Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician Apprentice

ESTERFORM PACKAGING LIMITED

Royds Farm Road (LS12 6DX)

Closes in 22 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 July 2025

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Summary

We are looking for someone to join the engineering team in Leeds. You will work with site engineers to learn all aspects of maintenance, machine assembly, machinery repairs, and machinery installations.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 07:00 - 15:00

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years 9 months

Positions available

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

  • To ensure you understand and comply with all company policies and procedures in relation to health, safety and hygiene at work.
  • Comply with the BRCGS & any other quality related standards the business employs.
  • Complete machine changeovers.
  • Start and stop machines, performing electrical, mechanical and hydraulic repairs and maintenance.
  • Repair any equipment as required, within your remit, ensuring all work complies with statutory regulations.
  • Complete services and other machine interventions in a timely manner, in line with operating procedures.
  • Ensure quality of product conforms to all internal and external specifications.
  • Ensure designated area(s) are clean, tidy and safe.
  • Perform machine cleaning and hygiene clearance duties, as required.
  • Follow all company policies and procedures, reporting any issues to the duty Shift Manager or Engineering Management.

Where you'll work

Royds Farm Road
LS12 6DX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Your training plan

Training will be one day per week at Printworks Campus, Leeds

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
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this company

Esterform is the largest independent converter of PET in the UK, with a wide range of customers in different market sectors. A rolling 5-year investment programme ensures that capacity continues to keep pace with the requirements of customers and potential customers. Producing 2.5 billion preforms per year that are converted into plastic bottles for a wide variety of uses.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full time position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

apprenticeships@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326278.

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Closes in 22 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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