Apprentice CNC Engineering
Elmax Engineering Ltd ., Unit 7 Kenwood Rd , North Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6PH
About the company:
We are a precision engineering company who offer subcontract CNC machining to the defence industry, food, electronics , medical etc..
This vacancy is for a Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship – Machining Technician.
Machining technician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Hours of work:
Monday to Thursday 7:00am – 15.45pm
Friday 7.00am – 12.45pm
The Job Role will entail:
- shadowing time served machinists on their day to day task to learn from them
- programming the CNC machine tool with data taken from technical drawings
- working out the most efficient order to carry out machining task
- choosing the right tools for each stage
- operating machines to aid production
- setting the cutting speeds and tolerance levels operating the machine
- checking the work meets quality and equipment
- an external interest or knowledge of engineering (a must)
- to be through and pay attention to detail
- the ability to use repair and maintain machines and tools
- knowledge of manufacturing production and process
- analytical thinking skills
- design skills and knowledge
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
Personal Qualities:
- Communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Analytical skills
- Creative
- Patience
- Logical
- Initiative
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Non Judgemental