Engineering Apprenticeship – Bakery Industry
LANTMANNEN UNIBAKE UK LIMITED
Bedford, Milton Keynes
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 12 April 2026)
Posted on 26 March 2026
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Summary
After completing your apprenticeship, you could progress to a fully qualified Maintenance Engineer, with opportunities to specialise in:
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Automation
You’ll also have access to ongoing training, development and the chance to work on innovative engineering projects in a growing industry.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
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Competitive starting salary with annual increases
Fully funded accommodation during residential training
Comprehensive training and mentorship
Clear career pathways and development
Supportive, friendly and inclusive culture - Training course
- Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 August 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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4
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
As an Engineering Apprentice, you’ll work with experienced engineers to:
- Maintain and repair machinery on our production lines
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical and automation faults
- Carry out preventative maintenance
- Learn how food production equipment works and how to keep it running efficiently
- Support continuous improvement across our bakery operations
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Eastcotts Park, Wallis Way, Bedford, MK42 0PE
- Site 1, Maidstone Road, Kingston, Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
Training course
Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Read and interpret task related information and data. For example, work instructions, SOPs, quality control documentation, Service Level Agreements, specifications, engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information, work instructions, and operation manuals.
- Plan work. Identify and organise resources to complete tasks.
- Identify hazards and control measures to mitigate risks.
- Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with environment and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Select, check the condition, and safely use maintenance tools and equipment. Store tools and equipment. Complete or arrange maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.
- Follow standard operating procedures and quality procedures.
- Follow site isolation and lock off procedures (lockout, tagout) and re-instatement of equipment with system checks and handover.
- Apply mechanical and fluid power system maintenance practices and techniques. For example, check levels, parts wear, pressure, and sensors, grease and lubricate parts, replace, fit components, and calibrate equipment.
- Apply electrical and control maintenance practices and techniques including use of electrical testing equipment and instruments. For example, panel risk assessment, fixed wire installation testing, fault finding, thermographic surveys, and checking protection settings.
- Apply reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures. For example, condition monitoring, oil sampling, thermography, vibration analysis, and ultrasound.
- Install and configure instrumentation or process control systems.
- Install and configure electrical systems. For example, add distribution boards to circuits, single and three phase motors (AC and DC).
- Assemble, position and fix equipment or components. Complete commissioning checks.
- Disconnect and remove equipment or components. Complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
- Read and interpret equipment performance data.
- Fabricate, drill, and join to produce basic parts, spares or components to measurement and tolerance specification.
- Apply down-hand (flat) TIG welding techniques: butt and tee.
- Apply mathematical techniques to solve engineering problems.
- Produce and amend electrical and mechanical engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information. For example, for new component parts or change in circuit diagram or panel.
- Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques for example, using PLC data to diagnose issues and locate faults on industrial network.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to understand current performance; collect and record data. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Restore the work area on completion of activity.
- Resolve or escalate issues.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR. Comply with cyber security.
- Record work activity. For example, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records, and any business or legal reporting requirements.
- Communicate verbal and written. For example, with colleagues and stakeholders. Use engineering terminology where appropriate.
- Produce reports for example, equipment performance reports.
- Provide guidance or training to colleagues or stakeholders.
- Read and interpret task related information and data. For example, work instructions, SOPs, quality control documentation, Service Level Agreements, specifications, engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information, work instructions, and operation manuals.
- Plan work. Identify and organise resources to complete tasks.
- Identify hazards and control measures to mitigate risks.
- Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Comply with environment and sustainability regulations and procedures: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Select, check the condition, and safely use maintenance tools and equipment. Store tools and equipment. Complete or arrange maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.
- Follow standard operating procedures and quality procedures.
- Follow site isolation and lock off procedures (lockout, tagout) and re-instatement of equipment with system checks and handover.
- Apply mechanical and fluid power system maintenance practices and techniques. For example, check levels, parts wear, pressure, and sensors, grease and lubricate parts, replace, fit components, and calibrate equipment.
- Apply electrical and control maintenance practices and techniques including use of electrical testing equipment and instruments. For example, panel risk assessment, fixed wire installation testing, fault finding, thermographic surveys, and checking protection settings.
- Apply reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures. For example, condition monitoring, oil sampling, thermography, vibration analysis, and ultrasound.
- Install and configure instrumentation or process control systems.
- Install and configure electrical systems. For example, add distribution boards to circuits, single and three phase motors (AC and DC).
- Assemble, position and fix equipment or components. Complete commissioning checks.
- Disconnect and remove equipment or components. Complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
- Read and interpret equipment performance data.
- Fabricate, drill, and join to produce basic parts, spares or components to measurement and tolerance specification.
- Apply down-hand (flat) TIG welding techniques: butt and tee.
- Apply mathematical techniques to solve engineering problems.
- Produce and amend electrical and mechanical engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information. For example, for new component parts or change in circuit diagram or panel.
- Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques for example, using PLC data to diagnose issues and locate faults on industrial network.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to understand current performance; collect and record data. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Restore the work area on completion of activity.
- Resolve or escalate issues.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR. Comply with cyber security.
- Record work activity. For example, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records, and any business or legal reporting requirements.
- Communicate verbal and written. For example, with colleagues and stakeholders. Use engineering terminology where appropriate.
- Produce reports for example, equipment performance reports.
- Provide guidance or training to colleagues or stakeholders.
Training schedule
About the Training Programme
Your apprenticeship combines hands‑on engineering experience at our sites with technical training delivered by MGTS (Midland Group Training Services).
Residential Training at MGTS (Coventry).
Your technical training will include residential blocks at MGTS, with accommodation fully funded by Lantmännen Unibake:
- 22 weeks in Year 1
- 14 weeks in Year 2
- 6 weeks in Year 3
This industry‑leading training will equip you with essential mechanical, electrical and automation skills.
Requirements
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
Other requirements
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths, Science and English
- A driving licence is highly desirable due to travel between sites
- You must be 18 years old by 1 August 2026 (due to site restrictions)
- You must have the right to work in the UK, not time-limited and not requiring sponsorship now or after qualification
About this employer
Lantmännen Unibake supplies bakery products to thousands of supermarkets and restaurants across Europe on our mission towards billions of smiling tummies! If you’re passionate about food, curious about how things work, and want a hands‑on career in engineering, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
After this apprenticeship
After completing your apprenticeship, you could progress to a fully qualified Maintenance Engineer, with opportunities to specialise in:
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Automation
You’ll also have access to ongoing training, development and the chance to work on innovative engineering projects in a growing industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LANTMANNEN UNIBAKE UK LIMITED
Tammy Davies
tammy.davies@lantmannen.com
01908588951
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023384.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 12 April 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.