Summary
This is more than just an apprenticeship—it’s a journey to becoming a highly skilled Engineer in the UK’s largest manufacturing sector. Cadbury's chocolate factory is searching for dedicated people to join their maintenance team to ensure that the factory can continue to produce some of the best chocolate in the world.
Wage
£21,000 a year
Your basic salary will be determined by your age and will range between £18,000 and £21,000
Training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
At Make UK - Mon - Thurs 8am - 4.30pm and Fri 8am - 12.30pm
36 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Wednesday 17 September
Duration
3 years 6 months
Positions available
8
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
Kickstart Your Career as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Apprentice with Mondelēz International!
Are you ready to take your first step toward an exciting and rewarding career in engineering? Join Mondelēz International, the world’s leading maker of chocolate, biscuits, candy, and gum – home to iconic brands like Cadbury, Oreo, and Milka. We are offering a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Apprenticeship that blends hands-on experience with classroom learning to equip you with the skills to excel in a dynamic, high-tech manufacturing environment.
This is a role that will support our manufacturing site in Bournville (home of Cadburys). Successful candidates will set out on a 4-year journey that will lead to being a qualified, trained and highly skilled Engineering Technician. The apprentice will become part of a collaborative team who will help the apprentice to develop their skills on the job by sharing knowledge, experience and technical abilities, coupled with recognised qualifications and a high-performing international business.
What to Expect:
This is more than just an apprenticeship—it’s a journey to becoming a highly skilled Engineering Technician in the UK’s largest manufacturing sector. From learning how we wrap 600 chocolate bars a minute to implementing preventative maintenance programs, every day will bring new challenges and opportunities.
The candidate will be trained in the theoretical and practical aspects of maintenance, relating to the processing and packaging equipment used on site.
This may include:
• Mechanical systems.
• Electrical and process control systems.
• PLC software applications.
• Electro-mechanical design and solutions.
• Electrical wiring, testing and installation.
• Pneumatic systems.
• Process instrumentation.
Post Qualification:
• You will independently operate and maintain at least one process, equipment or systems following autonomous maintenance (AM) standards and use your technical skills to improve line and/or system performance to meet business needs.
• You will be responsible for repairing and maintaining production equipment to deliver on our safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets.
• Key to the site improvement journey, using integrated lean six sigma methodology, you will use your technical expertise to optimise your equipment using AM (autonomous maintenance) and PM (progressive maintenance) standards.
• Ensuring that safety processes and practices are observed, and that quality assurance activities are performed, you will understand the losses in your production area and work with the wider team to eradicate and maximise performance.
Where you’ll work
Bournville
Birmingham
B30 2LU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EEF LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll work towards several academic and vocational qualification levels throughout your time with us, which are fully paid for, including:
• Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Foundation Competence – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company.
• Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Competence - in years 2 to 4 in company.
• Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Knowledge - in Years 2 & 3 on block release to Make UK.
• In house training in line with your requirements.
• Further qualifications deemed necessary by your employer.
On completion of your studies, you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Mechatronics Engineering Technician.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English Language (grade 4)
* Maths (grade 4)
* Science (or any other relevant subject) (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
As this is a food production environment, you should bear in mind the high standards required. These roles are going to be very popular so Make UK and Mondelez reserve the right to change the closing date of this advert with no notice, so apply now to avoid disappointment.