Engineering Machinist Technician Level 3 Apprentice
TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Bridgwater (TA6 4TP)
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 28 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 May 2026
Contents
Summary
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is a leading manufacturer. As a CNC Machining Apprentice, you’ll learn on the job with support from experienced colleagues, gaining structured training and hands-on experience at a global engineering company. Applications from 18 years and over only for this role.
- Wage
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£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Thursday 8am-4.30pm, Friday 8am-1pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 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
- CNC machining fundamentals and safe workshop practices
- Quality inspection basics, including measuring, tolerances, and accuracy
- Effective teamwork and communication in a manufacturing environment
- The importance of safety, organisation, and maintaining high standards
Where you'll work
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
Dunball
Bridgwater
TA6 4TP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Self motivated
Other requirements
Due to the nature of the role, we are unable to recruit individuals under the age of 18 due to the machinery you will need to operate.
About this employer
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is a global business area of Trelleborg which has several sites in the Uk. There has been a seal manufacturing presence in Bridgwater for over 90 years. We are now a centre of excellence for polymer and metal seal design and manufacture. We supply into a diverse range of markets including Aerospace, F1, Semi con, Automotive etc.
Company benefits
We offer many benefits including pension scheme, discounted local gym membership, on-site canteen and colleague support package.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will progress into a CNC Setter role. From there, career progression within the business is extensive for motivated individuals. We have a strong track record of developing apprentices into senior positions, including roles in manufacturing excellence, quality, and senior engineering within our design department and test laboratory.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000031452.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 28 May 2026 at 11:59pm)