Engineering Apprentice

Job description:

Starting Salary of £21,500 per annum, increasing each year, tuition and accommodation fees paid

Engineers arent born theyre bread and were gearing up to welcome applications for our 2025 Engineering Apprentices to join our family based in our Bristolbakery. We are looking for our new Apprentices to have a passion forengineering and to be availableto join the family in August 2025.

Click here to take a sneaky peek into the life of an Engineer at Warburtons.

Your first year will be attending afull-time residential course with our national training provider, Midland Group Training Services, based in Coventry.

Accommodation will be provided in newly built Student accommodation, which is only a short walk from the training facility and will be funded as part of the course. For more information on MGTS click: (www).mgts.co.uk, to view the accommodation click: Gulson gardens student accommodation.

To join our Apprenticeship programme in Bristolyou'll need the following:

• Youll be 18years or over by the 1st September 2025due to the residential requirement of the first year of study
• Achieved 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) to include a Level 5 or above in Maths, a Level 4 or above in English, a Level 4 or above in either science or ICT.
• Able to be flexible around work patterns, including shifts, weekends and evenings (from year 3 onwards)
• You'll have excellent analytical skills and enjoy problem solving with a logical and structured approach
• Passion, drive and commitment to complete a 4-year apprenticeshipwith a genuine interest in Engineering
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Our Engineering Apprenticeship will take you on a journey of learning and development over the next 4 years,we will take care of your tuition fees as well as paying you for your hard work. There's no reason to worry about student debt, we've got your bread & butter sorted, all we knead is for you to use your loaf and apply!

As the UKs No. 1 Bakery Brand we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

The Apprenticeship programme gives YOU the development and skill set you need for us to shape our future together.

We are inviting Apprenticeship applications NOW in readiness for our selection events in February 2025.

Our Apprenticeship provides the knowledge, skills and experience needed for the role of a Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer. These include, performing plant maintenance and conducting failure diagnosis, maintenance, repair and replacement of our highly automated control systems, mechanical, electrical and production systems along with learning about food and safety legislation.

Typical things you can expect are:

• A structured 4-year Apprenticeship Programme
• Varied learning through a mixture of on-the-job training with your own Warburtons mentor and working with our training provider (MGTS)
• An apprenticeship that equips you to become a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
• A varied programme that involves, electrical, mechanical and control engineering
• Learning to fault find and fix mechanical and electrical components including making and suggesting improvements.

At the successful completion of your Apprenticeship, you'll have achieved yourBTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, and youll be ready to start your career as a qualified Multi Skilled Engineer with us. This route is just the start of your career and can open the door to many more opportunities, such as Engineering Management and Project Engineering positions at site or involved with continuous improvement projects in head office.

Last, but by no means yeast, youll want to know what your breads worth.

• A recognised development path and qualification to kick-start your career
• £21,500 starting salary rising each year of your Apprenticeship
• Family time is important to us, so well start you on 25 days paid holiday per year
• Life assurance
• New starter goodie box to welcome you to the family
• Being part of a national team of Apprentices, supporting each other
• A dedicated mentor throughout your Apprenticeship
• Continued development & 121 training designed especially for you
• Working on sites with state-of-the-art technology, automation and new product development
• Site social events, charity days and wellbeing initiatives
• Award winning contributory pension scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Retail Vouchers & online shopping offers including Warburtons discounted products
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

If youre looking to kick-start your career within a supportive, Industry leading family business that puts our people at the heart of it, then the journey starts here.

• December 2024 applications willclose - to avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to apply now!
• Early January 2025 successful candidates will be notified by email.
• We will aim to hold selection Events aroundmid January to early February2025.
• If successful, you will receive your offer of employment in March2025
• Employment will commence mid to late August 2025

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.

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