Food & Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

Summary

A four- year academic and on the job apprenticeship to achieve the Food and Drink Multi-skilled Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship. During this time you will learn both mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines with the view to move into a full-time Maintenance Engineer role upon successful completion.

Annual wage: £13,977 a year
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Training course: Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday and between the hours of 07.00 and 16:00
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

A fantastic opportunity to join the engineering team at Riverway Foods. The apprenticeship is a four-year programme where you will develop the industry skills & knowledge to become a qualified maintenance engineer which will consists of:

OAL Level 3 Diploma in Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance
18th Edition Wiring Regulations
Included in the 4 years is residential engineering training at the Training Provider in Redditch, 20 weeks in year one, 14 weeks in the second year, and 6 weeks in the third year. The fourth year is spent consolidating learning and preparing for the End Point Assessment
Access at our affiliated Training Provider to the latest technology in a purpose-built training facility equipped with the very latest machinery and process control systems

What happens after you complete the apprenticeship?

On successful completion, typically our apprentices will move in to the shift engineering teams.

As part of the engineering team you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the performance of all plant and equipment to achieve maximum machine availability targets. Through both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs you will work to minimise disruption to production targets, whilst ensuring that all equipment adheres to relevant legislation and so that a safe working environment is maintained at all times for yourself and other colleagues.

You're best suited to this opportuinity if you have:

A keen interest in developing a career within Engineering and the food industry
The determination to commit to a 4 year period of study and hard work

We support and care for our apprentices by providing you with:

No tuition fees or student loans to payback after graduation
Paid accommodation
An on-site mentor as well as graduated apprentices to support you
Integrated technical study and work based learning
In the second year of the apprenticeship your salary will increase to £24,960

Where you’ll work

The Crown, River Way

Harlow

CM20 2DL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

Your training course

Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Read and interpret task related information and data. For example, work instructions, SOPs, quality control documentation, Service Level Agreements, specifications, engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information, work instructions, and operation manuals.

Plan work. Identify and organise resources to complete tasks.

Identify hazards and control measures to mitigate risks.

Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.

Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.

Comply with environment and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.

Select, check the condition, and safely use maintenance tools and equipment. Store tools and equipment. Complete or arrange maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.

Follow standard operating procedures and quality procedures.

Follow site isolation and lock off procedures (lockout, tagout) and re-instatement of equipment with system checks and handover.

Apply mechanical and fluid power system maintenance practices and techniques. For example, check levels, parts wear, pressure, and sensors, grease and lubricate parts, replace, fit components, and calibrate equipment.

Apply electrical and control maintenance practices and techniques including use of electrical testing equipment and instruments. For example, panel risk assessment, fixed wire installation testing, fault finding, thermographic surveys, and checking protection settings.

Apply reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures. For example, condition monitoring, oil sampling, thermography, vibration analysis, and ultrasound.

Install and configure instrumentation or process control systems.

Install and configure electrical systems. For example, add distribution boards to circuits, single and three phase motors (AC and DC).

Assemble, position and fix equipment or components. Complete commissioning checks.

Disconnect and remove equipment or components. Complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.

Read and interpret equipment performance data.

Fabricate, drill, and join to produce basic parts, spares or components to measurement and tolerance specification.

Apply down-hand (flat) TIG welding techniques: butt and tee.

Apply mathematical techniques to solve engineering problems.

Produce and amend electrical and mechanical engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information. For example, for new component parts or change in circuit diagram or panel.

Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques for example, using PLC data to diagnose issues and locate faults on industrial network.

Apply continuous improvement techniques to understand current performance; collect and record data. Devise suggestions for improvement.

Restore the work area on completion of activity.

Resolve or escalate issues.

Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR. Comply with cyber security.

Record work activity. For example, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records, and any business or legal reporting requirements.

Communicate verbal and written. For example, with colleagues and stakeholders. Use engineering terminology where appropriate.

Produce reports for example, equipment performance reports.

Provide guidance or training to colleagues or stakeholders.

Your training plan

OAL Level 3 Diploma in Food & Drink Maintenance Engineering
Food Safety Level 2
HACCP Level 2
Health & Safety Level 3

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 9-5)
Science (grade 9-4)
English (grade 9-4)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Any two other subjects (grade 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Team working
Problem solving skills
Attention to detail

Other requirements

The working environment within the site can be noisy with extremes of temperature and the work involves heavy lifting and manual handling, but don’t be put off, we provide all of the necessary protective equipment, and our teams pride themselves in their standards of health and safety.

About this company

Whether it be on a breakfast sandwich, a BBQ or served with mash, there is a good chance you will have enjoyed sausages from Riverway Foods. Now you have the chance to be part of the team responsible for crafting and delivering the best-tasting sausages in Britain, using only the highest-welfare pork from British farms. Based in Harlow in Essex and part of the wider CPC Foods Limited group, the sausages produced in the purpose-built facilities – supported by the latest technology - are distributed nationally through retail giants such as Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. The taste created by Riverway sausages – whether it be Traditional Pork, Cumberland or Caramelised Onion – is second to none.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship an individual assessment will be undertaken to determine whether a full-time position will be offered

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