Engineering Apprentice
BUSHELL & MEADOWS LIMITED
Gloucestershire (GL20 8HG)
Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
Posted on 12 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Attend College & work towards & complete Advanced Apprentice training, including in-house training.
Comply with the company's quality control.
Comply with the company's health & safety.
To recommend to the company's management any method or process improvements.
To perform any other duties requested by the management.
- Wage
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£16,835 a year
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Bonus paid after 3 Month probation
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 08:00 -17:00
Friday - 08;00 - 13:00.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
- Manufacturing and quality procedures.
- Inspection processes.
- Engineering skills.
Where you'll work
Northway Lane Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8HG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGINEERING 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
- One-to-one training in-house.
- College.
- Machine tool supplier visit.
More training information
Vacancy description:
- To ensure all products are manufactured, processed and inspected in accordance with the company's manufacturing and quality procedures.
- To advise supervisors of any method/design improvements, which would enhance the quality, manufacturing process or performance of the product.
- To maintain paperwork/records and advise the management of any significant technical problems which may arise from time to time.
- To ensure all processes are performed in an efficient manner and within the agreed timescales.
- To fulfil all requirements of your apprenticeship programme.
- To comply at all times with the company's health & safety policy
- To perform any other duties requested by the management of the company.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9 - 4)
- Maths (grade 9 - 4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Interest in Engineering
- Self motivated
- Keen and eager to learn
About this employer
INDUSTRY LEADERS
75+ Years of engineering heritage. Continuous investment in research & development.
Made in the UK
Many of our Apprentices have gone on to opportunities in manufacturing supervision & Management, production engineering or QA.
After this apprenticeship
HNC/HND.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGINEERING TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020132.
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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026