Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprentice (Level 6)
ISCAR TOOLS LIMITED
Birmingham (B32 3DE)
Closes on Friday 13 March 2026
Posted on 27 January 2026
Contents
Summary
Iscar UK is offering an exciting opportunity to join our Technical Team as a Level 6 Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprentice.
This is a full-time employed role, allowing you to earn while you learn, gain a fully funded engineering degree, and build real-world engineering experience with a globally recognised engineering brand.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
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- Competitive salary with annual progression
- Fully funded degree apprenticeship (no student debt)
- Training course
- Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Working hours will be confirmed at offer stage.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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 a Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprentice, you will work alongside experienced engineers and contribute to live customer engineering projects, supporting real machining and manufacturing challenges across industries including aerospace, automotive, and general engineering. You will gain hands-on experience in applied manufacturing engineering while supporting customers to improve machining processes using Iscar tooling solutions.
Your duties will include:
- Supporting engineering demonstrations and machining trials in the Technical Centre
- Learning how carbide cutting tools work and how to select the correct tool for each application
- Assisting Applications Engineers with technical problem-solving for customers
- Supporting customers to improve machining performance, including cycle time, tool life, and part quality
- Using engineering data to measure results and recommend improvements
- Producing clear technical documentation such as notes, reports, and presentations
- Supporting customer projects and attending customer visits with supervision
Where you'll work
Woodgate Business Park
156 Clapgate Lane
Bartley Green
Birmingham
B32 3DE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
Training course
Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Translate conceptual ideas or technical requirements into developmental outcomes, operational designs, or specifications for manufacturing projects or programmes of work.
- Select, use and apply approved problem-solving methods to solve problems and determine solutions or actions.
- Collate, store, use and present data and supporting documentation.
- Interpret and produce technical documentation such as schematic and circuit diagrams, engineering drawings or 3D CAD models, simulation models, engineering reports, test reports, fault reports or data analytics.
- Observe, record and draw accurate and auditable conclusions from data evidence.
- Manage assigned projects or programmes of work, taking into account factors such as planning, safety, quality, cost, performance and sustainability.
- Apply processes for project or programme management such as escalation, audit or risk management and risk mitigation.
- Comply with statutory and organisational safety and security standards and requirements, supporting safety risk assessments and mitigate any risks identified within the design, manufacture, development or test activity.
- Identify and use manufacturing processes, resources and technologies to turn the materials, components or other commodities into a finished product or system.
- Apply quality management and assurance processes to identify and rectify faults, inaccuracies, discrepancies or unexpected results during the manufacturing engineering process.
- Carry out pre operations checks of engineering manufacturing systems and equipment before use.
- Manage continuous improvement activities using techniques such as Six Sigma, 5s, Kaizen, Lean, Kanban, Statistical Process Control or Value Stream Mapping.
- Create, maintain and review project documentation. Record and action any non-conformities.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing for example technical reports, documents and presentations.
- Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders. Manage differing and competing interests with stakeholders.
- Identify and complete opportunities for personal and professional development including keeping up to date with current and emerging technology.
- Apply and promote policies and practices to support equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Consider management of change (MOC) requirements when undertaking manufacturing projects or programmes of work.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability legislation, regulations and standards associated with the manufacturing engineering environment. Uses resources efficiently, for example waste minimisation.
- Ensure equipment is managed and maintained.
- Optimise processes and procedures, such as relating to safety, efficiency, performance, productivity and sustainability.
- Ensure that all systems or equipment has been correctly configured, checked and tested for safe operation, efficiency and reliability.
- Translate conceptual ideas or technical requirements into developmental outcomes, operational designs, or specifications for manufacturing projects or programmes of work.
- Select, use and apply approved problem-solving methods to solve problems and determine solutions or actions.
- Collate, store, use and present data and supporting documentation.
- Interpret and produce technical documentation such as schematic and circuit diagrams, engineering drawings or 3D CAD models, simulation models, engineering reports, test reports, fault reports or data analytics.
- Observe, record and draw accurate and auditable conclusions from data evidence.
- Manage assigned projects or programmes of work, taking into account factors such as planning, safety, quality, cost, performance and sustainability.
- Apply processes for project or programme management such as escalation, audit or risk management and risk mitigation.
- Comply with statutory and organisational safety and security standards and requirements, supporting safety risk assessments and mitigate any risks identified within the design, manufacture, development or test activity.
- Identify and use manufacturing processes, resources and technologies to turn the materials, components or other commodities into a finished product or system.
- Apply quality management and assurance processes to identify and rectify faults, inaccuracies, discrepancies or unexpected results during the manufacturing engineering process.
- Carry out pre operations checks of engineering manufacturing systems and equipment before use.
- Manage continuous improvement activities using techniques such as Six Sigma, 5s, Kaizen, Lean, Kanban, Statistical Process Control or Value Stream Mapping.
- Create, maintain and review project documentation. Record and action any non-conformities.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing for example technical reports, documents and presentations.
- Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders. Manage differing and competing interests with stakeholders.
- Identify and complete opportunities for personal and professional development including keeping up to date with current and emerging technology.
- Apply and promote policies and practices to support equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Consider management of change (MOC) requirements when undertaking manufacturing projects or programmes of work.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability legislation, regulations and standards associated with the manufacturing engineering environment. Uses resources efficiently, for example waste minimisation.
- Ensure equipment is managed and maintained.
- Optimise processes and procedures, such as relating to safety, efficiency, performance, productivity and sustainability.
- Ensure that all systems or equipment has been correctly configured, checked and tested for safe operation, efficiency and reliability.
Training schedule
This apprenticeship combines on-the-job learning with study for a Level 6 Degree in Manufacturing Engineering (BEng).
The apprenticeship includes:
- Off-the-job training delivered by BMet - James Watt College (day or block release as agreed)
- Structured workplace mentoring and support
- Completion of engineering projects contributing to both academic study and customer solutions
- Development of an apprenticeship portfolio to evidence Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs)
You will be supported by your line manager/mentor, the Iscar UK engineering team, and BMet tutors throughout the programme.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- *English (grade C or above)
- *Maths (grade C or above)
- Any subject (grade C or above)
- Any subject (grade C or above)
- Any subject (grade C or above)
A Level in:
- Maths (grade C or above)
- Science (Physics preferred) (grade C or above)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Willingness to learn
- Positive attitude
- Reliable
- Genuine engineering interest
- Punctual
Other requirements
- A driver's licence is desirable due to occasional customer site visits
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a face-to-face interview and may be asked to attend a site visit/meet the team
About this employer
Iscar UK is the UK subsidiary of Iscar, a global leader in high-performance carbide cutting tools and advanced engineering solutions.
We support manufacturing businesses across the UK — from aerospace and automotive to general engineering — helping them improve productivity, quality, and efficiency through innovative tooling and machining expertise. Our Birmingham Head Office includes a Technical Centre where engineers work closely with customers to solve real machining challenges.
https://www.iscar.co.uk/en-uk/about/iscar-uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Contributory pension scheme
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Free on-site parking
- Free lunches
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the programme, the apprentice is expected to progress into a skilled engineering role within the business, subject to performance and business needs.
You could progress into roles such as:
- Product Specialist
- Regional Application Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010906.
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Closes on Friday 13 March 2026