Machining Technician Apprentice
NATIONAL TUBE STOCKHOLDERS LIMITED
North Yorkshire (YO7 3HE)
Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
Posted on 10 March 2026
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Summary
Join the team at National Tube Stockholders.
Duties will cover routine maintenance, servicing, parts replacement & fault finding. You will be trained in maintaining safety, reliability, quality & performance across a wide range of equipment such as saws, automated handling systems, industrial lasers, cranes & much more.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
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The starting wage for this role will be £20,000 to £23,000 depending on experience.
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday 08:00am to 16:30pm. There will be half hour unpaid break for lunch each day. The above will include 1 day per week at Derwent Training.
40 hours 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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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
Day-to day activities cover a wide range of disciplines including:
- Operation of Laser Tube Profiling machines
- Programming and setup of machines
- Production Planning
- Offline CAM program preparation
- Crane operations safety and awareness
- Communication
Where you'll work
Dalton Industrial Estate
Dalton
Nr Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 3HE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION
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
Off the job training will take place one-day per week at Derwent Training in Malton
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any Subject (grade 4 or above)
- Any Subject (grade 4 or above)
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Creative
- Manual work skills
- Literacy skills
About this employer
We are a market leader in steel stockholding based on Dalton Industrial Estate, Thirsk looking for an enthusiastic candidate who has
aspirations to be a specialist at Electrical Maintenance Engineering.
We provide steel tubes to a wide range of engineering and
construction companies and have provided steel for the Wembley
Arch and the Shard in London among many other high-profile
projects.
After this apprenticeship
- You will be able to pursue a successful career with opportunities to move throughout the company are available
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION
info@derwenttraining.co.uk
01653697698
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020143.
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Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.