Hereford, United Kingdom
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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. Hours of Work Monday to Friday - 0800 - 1700 with attendance at college 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.
