Summary
The Southampton Engineering Training Association (SETA) is supporting Jordans Dorset Ryvita to recruit 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprentices to join their team and develop within the organisation along with the support of SETA.
Wage
£25,000 a year
From Year 2 £25,000 + a Payrise
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Apprentices will work Mon- Fri 37hrs a week whilst at SETA. When in the workplace you will work 39hrs. Year 1: typical pattern of work would be 5-days a week Mon-Fri Years 2-4: shift rotations, weekends & night shifts will be introduced
39 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
3 years 6 months
Positions available
3
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
In this apprenticeship you will learn a range of mechanical and electrical skills ranging from bearing fitting to troubleshooting and repairing flow wrappers, fault finding electrical circuits to installing motors.
You will also learn how to safely maintain the equipment to make and package our Ryvita and Dorset Cereals products which are made on the Poole site.
These skills, coupled with a working knowledge of the process operations will develop you into a strong, well-balanced mechanical and electrical engineer.
Focus will be to complete preventative maintenance on Bakery equipment and fault-finding and diagnosing equipment breakdowns arise so that operations can continue safely and efficiently so that all our products meet all quality standards and customer expectations.
In year 2, one apprentice will begin to diversify into Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation engineering (EC&I). The EC&I apprentice will develop skills to design, develop and manage PLC and software-based control systems and distributed controls systems on our site.
Our 4 Year Apprenticeship Programme will see you develop both technically and personally, with the majority of your first year spent at SETA training centre in Southampton completing some of the following training:
* Foundational knowledge units including General Safety and Statutory Requirements
* Specialist Electromechanical training including:
* Mechanical Maintenance,
* Electrical Maintenance,
* Fluid Power
* 1 Day a week will be dedicated to the delivery of a BTEC Level 3 in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Once you’re equipped with your foundation knowledge, you’ll join our friendly team on-site for Year 2 and 3 where you’ll work alongside our teams and start gaining valuable hands-on experience and training to further your understanding and start applying what you’ve learnt. You’ll be assigned a mentor, who will oversee your development and training. There will also be further training courses in Year 2.
Through this apprenticeship you will:
* Be involved in preventative maintenance schemes, breakdowns repairs, site services and improvement projects with the aim of ensuring the safe running of the factory.
* Gain an understanding the key operational functions – milling, flour transportation, baking and packaging work within our factories.
* Support the maintenance of production equipment.
* Gain a good knowledge of our processes and equipment.
* Develop skills to troubleshoot and fault find on plant equipment using tools and systems tools and techniques throughout equipment lifecycle: commissioning, operations and routine maintenance
Where you’ll work
Jordans Dorset Ryvita
Albion Close
Poole
Dorset
BH12 3LL
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Our Apprentices will undertake a Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician, Level 3 (A level). This will include a full-time period of practical workshop based ‘off-the-job’ training at SETA in Southampton.
You will also begin a technical certificate (depending on your prior attainments) where you will be required to attend SETA one day a week over two academic years. After your initial training at SETA, you will be working towards your End Point Assessment.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade Grade C/4-5)
* Maths (grade Grade C/4-5)
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
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Physical fitness
* Adapting to change
Other requirements
Our Apprentices will be based at Poole in Dorset, but candidates will be required to travel to SETA in Southampton for 20 weeks during the first year of the Apprenticeship, and for day-release courses for the remainder of the first year as well as the second year. Full training will be given but we expect our Apprentices to maintain our rigorous standards.