Apprentice CNC Operator
Sylatech Limited
North Yorkshire (YO62 6PX)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 3 September 2025)
Posted on 20 August 2025
Contents
Summary
The Machine Shop Apprentice is an entry-level role that offers hands-on training in machining processes, shop safety, and equipment operation. Under the guidance of experienced machinists and supervisors, the apprentice will learn to operate manual and CNC machinery, perform inspections, and assist with shop maintenance.
- Wage
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£19,094.04 a year
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday
7.00am to 5.30pm
(40 Hours per week)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 4 September 2025
- 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
- Daily Monitoring and Management of cutting fluid and general machine housekeeping
- Manual machining, Drilling, reaming, tapping
- Deburring and finishing
- Basic CNC operating
- Understanding Engineers drawing and basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
Where you'll work
Kirkdale Road
Kirkbymoorside
York
North Yorkshire
YO62 6PX
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
- Training for this role will take place at Derwent Training in Malton, North Yorkshire
- At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying here
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any Subject (grade 4)
- Any Subject (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Team working
- Follow Instructions/Designs
About this employer
Sylatech is a ground-breaking design and manufacturing business with a heritage of 60 years in delivering precision custom engineering solutions for our customers. Operating from the UK, Sylatech has a global customer base across multiple business sectors including Aerospace, Space, Defence, Medical, Automotive and Construction. As a trusted partner for delivering high quality systems and components to exacting standards, Sylatech often partners on programmes with international primes and our customer base spans all tiers of the manufacturing supply chain.
https://sylatech.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
On completion all previous Apprentices have been offered a full-time role as a CNC Setter/Operator or Tool Room Setter/Operatoor.
After this apprenticeship
- On completion all previous Apprentices have been offered a full-time role as a CNC Setter/Operator or Tool Room Setter/Operator
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION
info@derwenttraining.co.uk
01653697698
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338117.
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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 3 September 2025)
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