About Michell Bearings

British Engines Group company, Michell Bearings, designs and manufactures hydrodynamic bearings for the marine, defence and industrial sectors.

Michell Bearings revolutionised ship building and sea transportation with the invention of the tilting pad bearing over 100 years ago and operates from sites in South Shields (UK), and Bangalore (India), with offices in the USA and Germany.

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As a Machining Apprentice, you’ll be trained to carry out a range of engineering based activities, developing hands-on skills and experience as you start your career in mechanical engineering.

 

Take the first step towards building your engineering career while gaining hands-on experience and getting paid as you work towards your qualifications.

 

What you’ll be doing

 

The apprenticeship is a 4-year programme specialising in mechanical engineering. At the start of your apprenticeship, you’ll spend the first 20 weeks at TDR Training School in Longbenton. You’ll then join the team at Michell Bearings, South Shields, where you’ll spend four days per week with the design team while attending college one day per week.

 

Specialising in mechanical engineering, you’ll build a portfolio of evidence throughout your apprenticeship to work towards a Level 3 Diploma in Machining

 

  • Developing hand tooling
  • Learning advanced boring, cutting, milling, drilling, grinding and welding skills
  • Producing parts using CNC machining
  • Measuring/checking parts and making adjustments so they meet required specifications
  • Quality checking parts to identify and solve problems
  • Building your understanding of how businesses operate and the relationships between departments
  • Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) training

 

Who we’re looking for

 

To apply, you must have achieved GCSE’s in English and Maths (A*-C/ 9-4) and have a genuine desire to learn and develop.

 

We’re looking for someone who has effective time management, communication and problem solving skills. You’ll need to be confident working with numbers, organised, able to meet deadlines and comfortable working under pressure.

 

Relevant work experience in an engineering environment would be great, but is not essential. As long as you have a keen interest in engineering, enjoy working with your hands and like being part of a team, you’ll be a great fit! 

 

Employment is subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

 

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience
  • Get paid to learn
  • Industry recognised qualifications
  • Wellbeing App
  • Mentorship
  • Training & development