Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship
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Company: ABF GRAIN PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Location: Leigh, WN7 5RS
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,800.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000019124
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Application Deadline Date: 30/04/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 4
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Working Week: As the site is a 24-hour operation, to start, you will initially workday shifts 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. moving to a number of shifts consisting of 6-2, 2-10, 10-6 or 12-hour continental shifts. The first year will be at Waterside 9am – 4pm.
Brief Description
Waterside Training in partnership with AB World Foods based at Leigh has 4 fantastic opportunities for apprentices to join their production team to support the manufacturing operations as Manufacturing Technician Apprentices.
Training to be Provided
Training will take place at Waterside Training WA9 1TW
Apprentices will complete a programme of both theoretical and practical learning over a three-year period. Initially, based at Waterside Training undertaking broad based training during year 1 in Electrical and Mechanical techniques alongside Lean Manufacturing and Business Improvement techniques before moving to a programme of working on with experienced production technician's tackling “real life” activities.
Future Prospects
The advertised Apprentice wage will increase yearly or upon completion of progressive stages. Apprentices have fantastic future prospects within ABWF and the wider ABF group. Possibility of progressing onto a Level 4 qualification (or further) subject to agreed performance criteria. After qualifying you could go on to supervisory roles or senior management
Vacancy Detail
AB World Foods are looking to increase their manufacturing capability at the Leigh facility through the training and development of manufacturing Apprentices who will play a key role in supporting our ambitious growth plans.
As a technician you will cover roles within the Paste, Pappadum and Sauce teams, gaining an understanding of the core roles of Sauce/Paste Batching Technician, Sauce Filling Technician and Pappadum Extrusion Technician within the factory.
The role of Technician is responsible for operating key pieces of equipment on the line working on highly automated plant and equipment. Technicians are at the heart of the manufacturing and business processes - without this key role no product would be developed or produced. out this key role no product would be developed or produced.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Supporting product changeovers between batches
- Setting and adjusting machine parameters to maintain production quality
- Monitoring production lines to ensure continuous operation
- Supporting batching, filling and extrusion processes
- Assisting with basic fault finding on production equipment
- Supporting maintenance technicians when required
- Identifying equipment issues early to prevent downtime
- Using engineering knowledge to support problem solving
- Supporting lean manufacturing activities
- Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency
- Working safely in line with company procedures
- Completing daily cleaning and hygiene tasks
To be a technician you need to have a good understanding of Engineering techniques to be able to resolve problems with machinery and or production processes.
You will engage with the continuous improvement agenda seeking out new opportunities to take an active role in all CI activities working to set standards in a FMCG facility to control and set machinery.
You will work towards total Quality Assurance by ensuring all hygiene tasks are carried out and maintained in a clean and tidy state, proactively report pest control issues and manage process quality parameters to ensure good quality output.