Machining Apprentice

Dunphy Combustion is looking for a Machining Apprentice to join its Rochdale headquarters. You will learn how to produce precision engineered components using machinery, developing skills in machine operation, tooling, inspection- working from engineering drawings while completing a Machining…

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Employer

Dunphy Combustion Ltd

Location

Lancs

Type

Apprenticeship

Pay

£15,392 to £24,454.04 a year

Hours

37 hours a week, including training

Closing date

Closes 14 Nov 2026 (5 days left)

Entry requirements

See the qualifications below

Experience

Not specified

Start date

19 Nov 2026

Source

Find an apprenticeship (GOV.UK)

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STEM-adjacent: Not always called a STEM job, but you work with medicines, machines, materials, tech or data, and it can lead into wider STEM careers.

Fabrication and machining are precision engineering trades: working with metals and materials, reading technical drawings and measuring to fine tolerances.

Skills roles like this usually build

• Reading engineering drawings
• Precise measurement
• Working with metals and materials
• Operating machinery safely

This describes the type of role in general. The employer's advert has the exact duties.

Advanced apprenticeship: Machining technician (level 3)

• GCSE in English, grade 4 (essential)
• GCSE in Maths, grade 4 (essential)

Length

3 Years 6 Months

Training provider

Rochdale Training Association Limited

• Engineering

This opportunity is run by Dunphy Combustion Ltd, not by StemLaunch. Source: Find an apprenticeship (GOV.UK).

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Last seen on GOV.UK 9 Nov 2026. Details can change, so check the advert before applying.