Apprentice Engineer

Warburtons; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£21,500 starting salary

Tuition fees paid

First-year accommodation paid

25 days holiday

Structured 4-year development program

Dedicated Warburtons mentor

Training designed around you

Discounts on Warburtons products

Wellbeing support

Pension scheme

Job summary

Warburtons is recruiting for an Engineering Apprentice at our Enfield Bakery in North London. The four-year programme combines a residential year with practical, hands-on experience in electrical, mechanical and control engineering, with tuition fees and first-year accommodation covered.

You will learn on a full-time residential programme in Coventry during year one, then continue your development back at Warburtons, supported by a mentor and a structured training path in a major food

Qualifications

• Be 18 or over by 1 September 2027 due to residential requirement in year 1.
• Have achieved five GCSEs or equivalent, including Level 5 in Maths, Level 4 in English and Level 4 in Science or ICT.
• Be comfortable working flexibly, including shifts, weekends and evenings from year three onwards.
• Enjoy solving problems and approaching them logicially.
• Be committed to completing the full four-year programme.
• Communicate confidently and work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Electrical, mechanical and control engineering tasks.
• Maintaining automated equipment and production systems.
• Fault finding and diagnosing problems.
• Repairing and replacing mechanical and electrical components.
• Learning from experienced engineers and building confidence to tackle real engineering challenges.

Skills

Curiosity

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Five GCSEs incl Maths 5, English 4, Science or ICT 4

Job description

Ready to engineer your future?

Great engineers aren't just born. They're built.

That's why we're looking for our next generation of Engineering Apprentices to join our family atour Enfield Bakery.

If you're curious about how things work, enjoy solving problems and want to build a proper career in engineering, this could be just the start you're looking for.

Our four-year Engineering Apprenticeship gives you the training, qualifications and hands‑on experience you need to become a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer, while earning a salary from day one.

And because we'll cover your tuition and first‑year accommodation, you can concentrate on learning your craft.

Your apprenticeship journey /The Recipe

Your first year will be spent on a full‑time residential programme with our national training provider, Midland Group Training Services (MGTS) in Coventry.

You’ll stay in student accommodation close to the training facility, with the cost covered as part of your apprenticeship.

After that, you’ll continue developing your skills back at Warburtons, combining hands‑on experience with further training and support from your own mentor.

Over the four years, you’ll get stuck into:

• Electrical, mechanical and control engineering
• Maintaining our highly automated equipment and production systems
• Fault‑finding and diagnosing problems
• Repairing and replacing mechanical and electrical components
• Finding ways to make our equipment and processes even better
• Understanding the food and safety standards that keep our bakeries running safely.
• You'll learn from experienced engineers, put your skills into practice and steadily build the confidence to tackle real engineering challenges.

What you'll come away with

Successfully complete your apprenticeship and you’ll achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, with the skills and experience to begin your career as a qualified Multi‑Skilled Engineer with us.

And that’s only the beginning. Engineering can open up opportunities across areas such as Engineering Management, Project Engineering and continuous improvement.

The direction you take from there is up to you.

The Perks We’ve Baked In

Now for the extra dough… because you’ll want to know what your bread’s worth:

• £21,500 starting salary, increasing each year of your apprenticeship
• Your tuition fees paid
• First‑year accommodation paid
• 25 days' paid holiday
• A structured four‑year development programme
• Your own dedicated Warburtons mentor
• Development and 1-to-1 training designed around you
• The chance to learn alongside a national group of Warburtons apprentices
• Hands‑on experience with automation and modern engineering technology
• Life assurance
• Award‑winning contributory pension scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Retail vouchers and online shopping offers, including discounts on Warburtons products
• Site social events, charity days and wellbeing initiatives
• 24/7 confidential wellbeing support and occupational health services
• A new starter goodie box to welcome you to the family

Essential Ingredients

We don’t expect you to arrive knowing everything. That’s what the apprenticeship is for.

What we’re looking for is curiosity, commitment and a genuine passion for engineering.

You’ll need to:

• Be 18 or over by 1 September 2027, due to the residential requirement in your first year
• Have achieved five GCSEs or equivalent, including Level 5 or above in Maths, Level 4 or above in English and Level 4 or above in either Science or ICT
• Be comfortable working flexibly, including shifts, weekends and evenings from year three onwards
• Enjoy solving problems and approaching them logically
• Be committed to completing the full four‑year programme
• Communicate confidently and work well with others

Most importantly, bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. We’ll help with the rest.

A bit about us

At Enfield, we do things on a pretty big scale!

Based in Brimsdown, North London, our Enfield Bakery and Distribution site is one of the largest bakeries in Europe. Since opening in 2003, the site has grown significantly and today operates 24/7, 363 days a year.

With five operating plants and colleagues representing more than 40 nationalities, Enfield brings together a fantastic mix of skills, experience and backgrounds, all working together as One Team.

And we certainly know our crumpets! Enfield produces an impressive 4.8 million crumpets every week and is proudly the Home of the Giant Crumpet. Fun fact: did you know a standard crumpet has around 350 holes?

Alongside manufacturing, our Distribution team keeps products moving to customers across the South, while continued investment helps us improve our facilities, capability and ways of working.

Ready to get your career rolling?

If you’re ready to learn, get stuck in and build a career in engineering with a family business that’s been doing things differently for 150 years, your journey starts here.