Newton Abbot - Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprentice
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Company: YEO VALLEY FARMS (PRODUCTION) LIMITED
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Location: Devon, TQ12 4PJ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000021195
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Application Deadline Date: 03/04/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: 40 per week, Monday - Friday, with some flexibility required in the final year.
Brief Description
We're hiring Engineering Apprentices. Are you considering a career in Engineering? Want to earn while you learn? As an Engineering Apprentice at Yeo Valley, you will be working as part of a busy, dynamic Engineering Team in a distinctive, ambitious, & trusted manufacturing company that is committed to making great British dairy & organic products.
Training to be Provided
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard - Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer:
- OAL Level 3 Diploma in Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering
- First Year: you will spend block term time at Bridgwater College, and the rest of the time will be on site learning on the job at site.
- Second and Third Year: You will spend four days per week on site receiving in-house training and one day per week at college.
Following completion of the Level 3 modules you will complete an End Point Assessment with an external verifier. - After you’ve successfully completed your apprenticeship, there is the opportunity to continue training and become a fully qualified Engineer.
Future Prospects
- Commitment and willingness to progress within the business.
Vacancy Detail
Tasks will vary day-to-day; you will be trained and entrusted to:
- Plan and prepare for maintenance of engineered systems in the food and drink industry.
- Perform first-line routine mechanical maintenance, including removing and replacing components, cleaning, lubrication, inspection, and fault finding.
- Apply ‘best practice’ techniques, including condition monitoring and proactive maintenance.
- Produce replacement components, using manual and machine processes.
- Maintain fluid power systems.
- Weld stainless steel and other materials used in food production equipment.
- Perform first-line electrical maintenance, including testing, fault finding, repairing, and replacing components.
- Commission and perform maintenance of instrumentation/process control systems.
- Perform maintenance of programmable control systems.
- Manage medium scale projects covering a variety of the skills outlined above.
Other Information
There is the possibility of accommodation in Year 1, during the period of attending college. Confined spaces and working at height. Successful candidates will have their interviews conducted in June.