Engineering Apprenticeship

Kepak Kirkham Ltd; Wesham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company is offering an apprenticeship in engineering located in Wesham, UK. The role involves conducting maintenance, improving efficiencies, and ensuring operational safety. Candidates should have a level 2 GCSE in English and Maths and good communication and team-working skills. The starting salary is £17,000 per year, increasing over the apprenticeship duration. This structured program allows apprentices to earn while they learn and prepares them for a successful career in engineering and the food industry.

Benefits

Employee Discount Scheme

Service-Related Annual Leave

Educational Assistance/L&D

Discounted Meat Products

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Conduct effective Planned Preventative Maintenance as directed.
• Perform maintenance based on audits and production reports.
• Implement continual improvements to plant and equipment.
• Maintain excellent workshop and engineering storage cleanliness.
• Ensure tools and equipment are serviceable and clean.
• Keep records of work completed.
• Report any risks to a designated manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Initiative

Logical

Education

GCSE in English (grade 9-4)

GCSE in Maths (grade 9-4)

Job description

Responsibilities

• To carry out effective Planned Preventative Maintenance as directed.
• To carry out maintenance and rectification works following audits, inspections, and production reports.
• Working to make continual improvements to plant and equipment to reduce repeat common point failures and improve site efficiencies.
• Keeping workshops, plant rooms and engineering storage areas to a standard that exceeds the requirements of internal and external audits.
• Keeping workshop tools and equipment serviceable, clean, and ready for use to meet the requirements for tool control.
• To keep up to date records of work completed on paper based and computer systems.
• All accountabilities support the engineering function which in turn reduces production down time and allows the department to meet its goals and objectives.
• Responsible for highlighting any additional spare parts required to carry out tasks. Spares usage is monitored against each team member by way of monthly KPIs.
• Report any risks or any evidence of unsafe or out of specification product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials, to a designated manager to enable the resolution of issues requiring immediate action.

Qualifications

• GCSE in English (grade 9-4)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 9-4)
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

About Kepak

Kepak is one of Europe's leading food companies with manufacturing sites across Ireland and the UK. Kepak's vision is to be a successful, sustainable, future ready Food Business with differentiation at its core, that is a great place to work. This vision is underpinned by our values of Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food & Teamwork.

Apprenticeship Details

This programme is the perfect entry point into Engineering, and the wider Food Industry, through a structured apprenticeship programme. As an apprentice, you earn while you learn – Kepak pays you while you are being trained and you will complete a Level 3 Engineering apprenticeship.

Compensation and Benefits

Wage: £17,000 a year. Check minimum wage rates.

Additional increments:

• Year 2: £20,500
• Year 3: £24,500
• Year 4: £30,000

Working Hours and Schedule

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm for at least the first 2 years. You will move onto shift in year 3 or 4, dependent on progress. Shift will be decided closer to the time. Total: 40 hours a week.

Start date: Monday 7 September 2026.

Duration: 4 years.

Benefits include: Employee Discount Scheme, Service-Related Annual Leave, Educational Assistance/L&D, Discounted Meat Products, Cycle to work scheme, Employee assistance programme.