Multi-Skilled Apprentice Engineer

Description

Job description:

Finsbury Food Group are looking for a Multi-Skilled Apprentice Engineer to complete a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship. The candidate will be attending an AMRC Training Centre course, backed up with workplace experience to carry out an engineering apprenticeship; the outcome being a qualified Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer.

Role & responsibilities:

• Being adaptable - Following a structured plan to spend time on each plant so you can understand the process and equipment
• Read and interpret relevant data and documentation used to maintain components, equipment and systems
• To carry out PPM and maintenance activities on scheduled maintenance days
• Having a proactive view and assisting with cleaning as you go to ensure that all work areas are kept to a high-degree of cleanliness
• Some general lifting of equipment and parts but in manageable loads, with manual handling training provided
• Working/assisting all members of the engineering team, to gain experience from them and knowledge of the equipment they are working on
• Throughout the course of the apprenticeship, become trained on all process equipment and how this is setup / used safely. You will be required to successfully perform fault diagnosis on electrical, mechanical, fluid and process control systems.
• To engage with and champion automation and efficiency within the manufacturing environment. Do this through involvement in suggestion scheme and excellence projects
• Through the course of the apprenticeship, become knowledgeable in key engineering techniques and good practises
• Incorporate multiskilling as part of everyday working practice to improve the running of manufacturing equipment. You will be required to run your own improvement project and validate the benefit.
• To report daily to the engineering shift manager, mentor or course tutor
• To respect company and AMRC Training Centre property, and to handle all equipment with care
• To report to your workplace on time each day
• This job description is not an exhaustive list of tasks performed and may be required to perform duties of a similar nature from time to time
• To carry out all study work required to complete the apprenticeship both within the normal work hours and out of hours if required
• To carry out all work activity in a safe manner, not putting yourself or others at risk and ensuring your work area is kept clean and tidy

Skills required:

• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Good computer literacy skills
• Good time management and organisational skills

Personal qualities the candidate must have:

• A desire to learn and ability to work under own initiative and as part of a larger team
• An aptitude towards manual work and a keen interest in learning practical engineering skills
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility

Employer description:

With over 125 years of baking tradition, and part of the Finsbury Group since 2014, Fletchers Bakery can trace its roots back to 1895, when it first started to produce much-loved sliced breads. It’s now one of the most diverse and highly efficient bakery manufacturers in the UK, serving both the retail and foodservice industries.

Based in the heart of Sheffield, Fletchers employs over 400 people. Its nine high-volume manufacturing lines produce a wide range of products for both the retail and food service markets. The range includes Buns and Rolls, English and American Muffins, Baguettes, Doughnuts and Sliced Breads all in either fresh or frozen formats.

Things to consider:

During the first year you will be required to attend the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre in Sheffield, full time for an initial block of study.  You will return to your workplace one Friday per month.  After the initial block training you will attend the AMRC Training Centre for one day a week to undertake the knowledge study. The remaining four days will be spent in company learning on the job.

Please note the AMRC Training Centre reserves the right to close applications ahead of the published closing date.

Qualification Requirements:

Advanced apprenticeships entry requirements

You will need both of the following:

• GCSE English language C or 4 or above
• GCSE Maths C or 4 or above.

Applicants are also required to successfully complete a series of assessments at the University of Sheffield’s AMRC Training Centre, as well as an employer recruitment and selection process to secure a place on an apprenticeship programme.