CAD / CAM Technician Apprentice

Company:
National Tube Stockholders Ltd

Come and join the team at National Tube Stockholders whilst you study Engineering!

We are a market leader in steel stockholding based on Dalton Industrial Estate, Thirsk looking for an enthusiastic candidate who has
aspirations to be a specialist at Electrical Maintenance Engineering. We provide steel tubes to a wide range of engineering and construction companies and have provided steel for the Wembley Arch and the Shard in London among many other high-profile projects.

Your training will be tailored to our business while receiving on-the-job mentoring from our Engineering Manager. Offsite day-release
training will be provided throughout the 3.5-year apprenticeship to cover topics in more detail.

This is a fantastic opening for a Level 3 Manufacturing Support Technician in an operational environment, creating engineering drawings and CAM programs for 3D laser tube profiling machines.

Job Description:

Day-to day tasks cover a wide range of disciplines including:

  • Reading & creating detailed engineering drawings
  • Creating 3D models
  • Create offline CAM programs
  • Review 3D machine simulations
  • Clarification of engineering specification

Your training will be tailored to our business while receiving on-the-job mentoring from our Laser Operations Manager and offsite day-release training.

The successful recruit must be able to make their own travel arrangements to National Tube Stockholders on Dalton Industrial Estate, Nr Thirsk and to Derwent Training in Malton. National Tube Stockholders is not on a public transport route.

Qualifications Required:

4 or more GCSE’s, including English and Maths at grade 4 or above are essential.

Personal Qualities:
  • To be keen and enthusiastic, self-motivated and confident
  • A good communicator and a team player are all essential
  • You must have personal motivation, be willing to learn and committed to this career path.
Skills Required:
  • Communication Skills
  • Computer Skills
  • Numeracy Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • CAD Proficiency
  • 3D Visualisation Skills
  • Creativity
Qualifications Gained(upon completion):

Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing  Support Technician Standard. The Qualification included in this standard is the Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technologies.

Important Details:
Reference:
NTSCADCAMTECHAPP
Sector:
Manufacturing
Location:
Thirsk
Wage:
£20,000 - £23,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Weekly Hours:
40 Hours (Monday-Friday 08:00am to 16:30pm)
Closing Dates:
31/08/2026
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