Machining Technician Apprentice
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Company: PARALLOY LTD
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Location: BILLINGHAM, TS23 4DA
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000025333
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Application Deadline Date: 04/05/2026
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Start Date: 06/07/2026
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Positions Available: 3
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, hours to be confirmed.
Brief Description
This is an opportunity to join a progressive well-established business where you can develop experience working on high precision parts for a range of customers in the Aerospace, Defence, Energy and Chemical sectors. We are looking for a Machining Technician Apprentice to learn and grow with our team.
Future Prospects
Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available.
Vacancy Detail
- Learning to operating machines to required quality standards and in accordance with set procedures, engineering drawings and specifications
- Learn to Programme machines to prepare jaws, parallels, jigs or fixtures for each batch run.
- Depending on skill level, to program machines for small batch runs
- Support in Prove out first off production in accordance with the Production Engineer and run batches to SOP’s and routing instructions once in serial production.
- To work with a range of materials including Alloy steels, nickel based alloys, super alloys, stainless and duplex alloys
- To learn to interpret engineering drawings and work with imperial and metric measures
- To begin to become confident in use a range of of work with a range of materials including Alloy steels, nickel based alloys, super alloys, stainless and duplex alloys
- To interpret engineering drawings and work with imperial and metric measures
- To use a range of measuring equipment and have a working knowledge of inspection procedures for in process inspection and first off batch control
- To work as part of the team and interface with the production support departments including production control, engineering, Inspection, and maintenance
- To operate computer systems for the loading of programs and recording of work activities
- To support all training activities
- To work in a positive and safe manner; driving productivity and leading by example with regard to the company’s quality, health, safety and environmental policies and procedures
- To carry out any other duties not listed above as may reasonably be expected