Machining Technician Apprentice
StandardAero
Hampshire (PO13 0AA)
Closes in 26 days (Sunday 8 February 2026)
Posted on 12 January 2026
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Summary
As a Machining Technician apprentice, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring military and civil aircraft are maintained and are airworthy. You will be paid to study and gain practical skills to manufacture and repair precision gas turbine engine components using machines such as lathes, mills and grinding machines.
- Wage
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£19,000 a year
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 7am - 3:30pm, Friday 7am - 12pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 26 March 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
As a Machining Technician apprentice, you will:
- Set up and operate manual and CNC machining equipment, including lathes and milling machines.
- Manufacture and repair precision gas turbine engine components to meet repair scheme specifications, quality and production schedule requirements.
- Manufacture/ modify fixtures and tooling.
- Assist production engineering with tool, fixture & jig designs & implement these into repair & overhaul procedures.
- Interpret engineering drawings, specifications and process documentation.
- Use precision measuring equipment to inspect components and ensure quality standards.
Over the course of the programme, you will study towards your Level 3 Diploma whilst acquiring the knowledge, skills and competence to operate as a machining technician alongside our adept team who will offer guidance and mentorship.
Where you'll work
Fleetlands Fareham Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 0AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PETA LIMITED
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
- The training will be delivered by PETA Ltd.
- Your training will be delivered Day Release at PETA Ltd Engineering Centre, Havant, PO9 2NT.
- The schedule of this day release is to be confirmed.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Desirable 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
- Team working
- Patience
- Able to follow instructions
- Accuracy
- Willingness to learn
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Passing a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check
- Our apprenticeship roles do not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. You must have permanent right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship to be eligible to apply.
About this employer
StandardAero is a leading global provider of Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services including airframe and engine repair and overhaul, engine component repair, avionics upgrades, engineering services, interior completions and paint applications.
https://standardaero.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
206 hours of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays. Half-day Fridays, 4% employer match pension scheme. Access to wellbeing and rewards services. Generous paid sick leave. Cycle to work scheme. Access to the on-site gym.
After this apprenticeship
Upon completion of your apprenticeship programme, you could be offered a full-time permanent position with the chance to progress within the team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PETA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007877.
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Closes in 26 days (Sunday 8 February 2026)
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