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CNC Machinist Apprentice

Build the parts that build Britain’s future Isembard is a software-first precision manufacturing company on a mission to reshore advanced industry to the West. We make the high-precision metal components and assemblies that keep aerospace, defence and energy moving: the kind of parts where a few microns matter and “good enough” isn’t. Our Southwark factory isn’t a dusty legacy machine shop. It’s a modern facility where skilled machinists work alongside engineers and software developers, powered by our own operating system, MasonOS, which handles the quoting, scheduling and paperwork so our people can focus on what they’re actually good at: making brilliant parts. We’re looking for someone at the very start of their career to learn this trade properly, from the ground up. If you like making real, physical things, you’re curious about how stuff is built, and you want a skill that genuinely matters, this is a rare chance to get in early at a company that’s growing fast.

Vacancy location Isembard, Southwark, London
Training location OAS, Culham Campus, OX14 3DB
Working week 40 hours

Apprentice Engineering Maintenance Technician

Becoming an apprentice at the University of Oxford is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience and training. You will work alongside experienced colleagues, whilst learning on the job and appropriate objectives will be set during the course of the Apprenticeship. At the same time, you will study for formal qualifications in your field. The role You will work as an Apprentice Engineering Maintenance Technician. You will be required to complete a three and a half year training programme that will cover all aspects of the role delivered through in-house training, alongside day-release or other distance learning methods delivered by MTC Training. Appropriate objectives will be set during the course of the Apprenticeship. You will work towards a L3 Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship by completing guided coursework and paid industrial work. Note that attendance to the training centre and successful completion of your studies is required as an integral part of this role. The apprenticeship includes an exciting opportunity to work within different workshops in the Department of Pharmacology, which support research into biological and life sciences and various other areas of research. There will also be the opportunity to work alongside specialists within the University’s Estates Team and other approved contractors.

Vacancy location Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3QT
Working week Full Time hours
Wage Apprentice Grade 1 £26,686 salary progression through successful completion of programme

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