Machining apprentice

Description

Job description:

Nuclear Energy Components are looking for a machinist apprentice to complete a level 3 machinist technician apprenticeship.

Role & responsibilities:

As an apprentice CNC machinist, the candidate will be learning to manufacture stainless steel components on a variety of CNC machines, including Puma lathes, Puma Doosan mx Multi axis mill turns Haas lathes and milling machines and Mori-Seiki machining centres, while undergoing your training which is a mixture of full-time at the AMRC training centre followed by day release and on the job training.
Once qualified the candidate will operate the above machines while performing in-process inspection checks using a variety of gauges, micrometres and Vernier measuring equipment as well as deburring of machined components while maintaining high standards of workshop organisation and high health and safety standards.
As a small team we like the ability to be flexible and so further on-the-job training opportunities such as welding and inspection can be taken up so that the candidate becomes a versatile, flexible and highly-skilled member of our team.

Skills required:

• Logical with excellent problem solving skills
• Good dexterity with an aptitude to practical applications
• Effective team working

Personal qualities the candidate must have:

• Good communication skills
• Flexible and cooperative attitude combined with a strong work ethic
• Aptitude to develop and gain new skills
• Capable of working on your own initiative as well as part of a close team
• Good attention to detail
• Inquisitive
• Strong interest in Engineering

Employer description:

NE Components Ltd continues the legacy of Newburgh Engineering. Established in 1939, by Isaac Middleton, Newburgh Engineering grew through those early years into a company with a reputation for consistently high quality and service. We are an ISO9001, ISO14001 and F4N accredited contract manufacturer of precision components and assemblies ranging across all sectors including: Nuclear, Defence, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Automotive, Rail and Power Generation. NEC is a third-generation family business and became an Employee Ownership Trust in 2022.

NEC’s vision is to be industry recognised as the ultimate supplier of engineering solutions across all sectors, whilst remaining a sustainable business for future generations.

As an employee-owned business, the owners will provide exceptional quality and services for our customers by utilising cutting edge technologies and skills.

The company’s values:
We will;

• embrace the traits of a nuclear safety culture over and above all competing drivers
• be honest, compassionate and trustworthy, standing by our reputation and integrity
• work as a team to the best of our abilities and expect to be fairly rewarded
• take pride in our work, acting ethically at all times
• demonstrate increasingly higher levels of respect for time, loyalty, resources and property
• continually assess our personal goals and improve our performance
• always be mindful of our absolute commitment to health, safety and environmental issues

Things to consider:

During the first year you will be required to attend the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre in Sheffield, full time for an initial block of study. You will return to your workplace one Friday per month. After the initial block training you will attend the AMRC Training Centre for one day a week to undertake the knowledge study. The remaining four days will be spent in company learning on the job.

Please note the AMRC Training Centre reserves the right to close applications ahead of the published closing date.

Qualification Requirements:

Advanced Apprenticeships entry requirements

You will need both of the following:

• GCSE English language C or 4 or above
• GCSE Maths C or 4 or above.

Applicants are also required to successfully complete a series of assessments at the University of Sheffield’s AMRC Training Centre, as well as an employer recruitment and selection process to secure a place on an apprenticeship programme.

Apprenticeship applications are open for 2024.

Apply now.