Engineering Technical Apprenticeship
Amcor (Global Containers & Closures)
Beccles (NR34 8TS)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 1 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 March 2026
Contents
Summary
We are currently recruiting apprentices for our technical pathways in Engineering Maintenance and Production Technician roles. Based at our Beccles site. Training is delivered through our Beccles Training Academy. If you’re looking to build an exciting career within a large manufacturing organisation, apply now.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Working hours can vary for apprentices and can include shifts and weekend working (TBC)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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6
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
- Carry out a wide range of tasks both in a team and individually to a performance standard agreed with your line manager/mentor
- Participate in the training and assessment process to develop and demonstrate a range of skills
- Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety regulations and procedures
- Support your department in daily activities
- Commit to learning and development through the apprenticeship programme
Where you'll work
London Road
Beccles
NR34 8TS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RPC CONTAINERS LIMITED
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply escalation procedures in relation to faults or issues.
- Follow procedures in compliance with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Prepare and maintain the work area before, during and after the engineering and manufacturing activity.
- Follow workplace operating procedures.
- Read and interpret engineering and manufacturing specifications, drawings and technical information.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Select and use consumables, tools, equipment and machinery for engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Store consumables, tools, equipment and machinery in line with requirements.
- Apply first line maintenance principles to tools, equipment and machinery. For example, checking tool condition, cleaning, lubrication, visual inspection, tool calibration.
- Measure and mark out materials as part of engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Comply with quality assurance requirements and follow monitoring processes.
- Record information relating to engineering and manufacturing activities, paper based or electronic.
- Apply continuous improvement (CI) techniques, for example, contribute to the business by identifying possible opportunities for improving working practices, processes or procedures.
- Communicate verbally with colleagues and supervisors.
- Communicate in writing (electronically or paper based) with colleagues and supervisors.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Maintenance. Complete maintenance operations in line with maintenance based safe working practices and procedures.
- Maintenance. Support maintenance operations in line with maintenance plans.
- Maintenance. Support maintenance operations in line with maintenance strategies.
- Maintenance. Conduct maintenance testing in line with testing schedules.
- Maintenance. Use maintenance diagnostic techniques to identify faults.
- Maintenance. Support maintenance operations related to engineering systems, for example, mechanical systems, electrical systems, fluid power systems.
- Maintenance. Carry out corrective actions, including assembling and dismantling components, ensuring alignment and tolerance specifications are adhered to.
- Manufacturing production. Complete manufacturing production operations in line with manufacturing production based safe working practices and procedures.
- Manufacturing production. Complete manufacturing production operations in line with manufacturing production plans, for example assembly operations.
- Manufacturing production. Adjust operating parameters during manufacturing production operations to meet specification.
- Manufacturing production. Identify and select material for manufacturing production operations.
- Manufacturing production. Set up and operate manual or semi-automated machines, for example, presses, assembly tools, including use of fixtures, jigs and work holding devices.
- Manufacturing production. Identify faults in manufacturing production operations. For example, components and sub assemblies.
- Manufacturing production. Carry out quality checks before, during and after manufacturing production operations.
- Electrical and electronic. Complete electrical and electronic operations in line with electrical and electronic based safe working practices and procedures, including isolation and reinstatement of equipment or systems.
- Electrical and electronic. Wire and terminate different types of cabling, for example single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured.
- Electrical and electronic. Assemble a range of electrical and electronic components, for example component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors.
- Electrical and electronic. Test electrical and electronic assembles and components, for example component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors.
- Electrical and electronic. Identify faults within electrical or electronic systems.
- Fabrication. Complete fabrication operations in line with fabrication based safe working practices and procedures.
- Fabrication. Mark out and prepare components and assemblies for fabrication operations.
- Fabrication. Use fabrication, joining and forming techniques to produce components and assemblies in fabrication operations, for example welding, bonding, sheet metal work, bolting, riveting and additive manufacturing.
- Fabrication. Identify and select material for fabrication operations.
- Fabrication. Carry out quality checks before, during and after fabrication operations.
- Machining. Complete machining operations in line with machining based safe working practices and procedures.
- Machining. Operate manual or CNC machines to complete machining operations.
- Machining. Set up manual or CNC machines to complete machining operations, including material preparation and component alignment
- Machining. Identify and select material for machining operations.
- Machining. Control machining parameters: Adjust speed, feed, depth of cut, and coolant flow.
- Machining. Select and use appropriate tooling to complete machining operations.
- Machining. Identify faults within machining operations.
- Machining. Identify faults with machine, complete routine maintenance activities and follow lubrication schedules.
- Machining. Monitor machine performs, for example sounds, vibrations and behaviours.
- Machining. Conduct first-off, in-process & final inspections in relation to machining operations.
- Apply escalation procedures in relation to faults or issues.
- Follow procedures in compliance with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in compliance with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Prepare and maintain the work area before, during and after the engineering and manufacturing activity.
- Follow workplace operating procedures.
- Read and interpret engineering and manufacturing specifications, drawings and technical information.
- Use planning, prioritising, organising, and time management techniques to plan engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Select and use consumables, tools, equipment and machinery for engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Store consumables, tools, equipment and machinery in line with requirements.
- Apply first line maintenance principles to tools, equipment and machinery. For example, checking tool condition, cleaning, lubrication, visual inspection, tool calibration.
- Measure and mark out materials as part of engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Comply with quality assurance requirements and follow monitoring processes.
- Record information relating to engineering and manufacturing activities, paper based or electronic.
- Apply continuous improvement (CI) techniques, for example, contribute to the business by identifying possible opportunities for improving working practices, processes or procedures.
- Communicate verbally with colleagues and supervisors.
- Communicate in writing (electronically or paper based) with colleagues and supervisors.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
Training schedule
Engineering Operative Level 2.
Training takes place at the Beccles Amcor Training Academy which is located on the Beccles site.
Training is delivered on day release at the Academy.
More training information
Training will be delivered through the Beccles Amcor Academy. An initial block release programme of 6-weeks is followed by a department rotational phase before you are placed within a department on site permanently.
Following your initial 6-week induction you will revert to day release training on site.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
We are a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day.
https://www.amcor.com/about (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Progression opportunities
- Work place events and perks
- Opportunities to visit other sites
- CSR activities
- On site parking
- Work place pension
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion you will have an opportunity to progress as a maintenance engineer or production technician.
The possibility to progress to a level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (Production Technician or Maintenance Engineer) if deemed appropriate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RPC CONTAINERS LIMITED
Claire Louise Casbolt
Claire.casbolt@amcor.com
07930081258
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343008.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 1 May 2026 at 11:59pm)