Engineering Apprentice
INSPIRED PET NUTRITION LIMITED
North Yorkshire (Yo7 3he.)
Closes on Monday 1 September 2025
Posted on 10 July 2025
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Summary
Learn skills and gain experience towards becoming a Maintenance Engineer within Food Manufacturing. Working with the maintenance engineering team to establish and maintain safe, compliant, and effective engineering operations by following the engineering strategy for proactive work whilst responding to breakdowns
- Wage
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£25,213.50 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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37.5 hours per week between 8:30am and 5pm Monday to Friday for the first 2 years and then going on to going onto 24/7 shift pattern
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 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
The role will require:
- Completion of relevant Level 3 qualification and attend college weekly at our nominated training provider.
- Work with the maintenance team to Perform planned and predictive maintenance of equipment and complete ad hoc repairs in a timely manner and by prioritising works in line with site priorities to ensure that efficient production is maintained
- Work with the maintenance team to assess the need for spares by ensuring that the critical spares and spares list is up to date and stock is at the required levels. Escalate any issues in a timely manner to the Engineering manager
- Work with the maintenance team to ensuring a safe environment by conducting all servicing and maintenance activities with minimal risk to employees, products and equipment. Champion safety
- Work with the maintenance team to start using route cause analysis on breakdowns to identify actions and drive completion of actions to prevent re-occurrence
- Work with the maintenance team to support the energy reduction and sustainability agenda to reduce environmental impacts across the site by ensuring all actions are completed
- Participate in daily and weekly review sessions to drive the improvement throughout the site
- Undertake training and engaging with other members of the maintenance team to wider knowledge in all areas of maintenance
Where you'll work
Dalton Airfield
Topcliffe
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
Yo7 3he.
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
YORK COLLEGE
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Your training plan
The training will take place both in the workplace and at York College and will typically be 4 days a week in work and 1 day at York College during college term time.
This Level 3 apprenticeship will give you the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician and we offer the following routes:
Electrical Technician
Mechanical Technician
Electrical System and Process Control Technician
Electromechanical Technician
You will also work towards the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Diploma and produce a portfolio of evidence on which the End-Point Assessment (EPA) technical interview will be based.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
BTEC 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Willingness to learn
- Engineering appreciation
Other requirements
Own transport is essential due to our location
About this company
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer, employing over 850 people across our 4 UK manufacturing sites. Our family of brands include Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butchers, Classic Cat and a selection of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel and Crick produce dry, wet, and baked foods which are enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world.
Company benefits
• Free parking and electric car charging • Enhanced maternity / paternity and pawternity • Salary sacrifice company pension scheme • Medicash Plan • Various non-contractual flexible benefits
After this apprenticeship
Potential of permanent employment on completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YORK COLLEGE
Apprenticeship Team
apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk
01904 770368
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331006.
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Closes on Monday 1 September 2025
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