Engineering Apprentice (Nottingham)

Summary

Join us as our Engineering Apprentice, where you will gain hands-on experience while working towards a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician qualification. This role is your chance to play a pivotal part in ensuring seamless learning experiences across our group.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Year One : £20,000 + Full Accommodation Cost’s Covered

Training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Hours

In your first year, you’ll be based (live in) in Coventry full-time, attending training Monday - Friday onsite at our partner MGTS. Towards the end of your apprenticeship, you may be moved onto one of your site’s shift patterns.

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Learning from experienced engineers and mentors within your site.
Gaining hands-on skills in manufacturing engineering.
Working towards a nationally recognised qualification.
Working across our engineering function to gain a good fundamental knowledge of engineering at Compleat.

Where you’ll work

Dunsil Drive
Queens Drive Industrial Estate
Nottingham
NG2 1LU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

Your training course

Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
Apply continuous improvement techniques.
Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
Apply continuous improvement techniques.
Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.

Your training plan

In your first year, you’ll be based (live in) in Coventry full-time, attending training Monday - Friday onsite at our partner MGTS, where you’ll develop core technical skills in a hands-on, workshop-based environment.

From year two through to the end of your apprenticeship, you’ll spend the majority of your time back at your assigned site, applying what you've learned in real-world settings alongside experienced engineers. You’ll also return to MGTS periodically for further training and assessments as part of your qualification. Towards the end of your apprenticeship, you may be moved onto one of your site’s shift patterns.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C and above)
Maths (grade 4/C and above)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Formed in 2021, The Compleat Food Group is a new food group on a mission to create great quality, tasty and affordable food, that people love to eat. And we’re committed to doing it in a sustainable way that delivers a positive impact on the world and maximises the well-being of the communities we are part of. At Compleat, we’re home to exciting brands including Pork Farms, Wall’s Pastry, Squeaky Bean, Unearthed, Vadasz, Wrights, Palace Culture and Harvey and Brockless. We’re also a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice. Employing more than 5,000 people across 16 sites, our ambition is to become the UK’s No 1 chilled prepared food company measured by ESG, culture and business performance.

https://www.compleatfood.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

33 days annual leave. 2 paid volunteering days per year. Retailer discount scheme. Employee well-being including gym discounts, financial toolkits & community groups. Informal and Formal training. 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid. Charity and team events.

After this apprenticeship

At our company, our engineering apprenticeship is the perfect launchpad for a dynamic career in engineering, innovation, and problem-solving. From day one, you'll be immersed in hands-on work that sharpen your technical skills and set you on the path to a rewarding career. As you gain experience and demonstrate your expertise, you'll have the opportunity to deepen your skills across engineering and with continued growth and development, you could eventually progress into senior engineering or management positions.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE COMPLEAT FOOD GROUP LIMITED

Chantel Rogers

careers@compleatfood.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317164.

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Closes on Friday 13 June 2025

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