Machinist Apprentice
METAL ASSEMBLIES LTD
WEST MIDLANDS (B70 9DD)
Closes in 22 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Metal Assemblies are seeking a Machinist Apprentice to join their team. As an apprentice, you will learn how to safely set and operate progression and single-operation presses, maintain quality standards, support production efficiency, and assist with machine maintenance and continuous improvement activities.
- Wage
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£16,257.80 a year
- Training course
- Machining technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.30am - 4.00pm and Friday, 7.30am - 12.30pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 1 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
This role will include:
- Learning to carry out machine setting activities in accordance with Health & Safety regulations and company procedures, including the use of guard cards and oil cards
- Assisting with the setup and operation of progression and single-operation presses to produce quality components
- Conducting quality checks and completing all required production and quality documentation
- Learning and applying best practice setting techniques, including SMED principles
- Supporting the maintenance of customer and company quality standards at all times
- Ensuring operators understand job requirements, gauging procedures, and Kaptur documentation when working on new setups
- Carrying out daily TPM checks on associated equipment and reporting any issues identified
- Assisting with the upkeep of machinery and reporting faults promptly to the Engineering Director, Maintenance Team, or relevant supervisor
- Learning to accurately record tooling and maintenance activities within the MaintainX system
- Supporting weekly inspections of oils, greases, spill kits, and other consumables, ensuring replenishment requirements are reported
- Identifying and reporting health, safety, environmental, and quality concerns, while adhering to company policies and procedures
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and workplace layout improvements within the production area
- Supporting Engineering and New Project teams with the introduction of new products and processes
- Communicating effectively with colleagues, supervisors, and other departments to ensure the smooth flow of information
- Assisting the Maintenance Team with maintenance activities when required
- Looking for opportunities to improve production rates and supporting the implementation of improvement ideas
- Operating forklift trucks and ancillary equipment where trained and authorised
- Undertaking training on new equipment and sharing knowledge with team members where appropriate
- Providing support to other departments, including Quality,
- Production, Welding, and Logistics, when required
Where you'll work
OLDBURY RD IND ESTATE
OLDBURY RD
WEST BROMWICH
WEST MIDLANDS
B70 9DD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES 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
- This is a Level 3 Machining apprenticeship, delivered over a 36 month period
- The apprentice will attend the training centre, In-Comm Training Services in Aldridge, WS9 8UG, 2 and a half days per week for the first 14 month
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Interest in engineering
- Problem Solving
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
Demonstrates excellent attendance and punctuality at all times.
A strong listener who is confident in asking questions and seeking clarification when needed.
Enthusiastic and proactive, with a keen desire to learn and actively participate in all activities. Able to follow instructions carefully and independently seek guidance when unsure.
About this employer
Originally established in 1955 Metal Assemblies now operates out of 75,000 square foot of manufacturing space and employs over 130 people to produce stampings and assemblies for our customers who predominantly serve the automotive industry. About 25% of our production is exported to Europe as well further afield to places like Mexico, Brazil, Turkey and Japan. Metal Assemblies works closely with its customer base and offers extensive support at all stages of a project. Our technical competency means that we are able to offer design review and feasibility advice to our customers across a range of processes often reducing the complexity of a product or process leading to lower production costs. Continued investment at Metal Assemblies means that by utilising the most modern equipment we remain competitive in a very demanding environment. This can be seen not just in the presses and machine tools that we use to produce the parts we supply, but also in the latest scanning techniques that we employ in our quality department and the bespoke manufacturing computer system used to support our manufacturing processes from concept to despatch. Metal Assemblies enjoys the support of a wide range of suppliers, many of whom have worked with us for several years. This enables us to offer support processes like painting, plating, heat treatment, toolmaking and prototype manufacture in tandem with our own comprehensive capabilities. In an ever changing world where the environment and ethical standards play more and more of a role when selecting a supplier Metal Assemblies continues to adapt its practices and processes to fully conform to modern expectations. Metal Assemblies continues to grow by offering a reliable, flexible and friendly service to all of our customer.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship, there will be a full-time position available at the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Keira Stead
keiras@in-comm.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038039.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)