Engineering Maintenance Apprentice

Training 2000; Leyland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

This vacancy is for an Engineering Maintenance Apprentice based in Leyland.

Maintenance Technicians ensure that plant and equipment perform to the required standard to facilitate production targets regarding Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost within High Value Manufacturing environments.

Why join Dr. Oetker?
We care about people and offer well-paid long-term permanent jobs with lots of benefits and opportunities to train and develop. We are as proud of our hard-working friendly culture as we are of the fantastic market-leading pizzas we make.

What’s the role?
The Leyland Facility is where the Chicago Town Pizzas started over 30 years ago. We are looking for people to join our state-of-the-art production facility and be part of a hard-working Engineering team who are proudly making the Dr. Oetker and Chicago Town branded pizzas. We need proactive and reactive maintenance cover for the Leyland plant with a purpose to maintain and improve the facility.

What do we offer?

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) which increases with service
• A skills-based development programme allowing you to develop skills and your pay once qualified
• Subsidised on-site restaurant with hot and cold meals, a salad/deli bar, snack machines, and microwaves with storage facilities for those who prefer to bring their own
• Free tea and coffee
• Free on-site parking (number of free electronic charging points available)
• Free Life Assurance at 4 times basic annual salary
• Free Wi-Fi in canteen
• Employee Referral Scheme – £350 once you know how great it is to work here you'll want to bring your friends and family!
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Enhanced Pension scheme which provides 6% Employer pension contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Regular Employee Forums ensuring all employees have a voice
• Incentivised employee suggestion and recognition schemes
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
• Free health checks

Your Future:

• Provide continuity of engineering
• Reduce downtime of the plant and machinery
• Provide engineering breakdown cover
• Monitor production equipment located at Dr. Oetker, Leyland
• Work on schedules of maintenance for such plant
• Carry out maintenance schedules generated by the planned maintenance system
• Problem solving on-line to improve production efficiencies
• Ensure college-based assignments and technical files are completed and meet submission dates

The main responsibilities of an Engineering Maintenance Technician are:

• Maintaining machinery and equipment
• Troubleshooting issues to maintain productivity
• Repairing faults in machinery and equipment

Training to be provided

• L2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing (Foundation Competence)
• L3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competencies) Mechatronics Maintenance Technician
• L3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)

About Dr Oetker UK Ltd

From pizzas to puddings, from cake mixes to savoury snacks, Dr. Oetker has been bringing people together to share feel-good food moments for over 130 years. And today? With a growing range of mouth-watering choices that are increasingly better for you – and the planet – we’re on a mission to make the world a happier place, one delicious bite, slice or spoonful at a time.