Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician apprentice
IMAGE ON FOOD LTD
MARKET DRAYTON (TF9 3UX)
Closes in 23 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 August 2025
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Summary
Working with our Engineering Manager, you will help support all engineering activities on site. This is a training opportunity for supervised experience into the technical knowledge, professional skills, and hands-on experience to enable a successful engineering career alongside formal classroom instruction.
- Wage
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£26,540.80 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
9.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours 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
If you're passionate about engineering and eager to learn, this is your chance to build a future with a company that values your growth and success.
Your main tasks and responsibilities as an Engineer Apprentice are as follows:
- Support servicing and repair of onsite machinery/equipment
- Assist on any breakdowns/repairs onsite
- Support planned preventative maintenance activities
- Involved in Tooling/CNC/Cad in relation to tools for machinery
- Ensure all safety and technical food safety procedures are followed/maintained
- Co-ordinate Contractor paperwork and induction to site, chase method statements, commission sign offs
- Ensure that Machinery Safety Inspections/checks are carried out, highlighting any issues or remedial actions
- Support the completion of SOP’s, Risk/COSHH Assessments
- IT infrastructure support
- Assist/research new machinery/operations
- Participate in ad hoc projects as required by the business
Where you'll work
6 BURNSIDE BUSINESS PARK
BURNSIDE ROAD
MARKET DRAYTON
TF9 3UX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Training schedule
You will attend the London Rd Shrewsbury College campus, 2 days per week with the remainder of the working week based in the workplace
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
We would welcome candidates who have had exposure to the manufacturing industry (specifically food) or possess a general interest in food manufacturing but this is not essential.
About this employer
Image on Food Ltd are one of the leading gingerbread manufacturers in the UK through our brands Original Biscuit Bakers and Billingtons Gingerbread. Our mission is to work alongside our customers to develop ideas unique for them whilst, still, maintaining a reputation of quality, service and creativity. At our company, we champion respect, quality and excellence in everything we do, embracing change with adaptability, driven by passion and belief, and empowering every individual to thrive and make a difference.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion, you will move into a full-time role where you can apply the skills learned during your apprenticeship in a practical setting
- You may also have the opportunity to continue with your engineering qualifications
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP
Jules Rhodes
julesr@shrewsbury.ac.uk
01743 653 460
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334979.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Monday 25 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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