Engineering Apprentice / Level 3 Machinist Technician
KUHNODICE UK LIMITED
Aldershot (GU12 4XB)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Working with our existing engineer as an apprentice and learn key engineering skills that will help us keep the factory running at its peak manufacturing capabilities. Full on the job training will be provided to the right candidate as well as spending one day a week at college gaining a formal engineering qualification.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Benefits - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays / Free parking / Auto enrolment onto pension scheme.
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 07:30 - 16:00 up until college starts.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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8 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
Key tasks:
- Operating manual lathe, milling machines and surface grinder to manufacture tooling and custom parts for in-house machinery
- Performing maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs to keep machinery running throughout the factory
- Creating detailed engineering drawings and hardware protection drawings to support manufacturing and ensure product quality
- Programming of several CNC routing machines
- Carry out routine health and safety inspections across the factory
- Work on continued product development
- Work on improving existing manufacturing processes
- Perform weekly batch testing on raw materials to maintain quality standards
- An in-house forklift license will be gained to allow for material handling and moving machinery
- Conducting regular calibration of measuring devices used on the shop floor to guarantee accuracy and compliance
- Work as part of a team
- Be prepared to work in a varied role depending on priority tasks at the time
- Attention to detail
- Work within the guidelines of health and safety policy
- Carry out any other reasonable functions as per required by management
Where you'll work
4 The Brook Trading Estate, Deadbrook Lane
Aldershot
GU12 4XB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Training course
Machining technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
- College day release will begin in September 2026, at Farnborough College of Technology
- This means that the apprentice will work full time up until college starts allowing for them to gain key experience and skills working in an engineering environment before the college course starts
- To optimise success, candidates will typically have 5 GCSEs at Grade C/5 or equivalent, including mathematics, English and science
- The course itself is a Level 3 Machining Technician Apprenticeship
More training information
https://www.farn-ct.ac.uk/course/apprenticeship-standard-machining-technitian/APL3MT/
Requirements
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
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
KuhnOdice – Protecting people, property and premises for over 50 years.
As Mann McGowan, we’ve been at the forefront of intumescent seal technology for five decades and now combined into the KuhnOdice brand our range of products and manufacturing capability has expanded further. Add unrivalled experience and expertise from a dedicated team offering wide-ranging technical support and true worldwide capability and it’s easy to see why KuhnOdice is synonymous with intumescent technology at its best.
Today from our Aldershot home, we design, manufacture and supply a comprehensive range of fire, smoke and acoustic seals to meet industry requirements, our customers needs and specifications. To ensure the safe compliance on all fire doors and also to develop our product range, we work closely with door manufacturers, glass manufacturers and hardware manufacturers on a regular basis. Every product is subjected to rigorous quality control and most importantly independent third-party evaluation and testing to various national and international standards which is vital to our success.
KuhnOdice is part of the SAVERTO Group, who along with Flamro, Pyroguard and Fireglass UK now provide the widest range of tested and certified products and system solutions to construction and refurbishment markets across the world today.
One-stop solution for fire, smoke and acoustic seals
With the capability to design and manufacture for virtually any situation we provide a single tried and trusted source of everything involved in intumescent technology. This includes complete door systems incorporating matched components that have been fire tested together ensuring complete peace of mind.
Our products include, door edge fire seals, intumescent fire strips, combined fire, smoke and acoustic seals, intumescent glazing seals for 30 and 60 minute protection, acoustic seals, threshold seals and ironmongery fire seals; all manufactured using our own high grade intumescent materials.
KuhnOdice manufacture a full range of fire rated air transfer grilles ‘ATG’s’ for use in doors, walls, ceilings and inside bespoke ventilation systems.
We also supply Palusol® SW ready-made laminated boards used to manufacture raised and fielded and flat panel doors for 30 and 60 minute applications.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full-time permanent role within the company as in house engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KUHNODICE UK LIMITED
Lucy Scott
l.scott@kuhnodice.co.uk
07826916443
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048683.
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Closes in 13 days (Monday 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm)