Maintenance Engineering Apprentice
FLORETTE UK + IRELAND LIMITED
Wood End Lane (WS13 8NF)
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 28 May 2025)
Posted on 14 May 2025
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Summary
Join our Maintenance Engineering team at Florette in Lichfield, WS13 8NF, where you will work alongside experienced engineers and mentors, in our food production factory and ensure the running and regular Mechanical and Electrical maintenance of our production lines creating ready-to-eat salad sold in all major UK supermarkets.
- Wage
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£23,810 a year
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 25 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
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
We are looking for an Engineering Apprentice to join our Maintenance Engineering team at Florette in Lichfield, WS13 8NF! The successful candidate will work in our food production factory and ensure the running and regular Mechanical and Electrical maintenance of our production lines creating ready-to-eat salad sold in all major UK supermarkets. Alongside hands-on work with experienced engineers and mentors, you will also study a 4 year Engineering apprenticeship course at Burton and South Derbyshire College at Level 2, progressing onto Level 3.
The successful candidate will need to be over 18 years old, due to the factory environment, and is able to drive and with their own transportation to commute to Lichfield for work and Burton/Swadlincote for college training. We are looking for someone who is driven, inquisitive, attentive, and not afraid to get their hands dirty! Experience in Engineering is not required but would be beneficial. If you've either never held a wrench before, worked on your family car growing up, or previously studied engineering, then we want you to apply if you want to start your career in Engineering!
- Support the Maintenance team in ensuring that all production equipment is available to production in good order & working within capability limits.
- Aid the Maintenance Engineers with the maintenance of plant/equipment through effective planned preventative maintenance (PPM), which will assist in maximising asset lifespan and minimising breakdowns.
- Assist with fault finding analysis and problem solve the cause of plant/equipment breakdowns.
- Support with asset care history logs for all major plant/equipment to assist in breakdown problem solving analysis and preventative maintenance programme.
- Promote plant cleanliness and hygiene in all production areas after carrying out maintenance/repair.
- Ensure that company quality and food hygiene standards and procedures are strictly adhered to at all times.
You will study at Burton and South Derbyshire College in total for up to 4 years, initially obtaining a level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship and then progressing onto a Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician.
Where you'll work
Florette House
Wood End Lane
WS13 8NF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
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Your training plan
- Level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship standard
- Level 1/2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release. The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Maths and English (grade 4/C or 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
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Initiative
- Logical
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Time-Management
Other requirements
Candidate must have a full UK driving License with own vehicle and be over the age of 18, due to the factory environment. If you are shortlisted for this opportunity you will need to complete an additional application online.
About this company
Food Manufacturing - Salads.
After this apprenticeship
Years 0-1: Level 2 Engineering Operative.
Years 2-4: Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician.
Roles to progress into within Florette - Maintenance Technician - Maintenance Engineer – Maintenance Team Leader – Maintenance Manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320621.
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Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 28 May 2025)
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