Apprentice Maintenance Engineer

Shire plc; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing business based in Coventry is seeking a qualified maintenance technician. The role includes responsibilities such as using technology for documentation, conducting equipment assessments, and ensuring adherence to safety regulations. Candidates must demonstrate strong communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a team. Opportunities for continuous improvement are essential. This position offers a chance to contribute to producing high-quality chilled ready meals.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Use information technology for documentation and information management.
• Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
• Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
• Select, prepare and use materials, consumables, tools and equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Ability to follow technical instructions

Basic IT skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Use information technology to create documentation, communication and information management.
• Obtain, read and interpret task related documentation such as work instructions, quality control documents, drawings, operation manuals, specifications and service manuals.
• Record information such as job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
• Conduct initial assessment of equipment that requires maintenance.
• Formulate plans setting out the methodology of the maintenance activity including timescales and resources.
• Select, prepare and use material, consumables, tools and equipment.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and organisational requirements applicable in the workplace (e.g., COSHH, PUWER, LOLER, PPE and applying safe systems of work).
• Apply dynamic risk assessment, hazard identification and risk mitigation principles and techniques.
• Apply isolation principles and techniques to equipment undergoing maintenance, including dissipation of stored energies as required.
• Manufacture, repair and refurbish components using hand and machine tools.
• Restore the workplace on completion of the maintenance activity and hand over resources, consumables and equipment to process owner.
• Apply the techniques and processes used in reactive maintenance and repair activities on complex engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Produce, maintain, update, record and store documentation including electronic items such as PLC and robot programmes.
• Apply the techniques and processes used in planned and preventative maintenance activities on engineered systems such as electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems.
• Apply functional testing and checking techniques and processes after maintenance interventions and hand over to the operational team.
• techniques and processes used in condition monitoring, non‑destructive or sensory testing. Record findings and take necessary actions.
• Apply calculation techniques such as feeds, speeds, tolerances, electrical calculations using Ohm’s law, power calculations and cable sizing calculations.
• Select, use and confirm calibration of electrical and mechanical testing and measuring equipment.
• Produce sketches or drawings to support maintenance activities.
• Communicate in writing. Prepare communications, documents and reports on technical matters.
• Segregate, separate and dispose of waste streams and by‑products.
• Apply 4S or 5S principles of housekeeping to the work environment.
• Identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve operational performance.
• Apply continuous improvement techniques.
• Communicate with others verbally. Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders (e.g., to access equipment or arrange access to equipment).
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
• Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
• Apply fault finding techniques used in reactive maintenance on complex integrated systems including half split, input output, six point technique, function or performance testing, unit or component substitution and equipment diagnostics.

Qualifications & Skills

• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Team working, Good problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
• Ability to follow technical instructions and safety procedures
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Basic IT skills (e.g., using email, completing online learning)

The company is a food manufacturing business based in Coventry that specialises in producing and supplying chilled ready meals to customers.