Toolroom Apprenticeship (CNC Machinist)
CHAPMANS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED
Sheffield (S6 2FH)
Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 October 2025
Contents
Summary
Day release at Advanced Technology Centre Campus - Olive Grove Road S2 3BA.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 to £24,761.88, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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39 hours per week. Monday to Friday, working days initially before moving to shift work on a 3 shift pattern.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 31 October 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
Full training programme in place you will work towards the following duties:
- Manufacture new tooling to issued drawings
- Press tool manufacture and assembly
- Repair and service of press tooling
- EDM operation desired but not essential as training will be provided
- Preventative maintenance on tooling, all aspects of machining and bench fitting, i.e., cnc milling, grinding and turning
- Utilisation of measuring equipment to produce tooling / parts to drawing tolerance
- Testing / developing tooling prior to release
- Attending power press to identify or overcome problem whilst tooling is in a running condition, identify problem or requirements for improvements
- To assess the life of press tooling in order to manufactures spares parts that need replacing
- Always observe Health and Safety Regulations
Where you'll work
Chapmans Agricultural Ltd Club Mill Road
Sheffield
S6 2FH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
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:
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
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Due to insurance reasons the successful candidate is required to be aged 18 and above upon commencement of employment.
About this employer
With over 40 years’ experience, Chapmans has the technical expertise, capability, and production capacity to manufacture every kind of wear part in the quantities needed for the agricultural industry. Our customers can rest assured knowing they are working with a financially secure and long-established company that understands the needs of OEMs. In a rapidly changing and competitive environment, Chapman’s total commitment to research and development means that our customers can be confident they are partnering with the right business. It’s these attributes that means Chapmans is the preferred supplier to Europe’s leading agricultural machinery manufacturers.
After this apprenticeship
Full time sustainable employment opportunity upon satisfactory completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Laura Eaton
laura.eaton@sheffcol.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345331.
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Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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