Apprentice Toolmaker Engineer
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Company: EPWIN GROUP PLC
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Location: Tamworth, B79 7TF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,830.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000025756
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Application Deadline Date: 15/05/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm.
Brief Description
SWISH, which is a part of the Epwin group are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to join their Toolmaking team. As an apprentice, you will be highly trained and will be responsible for maintaining tooling (Dies and calibrators).
Training to be Provided
This is a Level 3 Tooling apprenticeship, delivered over a 32-month period. The apprentice will attend the training centre In-Comm Training Aldridge WS9 8UG, 2 and a half days per week for the first 14 months.
Future Prospects
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, a full-time position will be available at the company, with opportunities to progress and move within departments and to progress onto a Level 4 HNC.
Vacancy Detail
Daily/Weekly Tasks:
- Produce components using hand-fitting techniques
- Preparing and using lathes for turning operations
- Co-ordinate with suppliers to supply spare parts for machines
- Preparing and using milling machines and using Grinding machines
- Carry out the maintenance of Tooling & building repairs
- Identifying and liaise with suppliers of maintenance services when required
- Producing tool and die assemblies
- Maintain and record work and machine breakdown history
- Preparing and proving CNC machine tool programs
- Reading engineering drawings
- Publish engineering reports that describe a machine’s layout and components
- Ability to read and manufacture from design drawings given