Mechatronics Engineer Apprentice
WARBURTONS LIMITED
Nottingham (NG16 3SA)
Closes on Thursday 31 December 2026
Posted on 11 November 2026
Contents
Summary
Ready to engineer your future? Great engineers are built, not born. Join our family at Eastwood Bakery as an Engineering Apprentice. Over 4 years, you'll gain qualifications, hands on experience and a salary from day one, training to become a Mechatronics Engineer. We'll even cover your tuition and first year accommodation.
- Wage
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£21,500 a year
- Training course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 August 2027
- Duration
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4 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
Your Apprenticeship Journey/The Recipe
Your first year will be spent on a full-time residential programme with our national training provider, Midland Group Training Services (MGTS) in Coventry.
You'll stay in student accommodation close to the training facility, with the cost covered as part of your apprenticeship.
After that, you'll continue developing your skills back at Warburtons, combining hands-on experience with further training and support from your own mentor.
Over the four years, you'll get stuck into:
- Electrical, mechanical and control engineering
- Maintaining our highly automated equipment and production systems
- Fault-finding and diagnosing problems
- Repairing and replacing mechanical and electrical components
- Finding ways to make our equipment and processes even better
- Understanding the food and safety standards that keep our bakeries running safely
You'll learn from experienced engineers, put your skills into practice and steadily build the confidence to tackle real engineering challenges.
The Perks We’ve Baked In
Now for the extra dough… because you’ll want to know what your bread’s worth:
- £21,500 starting salary, increasing each year of your apprenticeship
- Your tuition fees paid
- First-year accommodation paid
- 25 days' paid holiday
- A structured four-year development programme
- Your own dedicated Warburtons mentor
- Development and 1-to-1 training designed around you
- The chance to learn alongside a national group of Warburtons apprentices
- Hands-on experience with automation and modern engineering technology
- Life assurance
- Award-winning contributory pension scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Retail vouchers and online shopping offers, including discounts on Warburtons products
- Site social events, charity days and wellbeing initiatives
- 24/7 confidential wellbeing support and occupational health services
- A new starter goodie box to welcome you to the family
Where you'll work
Eastwood Bakery, Meadowbank Way, Mushroom Farm,
Nottingham
NG16 3SA
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
Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
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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
- Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 9-5)
- English (grade 9-4)
- Science (grade 9-4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- ICT (grade 9-4)
- Any two other subjects (grade 9-4)
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
Other requirements
Be comfortable working flexibly, including shifts, weekends and evenings from year three onwards.
About this employer
Warburtons is the largest family-owned bakery business in the country, and employs around 4,500 people across 12 bakeries and 14 depots across the UK. Now Recognised as Britain's favourite bakery brand, Warburtons has doubled in size in the last decade alone to become a £500 million-a-year business. This means that more ethan a quarter of all bakery products consumed in the UK is produced by Warburtons.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successfully complete your apprenticeship and you'll achieve a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Engineer Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Apprenticeship, with the skills and experience to begin your career as a qualified Multi-Skilled Engineer with us. And that's only the beginning. Engineering can open up opportunities across areas such as Engineering Management, Project Engineering and continuous improvement. The direction you take from there is up to you.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
Jessica Pease
recruitment@mgts.co.uk
02476630333
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000063830.
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Closes on Thursday 31 December 2026
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