Apprentice Maintenance Engineer
Boughey Distribution Ltd
Cheshire (CW5 6RS)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 August 2025
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Summary
A fantastic opportunity to start a career as a Maintenance Engineer at fast-expanding firm, Boughey Distribution Limited, one of the UK’s leading logistics companies for the food industry. You will have an experienced maintenance engineer mentor who will share their high level of experience and knowledge with you.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm with 30 mins paid break
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 19 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
An exciting opportunity to start your engineering career and play your part to ensure the smooth running of one of the busiest departments at this fast-growing distribution firm which specialises in the UK’s ambient grocery sector. Role responsibilities will include:
- Performing preventative maintenance tasks on machinery involving general servicing and replacement of parts, including items such as conveyor belts
- Conducting planned and unplanned maintenance tasks
- Adjusting parameters on machinery
- General use of and learning skills with hand tools to assist in role
- Diagnosing faults and pre-empting possible issues to aid in smooth running for this fast-paced department
- Possible other general maintenance around the site
- Part of Boughey team taking responsibility for site’s high health and safety standards and excellent track record
- Playing part in keeping workspace and general site clean, tidy and a pleasant place to work
Where you'll work
Nantwich Road
Wardle
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6RS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Training schedule
The candidate will follow a Level 3 Apprenticeship programme and study towards a full standard as a Maintenance and operations engineering technician. This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College – South & West.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
- Science (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Hard working
- Reliable
About this employer
Boughey Distribution Limited is one of the UK’s leading logistics providers to the food industry and is driving business forward in 2024 with an ambitious expansion strategy. Part of NWF Group, Boughey Distribution marked its 60th anniversary, last year, with the opening of a purpose-fitted 322,000 square feet warehouse in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the creation of 150 new jobs and the adoption of electric HGVs to the 167-strong fleet of HGVs. The 1,000 + strong team at Boughey also enjoyed a huge summer party for themselves and their families to celebrate the anniversary. In February, it was named Large Employer of the Year, at Cheshire College – South & West’s annual Apprenticeship awards, which rewards the achievements of apprentices and the support given by valued employer partners. The new Lymedale Business Park site is in addition to Boughey’s headquarter site in Wardle, near Nantwich, and a further large-scale additional warehouse in nearby Crewe. The firm, which has contracts with global giants ALDI and Arla Foods as well as well-known brands such as Swizzels, Good Guys Bakehouse and Love Corn, is also an ardent supporter of its local community and its associated sports clubs. The firm has also recently achieved the coveted B Corp accreditation for its demonstration of excellent working practices with regard to the environment, its local community and the way it supports a 1,000 + workforce, which is set to increase significantly in the near future.
Company benefits
Enhanced holidays of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays £300 annual attendance bonus Free shuttle bus service from Crewe to Wardle daily Company pension scheme On site gym Service awards £500 “Refer a Friend” bonus (service qualifying period)
After this apprenticeship
A full-time position is on offer after the successful completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Becky Smythe
becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338480.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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