Apprentice Multi-Skilled Engineer
TATE & LYLE SUGARS LIMITED
Normanton (WF6 1RY)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 18 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 June 2025
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Apprentice to join our team at Normanton. As part of the programme, you will be working towards an apprenticeship level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£26,208 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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This position will involve shift working on a rotating pattern, which will include days (5.45am to 2.15pm), afternoons (1.45pm to 10.15pm) and night shifts (9.45pm to 6.15am). Shifts start/finish times may vary.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 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 seeking to appoint a multi skilled apprentice engineer to complement our existing team. Your main responsibilities will involve maintaining machinery and equipment specific to sugar packing (filling machines, conveying systems, robots, palletisers, inspection equipment) . This includes conducting planned and predictive maintenance to ensure optimal production and responding to breakdowns in a fast-moving environment.
The job involves analysing and problem-solving, anticipating problems before they occur and taking steps to deal with them correctly and swiftly. By identifying underlying problems and finding appropriate solutions the apprentice engineer will be a key influencer of site reliability.
You will actively contribute to machinery changeovers and set-ups, manufacturing and repairing component parts, and supporting continuous improvement projects.
This role will report to the Engineering manager and will be part of a small and effective engineering team.
Where you'll work
Ripley Drive
Normanton Industrial Estate
Normanton
WF6 1RY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HEART OF YORKSHIRE EDUCATION GROUP
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
Enrol onto an approved L3 Apprenticeship Standard where a L3 BTEC and NVQ will be completed on a day release basis, alongside on-site assessments.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Engineering (grade Pass)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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
The successful candidate will be working within a busy food factory environment. Please ensure you can travel to and from the location of the opportunity, paying attention to shift patters and public transport links.
About this company
ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal and Italy. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®
After this apprenticeship
This position is a permanent role, where once qualified the apprentice will become part of the fully functioning engineering department.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HEART OF YORKSHIRE EDUCATION GROUP
apprenticeships@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk
01924 789469
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327169.
Apply now
Closes in 27 days (Friday 18 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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