Making & trades
How to become a CNC machinist / engineering technician
Sets up and runs CNC lathes and milling machines to make precise parts.
What the job involves
- Reading engineering drawings
- Programming and setting CNC machines
- Measuring parts accurately
- Maintaining machines
Useful school subjects
Practical Metalworking, Design & Manufacture, Engineering Science. Higher Maths and English help with most routes.
How to get in
Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering (SCQF 6–7).
Usually entered through a Modern Apprenticeship or college course: search vacancies on apprenticeships.scot ↗.