Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprentice YEO VALLEY FARMS (PRODUCTION) LIMITED

Location

Crewkerne, Somerset | United Kingdom

Job description

What you will do in your working day

Tasks will vary day-to-day; you will be trained and entrusted to:

• Plan and prepare for maintenance of engineered systems in the food and drink industry.
• Perform first line routine mechanical maintenance, including removing and replacing components, cleaning, lubrication, inspection, and fault finding.
• Apply ‘best practice’ techniques, including condition monitoring and proactive maintenance.
• Produce replacement components, using manual and machine processes.
• Maintain fluid power systems.
• Weld stainless steel and other materials used in food production equipment.
• Perform first line electrical maintenance, including testing, fault finding, repairing, and replacing components.
• Commission and perform maintenance of instrumentation/process control systems.
• Perform maintenance of programmable control systems.
• Manage medium scale projects covering a variety of the skills outlined above.

The training you will be getting

Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard - Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer:

OAL Level 3 Diploma in Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering

• First Year: you will spend block term time at Bridgwater & Taunton College, Bridgwater Campus, and the rest of the time will be on site learning on the job at site.
• Second and Third Year: you will spend four days per week on site receiving in-house training and one day per week at college.
  Following completion of the Level 3 modules you will complete an End Point Assessment with an external verifier.
• After you’ve successfully completed your apprenticeship, there is the opportunity to continue training and become a fully qualified Engineer.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

• Commitment and willingness to progress within the business.

Job tags

Salary

£10.98k - £21.67k per annum