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Career Insights from CNC Milling Team Leader at Ford Aerospace

Career Insights from CNC Milling Team Leader at Ford Aerospace

22nd January 2026

Next month Ford Aerospace will welcome several Level 2 engineering students to its manufacturing site. In the run-up to National Apprenticeship Week (9 – 15 February 2026) and ahead of the visits, CNC Milling team leader and apprentice lead Mark Handysides shares his own apprenticeship story with us. Tell us about your career journey? Apprenticeships are a great way to learn and gain experience – irrespective of how old you are. Some people still think apprenticeships are just for school leavers. This is not the case – they are for everyone. I started my career as a Press Operator... READ MORE >