CNC/Machining Apprentice

What you’ll do at work Machining - mechanical principles leading to advance CNC machining centres and CAD/CAM Moulding - plastic and rubber injection moulding, tool design and processes Plating - advanced electroplating processes Designing - 3D cad, product and tool design Manufacturing Engineering - assembly tooling and production processes and quality control processes Test House - testing of new products to meet specification qualification Toolroom - mechanical principles leading to advance CNC machining centres and CAD/CAM Production - product familiarisation and assembly method

When in reality its more: 

Setting and operating CNC lathes to produce small to medium size batches of work in a timely manner Inspecting work to Engineering drawings using various measuring equipment and reporting any quality defects to the machine shop supervisor Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance checks on machines, including maintaining good housekeeping standards, 5S requirements and reporting any issues promptly to supervision Optimising efficiencies through reduced set-up and cycle times, plus tool life monitoring De-burring, cleaning, final inspection, and completion of all traceability documentation

Training:

Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

Year 1 will be spent at IPS International training centre in Medway City Estate, Rochester Year 2 will be with the employer, with one day release at IPS International Years 3 and 4 will be full time with the employer

Training Outcome:
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there will be the potential to advance within the business into any areas described Advance to level 4 qualification for those wishing to qualify as an Engineer

Employer Description:
Amphenol LTD is a manufacturing site within the family of companies that forms the Amphenol Corporation, a global interconnect specialist generating in excess of $13 billion yearly revenue with over 90,000 employees. Employing around 300 people at the site in Whitstable, Kent, Amphenol LTD offers a full design and manufacturing service for a large range of connectors and interconnect solutions, including cable assembly, over-moulding and electronic packaging. In the age of globalisation, Amphenol LTD is proud to have retained full end-to-end manufacturing capability for its products in the UK, whilst having opened access to low cost manufacturing sites around the world to complement its offering to customers globally. Accredited to AS9100, an innovative and a leading edge manufacturer of both connectors and interconnect systems for applications within the Military and Aerospace markets, Amphenol LTD is dedicated to providing customers with the latest technology to meet the needs of interconnection in a variety of challenging applications. With engineering and customer service teams based out of our manufacturing site we are the local point of contact for our UK customers to access the full Amphenol product portfolio and for our global customers to access the specialist products and services that Amphenol LTD can provide.

Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.30pm and Friday 8.00am to 1.30pm.

Skills:
Problem solving skills,Analytical skills,Willing to learn,Methodical