Apprentice CNC Operator
SPIRO-GILLS THERMAL PRODUCTS LTD
Stafford (ST16 3DR)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 September 2025
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Summary
Kickstart your engineering career as an Apprentice CNC Operator at our Stafford site. Learn to set, operate, and program CNC machines, produce precision components, and contribute to continuous improvement—all while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive, safety-focused team environment with real growth potential.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:30.
Friday 08:00 - 13:00.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- Set, operate, and program CNC machinery (turning, milling, or multi-axis).
- Produce high-precision components to tight tolerances from engineering drawings.
- Perform in-process quality checks and make adjustments as necessary.
- Ensure machines run efficiently and safely during production cycles.
- Carry out routine maintenance and contribute to continuous improvement.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively
- Continuous improvement and maintaining processes.
- Maintaining a high degree of professionalism and diligence.
- Observing health and safety regulations at all times.
- Establishing professional relationships with staff.
Where you'll work
Unit 5 St. Albans Road Industrial Estate
Stafford
ST16 3DR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ZENITH PEOPLE LIMITED
Training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
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Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C Minimum)
- Maths (grade 4/C Minimum)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Spiro-Gills Thermal Products Ltd have been designing and manufacturing heat exchangers, process, and engine coolers and finned tube since 1946. Now, as a proud member of the DMI Group of companies, we continue production from our site in Stafford. During the course of the last 75 years, we have gained a knowledge and expertise in our field that is unparalleled and respected in our industry. We are able to design, fabricate and supply all major process cooling components, including finned heat exchanger tubes in either welded or applied fin tube form, and headers, plenum chambers, fan rings, bundle frames structure. We also offer customers heat exchanger repair and re-tubing facilities undertaken to meet customers shutdown periods, typically a 10-day turnaround. Spiro-Gills offer a spares and replacement parts service for all types of air cooler, heat exchanger, and fin fan cooler. We endeavor to always exceed our customer's expectations. With over 75 years experience of manufacturing welded and applied fin tube and heat exchangers, your first call should be Spiro-Gills.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time working role available for the right candidate at the end of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ZENITH PEOPLE LIMITED
Ian Wilkinson
ianwilkinson@zenithtraining.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341011.
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Closes in 16 days (Friday 3 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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