Are you a logical thinker, with a keen interest in a practical role?

Are you keen to secure an apprenticeship which will support you to gain qualifications in a hands-on environment?

Slingsby Advanced Composites are excited to recruit and train a CNC Machinist Apprentice. 

Slingsby Advanced Composites is a globally respected provider of advanced composite structures and complex sub-systems that meet the toughest engineering challenges across air, land and sea for both military and civil platforms. Our products address a wide range of structural and functional requirements of civil jet aircraft, military fast jet, UAV’s, air transport, ISR and helicopters, naval surface ships and submarines through to missile components and launchers.

As a CNC Machinist Apprentice, you will be studying a Level 3 Machining Technician Apprenticeship.

You will be supported by our company and a Learning and Development Coach.

You will attend off-the-job training, one day per week for 39 months of the apprenticeship.

As a CNC Machinist Apprentice, you will be trained to become a highly skilled machinist, manufacturing complex, precision parts and components from specialist materials using CNC machine tools. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Learning how to check materials before starting work

• Becoming competent using technical information such as using drawings, models and work order cards.

• Setting up a range of work holding devices including chucks, fixtures and vices

• Learning how to programme, set, operate and adjust CNC machinery

• Completing milling and turning operations

• Adjusting a range of machining parameters to produce products with a high degree of accuracy and finish

• Gaining experience manufacturing parts to a high degree of accuracy and finish

• Using a range of measuring equipment

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English grade C/4 or above / or equivalent

Competencies

• A strong work ethic and motivated with a can-do attitude

• Dependability

• Desire to learn and develop with a passion for engineering

• Logical and methodical thinker

Experience

• Team-working skills

• Good communication skills

• IT skills & knowledge, using IT packages

Key Employment Terms • Location: Kirkbymoorside

• Hours: 37hrs/ week, Monday to Friday, half day on a Friday

• Holiday entitlement: 200 hours annual leave plus statutory bank holidays

• Sick pay entitlement after 3 months.

• Employee assistance scheme that is also available to your immediate family.

• Death in Service benefits: payments made to your beneficiaries should the unthinkable happen.

• Once you join us, you will be automatically enrolled into a Health Cash Plan, where you can enjoy reductions from lots of differing retailers and service providers, gym discount, health and wellbeing support.

• The appointment is subject to a 3-month probation period