Engineering Apprentice – CNC Machinist

Main duties include within the First Year:

Departmental Placements within Nylacast, which will give potential apprentices a good understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental issues that arise to working right the way through to Quality, Inspection and Warehouse Understanding Engineering Drawings and basic manufacturing techniques Day/Block Release to college to study for Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeships Work as a Team on a project set by the HR & Technical Trainer

Main duties after 2nd Year include:

Continuing Day/Block Release to College Permanent Placement with one of the CNC Departments Learning to Set & Operate the various machines within the department Learning the CNC Programming Language Ensure work is carried out to the highest standard and in the interest of the company To be flexible and carry out other reasonable requests made by the line manager to support departmental or company objectives

Training:

Machining Technician Level 3.

You will attend Leicester College, Abbey Park Campus, one day per week for training. 

Training Outcome:

Full-time programmer on the machine tools.

Employer Description:
Nylacast is a leading manufacturer of low-weight, low-friction polymers components, using mechanical engineering principles, and offer award winning solutions for safety critical applications

Working Hours :
1st Year 37.5h per week (Monday - Friday) 8:30am - 4:30pm All Apprentices will be required to move to a double day shift working pattern from the second year. 2nd/3rd/4th Year 40h per week (Monday - Friday) Alternating Shifts - 6am - 2pm/2pm - 10pm

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental