Engineering Apprentice
DUNBIA (ENGLAND)
Bridlington (YO15 3QY)
Closes in 23 days (Tuesday 8 July 2025)
Posted on 12 June 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you ready to kickstart your career with a leading company in the red meat processing industry? Dunbia is looking for Apprentice Engineers to join our team in Carnaby.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday with a start time of 7am if under the age of 18 and 6am if over the age of 18.
37.5 hours per week with 2x 30 minute breaks per day.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 8 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
- 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
Where you'll work
The Abattoir Lancaster Road
Carnaby
Bridlington
YO15 3QY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
Requirements
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
- Creative
About this company
Dunbia is a leading food company specializing in the production of beef and lamb products. Founded in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, Dunbia has grown significantly and now operates globally1. They focus on creating high-quality, naturally flavorful food and serve various market sectors with a wide range of products Dunbia is known for its commitment to quality, food safety, and sustainability. They have multiple locations across the UK and Ireland, including abattoirs, processing facilities, and retail packing sites.
After this apprenticeship
- We will discuss the opportunities available at interview
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DUNBIA (ENGLAND)
Helen Jones
dunbia.jobs@dunbia.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325599.
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Closes in 23 days (Tuesday 8 July 2025)
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