learning how to check materials before starting work
- You will become competent using technical information such as using drawings, models and work order cards
- Set up a range of work holding devices including chucks, fixtures and vices
- Learning how to programme, set, operate and adjust CNC machinery
- Complete milling and turning operations
- Adjust a range of machining parameters to produce products with a high degree of accuracy and finish
- You will gain experience manufacturing parts to a high degree of accuracy and finish
- Use a range of measuring equipment
Where you'll work
7 Bishopstoke Road
Eastleigh
SO50 6AD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PETA 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
You will study the Level 3 Machining Technician Apprenticeship. Training is delivered through a blend of workplace mentoring and weekly off-the-job training at PETA’s Havant centre. The full apprenticeship duration is 45 months.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team working
- Strong work ethic
- Motivation
- Can do attitude
- Good communication skills
- Desire to learn and develop
- Passion for engineering
- Good manual dexterity
About this employer
G W Martin is a well-established, family-run precision engineering company based in Eastleigh, Hampshire, operating from a 25,000 sq ft facility. Since 1959, they’ve built expertise in high-quality CNC machining, assembly, design-for-manufacture, and stockholding — supplying industries like defence, aerospace, automotive and medical.
They also place a strong emphasis on sustainability, with around 30% of their energy supplied by on-site solar power and a commitment to net-zero manufacturing. For someone thinking of joining, you’ll be entering a forward-thinking business that combines decades of engineering excellence with modern innovation and a people-centred culture.
https://gwmartin.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Company uniform supplied PPE supplied Death in service 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays 4 day working week Free parking on site
After this apprenticeship
On completion, apprentices typically progress into full-time CNC Machinist roles, with options to specialise in programming, advanced multi-axis machining or quality inspection.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PETA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003483.
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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
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