Apprentice Multi-Skilled Engineers
NATURES WAY FOODS LIMITED
Chichester, West Sussex
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 17 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 September 2026
Contents
Summary
Ready to start your engineering career? Nature’s Way, a growing company with multiple sites in Chichester, is looking for four Apprentice Multi Skilled Engineers to join its growing team. Gain hands-on experience maintaining advanced production systems while working towards a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£18,000 -£20,000 per annum increasing on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday on a rota. 08.30am- 16.30pm during the first 6 months to include 2 x 30 breaks and attendance at college.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 October 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
What you will gain:
- The chance to work with a business committed to significant capital spend which includes exciting machinery enhancements and introduction of automated equipment
- The chance to learn how to perform maintenance and breakdown repairs on mechanical, electrical and electronic food production system such as washer, driers and packing robots
As an Apprentice Multi Skilled Engineer You will be trained in electrical and mechanical maintenance gaining the competence to work on the equipment across our four of our sites.
Key Responsibilities:
- Learn how to diagnose faults on a wide range of equipment.
- Learn how to maintain and update maintenance and equipment documentation.
- Learn how to identify possible improvements that assist is implementing the company’s continuous improvement programme.
- To work in accordance with the company’s safety procedures and learn to follow Health and Safety Legislation.
- To attend college and complete ALL course work to an acceptable standard and in a timely manner.
Who you will be:
- Someone who is willing to learn and actively challenge/question.
- Someone with good cognitive skills.
- Someone who will be willing to work flexibly in a Production environment.
- Someone with the drive to improve their manual skills and personal development.
- Someone with an Interest in the company and their potential impact on the brand.
- Someone with good written skills to ensure college and on-site reports are legible and understandable.
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:
- Chichester Food Park, Bognor Road, Chichester, PO20 1NW
- Park Farm, Chichester Road, Selsey, West Sussex, PO20 9HP
- Drayton Site, Park Farm, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 9HP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP
Training course
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
- Use information technology, for example to create documentation, communication and information management.
- Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation, such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
- Record information for example job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
- Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
- Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace. For example, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work.
- Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
- Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
- Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
- Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity. Handover resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
- Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
- Apply techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
- Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions, and handover to the operational team.
- Apply techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non-destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
- Apply calculation techniques such as, feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohms law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
- Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
- Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
- Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
- Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by-products.
- Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
- Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange access to equipment.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Motivated
- Reliable
- Follows instructions
- Interested to improve
Other requirements
What you need to know:
- This is a 48-month apprenticeship including a 6-month end point assessment
- Learning will be work based with occasional attendance at Worthing College
- To apply you must have lived in the UK for a minimum of 3 years before the start date of the apprenticeship learning and have authorisation to work in the UK
- You cannot apply if you already have a qualification equal to or higher than the apprenticeship standard being studied
- You can apply if you have a higher qualification than the apprenticeship standard in an unrelated subject
- You will need to have achieved the minimum GCSE grades in English, maths and Science to be eligible to apply
- You will need to be able to travel to any of the 4 sites each day as directed so own transport would be an advantage
About this employer
At Nature’s Way they love food! It all started in 1994 with bagged salad and now they are a leading and award-winning manufacturer of fresh convenient food such as prepared salad, food to go, dressed salads, coleslaw and potato salad with more exciting categories to come, supplying to some of the UKs largest household name supermarkets and restaurants.
Operating at four sites on the scenic south coast, Natures Way Foods (NWF) is now one of the largest employers in the area. They are immensely proud to employ a diverse team of nearly 1200 talented, committed and high performing people, valuing their individual strengths, talents, industry knowledge and experience.
https://naturesway.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Company pension
- 22 shifts holiday
- Healthcare package
- Life Assurance policy
- Plenty of development and training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Exclusive online benefits and discounts
- Free parking available across all sites
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of the apprenticeship there will be a wide range of progression opportunities within their businesses allowing staff to build their career further. The company has a fantastic Learning and Development offering where staff can upskill in several areas for Communication Skills, First aid, Coaching skills and management skills.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051291.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 17 September 2026 at 11:59pm)