L3 Drinks Dispense Apprentice

Budweiser Brewing Group (AB InBev UK)

Swindon (SN1 1DQ)

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 18 September 2025)

Posted on 4 September 2025

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Summary

This program offers a hands-on, industry-led journey where you'll gain the skills and knowledge to understand how our technicians get beer from a barrel all the way to the glass. You will understand how to fault find and diagnose issues on all cellar and bar equipment while also getting to grips with how we install the systems to maintain quality

• Wage:

  £17,000 a year

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  Fixed term contract, £17,000 starting, £21,250 after 6 months, £26,562 after 12 months

• Training course: Drinks dispense technician (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Thursday 2 October 2025

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  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

• Install, maintain, and repair beverage dispense equipment with precision and excellence, ensuring industry-leading support
• Take ownership of tasks from the HUB team and Regional Operations Manager, seeing them through to completion
• Execute installations within service level agreements, accompanied by thorough documentation
• Promptly respond to reactive breakdowns, documenting details for efficient resolution
• Perform Planned Preventive Maintenance diligently, meeting service level agreements
• Provide full out-of-hours cover, demonstrating dedication to customer satisfaction
• Proactively manage workload, planning effectively to meet deadlines, and nurture relationships
• Assist team members, contribute to collective success, and enhance equipment quality

Where you'll work

Swindon Railway Station
Station Road
Swindon
SN1 1DQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE

Training course

Drinks dispense technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Interpret, follow and adhere to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, COPs, specifications and customer needs.
• Plan, organise and schedule own/others' work for example task delegation, work-flow, route planning, time management.
• Conduct site survey, including risk assessments.
• Interpret job requirements for example job specification, technical drawings, instruction booklets, identifying trends.
• Determine and source resources for example materials, time and equipment.
• Manage stock levels.
• Plumb pipework for drinks dispense equipment or components.
• Conduct electrical installations or maintenance of drinks dispense equipment or components.
• Install or maintain refrigeration components for drinks dispense equipment.
• Install or maintain gas dispense pressure system.
• Operate tools and instruments for example drills, power tools, spirit levels, specialist tools/instruments.
• Commission and connect specified equipment and/or components in adherence to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, COPs, specifications and customer needs.
• Assess condition of components and equipment and identifying action.
• Decommission and disconnect specified equipment or components in adherence to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, COPs, specifications and customer needs.
• Diagnose dispense, product or equipment faults and identify solutions.
• Test equipment and quality assure product dispensed, for example sampling final product.
• Clean lines, vessels and/or other equipment.
• Categorise decommissioned equipment for reuse, disposal or recycling.
• Pack decommissioned equipment to prevent further deterioration/damage.
• Isolate and document unsaleable product for return, destruction or further investigation.
• Complete documentation for example asset management records, work sheets, waste environmental records.
• Collect, record and provide data, for example pressure readings, stock usage.
• Communicate with stakeholders, internal or external for example customers, colleagues, managers, general public.
• Provide information, guidance or training to colleagues and/or stakeholders.
• Conduct all duties in adherence with health and safety directives and environmental policy and procedures.
• Interpret, follow and adhere to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, COPs, specifications and customer needs.
• Plan, organise and schedule own/others' work for example task delegation, work-flow, route planning, time management.
• Conduct site survey, including risk assessments.
• Interpret job requirements for example job specification, technical drawings, instruction booklets, identifying trends.
• Determine and source resources for example materials, time and equipment.
• Manage stock levels.
• Plumb pipework for drinks dispense equipment or components.
• Conduct electrical installations or maintenance of drinks dispense equipment or components.
• Install or maintain refrigeration components for drinks dispense equipment.
• Install or maintain gas dispense pressure system.
• Operate tools and instruments for example drills, power tools, spirit levels, specialist tools/instruments.
• Commission and connect specified equipment and/or components in adherence to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, COPs, specifications and customer needs.
• Assess condition of components and equipment and identifying action.
• Decommission and disconnect specified equipment or components in adherence to Service Level Agreements, legal requirements, COPs, specifications and customer needs.
• Diagnose dispense, product or equipment faults and identify solutions.
• Test equipment and quality assure product dispensed, for example sampling final product.
• Clean lines, vessels and/or other equipment.
• Categorise decommissioned equipment for reuse, disposal or recycling.
• Pack decommissioned equipment to prevent further deterioration/damage.
• Isolate and document unsaleable product for return, destruction or further investigation.
• Complete documentation for example asset management records, work sheets, waste environmental records.
• Collect, record and provide data, for example pressure readings, stock usage.
• Communicate with stakeholders, internal or external for example customers, colleagues, managers, general public.
• Provide information, guidance or training to colleagues and/or stakeholders.
• Conduct all duties in adherence with health and safety directives and environmental policy and procedures.

Training schedule

Drinks Dispense Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

The program consists of 11 weeks in college, where travel, accommodation and meals will be covered by the company. The 11 college weeks will be phased throughout the 15 months with majority of your training taking place in the field alongside our mobile, knowledgeable, qualified technicians

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4/C or above)
• Maths (grade 4/C or above)

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
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Other requirements

-Must be 18 or over -Must hold a Full UK Driving License

About this employer

We are Budweiser Brewing Group, the UK & Ireland business of AB InBev, the world's leading brewer. We build brands and experiences that bring people together through our dedication to brewing the best beer with the finest, natural ingredients. The UK is home to many of the world’s best ranked bars and restaurants, and a booming beer scene with over 50,000 pubs.

Company benefits

-25 holidays per year + bank holidays -Pension & income protection -Comprehensive health & wellbeing benefits (fully funded private medical insurance, dental insurance, gym discounts) -A beer allowance to enjoy our brands

After this apprenticeship

• Potential to progress into a full time position within the company

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE

Sophie Powell

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340555.

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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 18 September 2025)

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