We’re lucky enough to spend some time with Gorvinder
Rai who’s an apprentice at Precision Micro.

Precision Micro is one of the largest specialist metal component manufacturers in Europe, innovating, developing and utilising a unique combination of manufacturing processes. In essence, these guys put the creative flair into the manufacturing industry.

Great to meet you Gorvinder. So tell us about your apprenticeship?

Well I started at Precision Micro in March of this year and I’m based in the quality department, but also part of the innovation team, so I’m shared across two teams. They certainly keep me busy!

Superb! What kind of things do you get up to then?

Basically Precision Micro is a chemical engineering company and we etch images into pieces of metal. For the Quality Team I measure and test finished products, sometimes writing the first production reports. There’s also the Innovation Department which is all about jobs of the future. So when a new job comes in, we trial run the product to find the correct tooling and essentially have to follow the job through to the end. I control it at every stage which means I’m basically the ‘boss’ of certain aspects.

That’s amazing, certainly a lot of responsibility. So why did you choose an apprenticeship? Did you consider university?

The main reason behind choosing an apprenticeship instead of going to uni was down to me gaining a better understanding of engineering, working with engineers on a regular basis plus by doing this I feel I have improved my skills. But I’ll also be going to uni once my apprenticeship is complete – it’s the best of bothworlds.worlds.

And what’s the best part of apprentice life?

For me, working with a superb group of engineers day in and day out, that is really priceless. Also learning new things every day, the more knowledge you have the better.

That’s great. Any advice for someone considering an apprenticeship in manufacturing?

If you want to learn and have a great future, then an apprenticeship is the way forward. I would hugely recommend one and EEF are a rare engineering training provider with loads of brilliant opportunities!

Thanks for your time Gorvinder, greatly appreciated.

Gorvinder is just one apprentice carving out his future. If you’re interested in finding out what an apprenticeship can offer you, check out our pages where Gorvinder and many other apprentices are sharing their stories of life on an apprenticeship.