Apprentice Maintenance Engineer

Level: 3


Employer: HILL BISCUITS LIMITED


Location: Tudno Mill

As an apprentice with us you will support the day-to-day running of the company ensuring that machinery is working, and production isn’t affected. You will be trained to undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of equipment as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.

Duration: 3 Years

Expected start date: 16/05/2025

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

  • Preventative & reactive maintenance
  • Scheduled maintenance
  • Mechanical fault finding
  • Electrical fault finding
  • Creating a maintenance plan for the organisation’s equipment
  • Establishing maintenance policies and procedures
  • Ensuring that maintenance technicians carry out planned maintenance
  • Conducting frequent quality checks on equipment to ensure no maintenance is required
  • Completing emergency maintenance when equipment breaks down
  • Managing the budget for the maintenance of equipment
  • Keeping a record of preventive and emergency maintenance carried out
  • Ensuring the organisation complies with safety regulations while maintenance takes place
  • You will also deal with customers who come to collect and suppliers who deliver to the warehouse
  • You will help the team load the van for deliveries
  • You will work closely with the operations manager and the office team to ensure a smooth running of the dispatch area
  • Any other duties required

About employer

Hill Biscuits is one of the largest and longest-established biscuit manufacturers in the United Kingdom. From its site in the heart of Ashton-under-Lyne, the Hill bakery operates 24 hours a day and produces over 100 product lines of everyday traditional biscuits – including flavoured creams, Bourbon Creams, Fruit Shorties, Gingerbread Men and Digestives – all following family recipes handed down through the generations. Started in 1855 by John and Sarah Hill from a small shop in Dukinfield, Manchester – manufacturing was scaled to meet supply in 1889 and four years later the foundation stone for the Tudno Mill factory was laid by Sarah Hill on 4th November 1893. The bakery remains the home of Hill Biscuits to this day, 130 years on.

  • weighting: Desired
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: Maths and English
  • grade: Grade 4/C or above

Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Level 3.

Training will take place both on-site at Hill Biscuits and weekly day release at the Rochdale Training. Candidates need to ensure that they can attend both sites.

    Progression offered to the right candidate.

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Experience is desirable
  • Punctuality
  • Reliability
  • Trustworthiness

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills