Engineering Apprentice

Summary

Our 4-year Engineering Apprenticeship provides the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to become an Engineer, maintaining some of the newest and fastest production lines. You’ll combine college-based learning with real-world experience, earning a competitive salary from day one.

Wage

£23,810 a year

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Training course

Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

4

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

As an Engineer Apprentice you will:

Safely complete a variety of engineering practical tasks and jobs to support your college learning and personal development on the programme.

Work alongside Technicians to complete intrusive, planned & preventative maintenance schedules (PM’s).

Support Technicians with breakdown maintenance across all production lines.

Be responsible for timely completion of information within the computer-based maintenance programme (52-week plans).

Learn about the business, soft drinks, and manufacturing; learning from others’ experience and knowledge with a clear vision about where we’re going and who we want to be.

You'll learn through a combination of:

Studying for the  Level 3 Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering, delivered by BMet College.

Comprehensive Carlsberg Britvic training, and continuous on-going support.

Applying everything you learn into real-world practise on the job.

Wider career development and coaching, and a comprehensive catalogue of optional learning modules. Potential for further study at level 4 or above through the college.  

Where you’ll work

Aventine Way

Glebe Farm Industrial Estate

Rugby

CV21 1HA

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

BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

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.
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

6-month rotations around site, block release set up with college; Year 1-3: 3 x 6 week blocks, Year 4: revision blocks & preparation for EPA.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
passion for engineering

Other requirements

Curiosity to learn, and commitment to all aspects of study for the Level 3 qualification A Technical mindset with an interest in how things work, along with a passion for engineering Excellent creative problem-solving skills with an eagerness to learn and ability to use your own initiative. Strong communication skills and teamwork skills.

About this company

Here at Britvic, we are on a journey to become the most dynamic and sustainable soft drinks company, creating a better tomorrow. As one of the UK’s leading players in the fast-moving consumer goods market we pride ourselves on setting high standards, being courageous and pushing ourselves to offer exciting opportunities to all of our employees.

Company benefits

Benefits: Flexible benefits package including company bonus, 25 days holiday, company pensions, life insurance, private medical, health screening, gym memberships.

After this apprenticeship

Progressions to a full engineering technician.
Wider career development and coaching, and a comprehensive catalogue of optional learning modules. Potential for further study at level 4 or above through the college.

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