CNC Water Jet Operating and Maintenance Apprenticeship
EPARK ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD
ROOKSBRIDGE (BS26 2UG)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 June 2025
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Summary
Epark Engineering is offering a hands-on apprenticeship in operating and maintaining CNC abrasive water jet machines. You’ll gain experience in machine setup, repair, and maintenance, with some exposure to workflow management. We’re a busy metalwork company making products like campervan seating and EV charging posts.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 4.00pm.
20 minute break in the morning, plus a half an hour unpaid lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
The key duties of the apprenticeship role will be:
- Assist with operating the water jet profiling machines
- Assist with programming, loading and running the machines to produce profiled parts as ordered by customers.
- Check parts to ensure they have been cut correctly.
- Assist with the waste disposal operations as necessary.
- Learn how to identify when machine maintenance is required and assist with maintenance as necessary.
- Learn how to resolve basic machine problems as and when they arise.
- Help with the loading, unloading and running of the rumbling machine.
- Help keep the workshop clean and tidy.
- Learn how to use and update the Production Schedule.
Learn how to process customer orders so that everything is in place for profiling:
- Use the Omax software to prepare profiling files for each job.
- Check material stock and nest jobs onto materials.
- Prepare job packs for the Operations Team.
- Update the production schedule.
Control the quality of your work:
- Check that drawings for components are correct before they are put into production.
- Get an appropriate person to check your work at suitable points.
Ensure that your work is carried out within health and safety regulations:
- Raise health and safety issues as they arise.
- Take an active role in all risk assessments.
- Ensure that any equipment you use regularly is maintained and operated correctly.
Assist with other tasks as requested.
Where you'll work
BLACKCOMB WORKS
MENDIP INDUS
MENDIP ROAD
ROOKSBRIDGE
BS26 2UG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Your training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Your training plan
- You will be pursuing a Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard as an Engineering Operative, through Weston College
- As part of this program, you will attend Weston College as instructed, for workshops
- An assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
- At the conclusion of your programme, your qualification will be assessed through an Apprenticeship Assessment
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C+)
- Maths (grade 4/C+)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
More important than qualifications will be an eagerness to work and interest in engineering or working with your hands.
About this company
Epark Engineering is a successful, small fabrication company based in Rooksbride, Somerset (BS26 2UG) specialising in the manufacture of a wide variety of metal products. Whether it’s Bespoke EV charging infrastructure or world-class rugby training equipment, we have the expertise, technology and can-do attitude to design and manufacture high quality products that meet exact customer requirements.
http://www.eparkengineering.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
20 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
After this apprenticeship
If all goes well, at the end of the apprenticeship we’ll be looking to offer a permanent position to the apprentice.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Weston College Apprenticeships Team
apprenticeships@weston.ac.uk
01934411594
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326296.
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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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