Machining Technician Apprentice
DAFTEN DIE-CASTING LTD
CORNWALL (PL27 6HF)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 June 2026
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Summary
Daften Die Casting Ltd are offering a brilliant opportunity to join their dynamic team as a Machining Technician apprentice. Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in this exciting industry.
- Wage
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£15,184 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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The hourly rate can be increased to £10.85 for the right person.
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Thursday 08:00am - 16:30pm with a 30 minute lunch break.
Friday 08:00am - 12:30pm.
36 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 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
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Running CNC Machine creating prototypes, one-offs and batch work.
- Using controls.
- Learning about quality control.
- Assembling parts.
- Daily tasks.
Where you'll work
TREVILLING ROAD
WADBRIDGE
CORNWALL
PL27 6HF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CORNWALL 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
You will be working towards a Level 3 Machining Technician apprenticeship standard.
You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an Assessor and an Apprenticeship Advisor.
You will be required to attend Cornwall College Camborne on a one day a week basis as part of your apprenticeship training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Applicants will need to consider the location of workshop so ideally will need their own reliable transport, which will also get them to college one day per week. There is parking available at the workplace.
About this employer
Daften Die Casting Ltd is a family run manufacturing business based alongside the River Camel in Wadebridge, Cornwall. As a one stop shop they are in the unique position of being able to provide the customer with the design and manufacture of tooling, die casting the component, machine finishing and powder coating. They have expanded rapidly from inception and enjoy an excellent reputation for work and the ability to offer a good and reliable service. At Daften Die Casting Ltd they also continue to regularly invest in the latest state of the art equipment and technology which you can read about below.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will be offered a full-time position within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030774.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)