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Precision Machining Apprenticeship
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Your mission
As a Precision Machining Apprentice, you’ll learn how to operate a wide range of manual and CNC machinery, working with materials that include metals, non-metallics, fissile materials, and explosives. You’ll develop the skills to manufacture high-precision components that meet exacting standards.
On successful completion, you’ll become a Craft Machinist; a skilled professional able to operate a variety of machine tools across different workshop environments, contributing directly to our mission.
THE QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL NEED
Five GCSE’s at Grade 4/C or above to include Maths and English.
Applicants must be aged 16 or over, as of 31st August 2026, due to security clearance requirements.
You’ll need to be a British Citizen for security clearance.
WORK PATTERN
At AWE, we operate on a nine-day fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
SKILLS TO DEMONSTRATE
• Attention to detail
• Patience when approaching complex tasks
• Good communication skills
• The ability to follow instructions
• A team player
Your journey
It all begins with hands-on training, helping you build the essential skills and knowledge that form the foundation of your career, while developing the underpinning theory through your college studies.
In years 3-4, you’ll move into on-site placements, taking on more advanced machining tasks and gaining exposure to the full range of our manufacturing facilities. Throughout your apprenticeship, you’ll build a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and behaviours, leading up to your End Point Assessment in the final six months.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
This role will appeal to you if you enjoy the challenge of manufacturing a component to meet the specifications laid down on an engineering drawing.
You will need good hand-eye coordination skills, good workshop and maths skills. The machinist role is very much a hands on role, it will require you to operate your own machines to manufacture parts which will fit together with other team members parts.
