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Engineering Apprentice - Level 3 Posted on 31/10/2023

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Starting salary of \xc2\xa322,932 plus shift allowance

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• Engineering Apprentice - Level 3

About the Role:

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there\'s a good chance you\'ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK\'s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country\'s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Hereford site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Hereford, is one of our main processing facilities, processing up to 2 million birds per week. There are over 1,500 talented people employed at our Hereford site, helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods. We\'ve recently invested \xc2\xa31.2 million in technology and equipment, making it one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the UK.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you want a challenge to kickstart your career within Engineering Maintenance? Looking for a company you want to work with and for?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to our apprenticeship recruitment across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Engineering Apprentice to join our Engineering Team, based at our advanced manufacturing site located in Hereford.

Merging practical experience with skills-based learning, our apprenticeships are designed to kick-start your career. Our apprenticeship programme offers you the opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience, where you will combine college-based learning with on-the-job training. You will work alongside experts, on real projects that shape our future, and you will have a mentor who will support you throughout the programme.

What will you be doing as an Engineering Apprentice at Avara?

To support the Engineering teams with optimising machinery output and product quality, and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, efficient breakdown response in specific area of the factory whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practice.

What will your key responsibilities as an Engineering Apprentice include?

• Support the Engineering teams to ensure the Engineering maintenance is carried out in line with the schedule and effective and efficient corrective action is taken.
• Develop quick and effective response to breakdowns in more than one area on site, where possible identifying root cause and suggesting possible improvements to prevent further breakdowns occurring.
• Communicate unscheduled breakdowns to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer and work with the operations department to minimise plant disruption.
• Follow good engineering standards and good hygiene practice for the department.
• Ensure all activities are carried out within company and legislative health and safety guidelines, highlighting possible areas of improvement to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer.
• Timely reporting of any Health and Safety, Animal Welfare and Environmental Issues
• Follow the communicated escalation route for unscheduled plant downtime and minimise downtime by following a good engineering practice.
• Demonstrate basic problem-solving techniques to identify root cause of issues.

What you\'ll need to be successful:

• Numerical and reasoning ability to meet entry level requirements for a technical apprenticeship (Functional skills L2 in Literacy and Numeracy as well as pass score in Technical Abilities Test)
• Minimum qualifications are 5 GCSE\'s grade 4 or above including: Math\'s, English - Essential and a science is desirable.
• Practical ability in order to operate within a FMCG factory.
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment.
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
• Experience in Engineering is desirable.
• Have been a UK/EU/EAA resident for the past three years or more prior to starting the course

The benefits to you, as an Apprentice at Avara Foods:

As an Engineering Apprentice, and as a valued member of our team, you\'ll enjoy a secure, supportive, and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

Though we offer many opportunities throughout the programme, it is your commitment, determination and resilience that will help to ensure you succeed!

In return for your hard work as an Apprentice, you can also look forward to many benefits which amongst other things, include the following:

• A competitive starting salary per annum - we pay at least the adult National Living Wage.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well-known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
• Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free staff parking

Other important things to know about our Apprenticeships before applying:

We have a duty of care to our colleagues and wouldn\'t want you to spend a large amount of time commuting, so we require our Apprentices to be based within a reasonable radius of their site location.

You\'ll need to have the permanent right to stay and work in the UK.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

You\'ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment, which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf-life products where hygiene standards are critical. The role is both factory and office based.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you\'ve applied, you\'ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Hereford site, to discuss your application and CV further. There\'ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role. If you have any questions regarding this role before this stage, please email us at .

If you\'re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

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