Engineering Apprentice in Hatton

A 4-year Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship at Greencore, blending hands-on maintenance training with study at MGTS. Develop practical engineering skills, support production, and learn to keep machinery running in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Keep our food safe by following health, safety, and engineering standards
• Maintain and optimise machinery to keep production running smoothly
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance
• Support machinery changeovers and set-ups
• Drive improvements through audits and performance reviews
• Read and interpret task-related information and data such as work instructions, SOPs, quality control documentation, service level agreements, specifications, drawings, and operation manuals
• Plan work and identify resources to complete tasks
• Identify hazards and control measures to mitigate risks
• Comply with food safety, health and safety, and environment and sustainability regulations and procedures
• Select, check, and safely use maintenance tools and equipment; store tools and arrange maintenance including calibration where required
• Follow standard operating procedures and quality procedures
• Follow site isolation and lock-out/tag-out procedures and re-instatement of equipment with system checks and handover
• Apply mechanical and fluid power system maintenance practices: check levels, wear, pressure, sensors, lubrication, component replacement, and calibration
• Apply electrical and control maintenance practices: use electrical testing equipment, conduct panel risk assessments, fixed wire testing, fault finding, thermographic surveys, and protection setting checks
• Apply reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce failures (e.g., condition monitoring, oil sampling, thermography, vibration analysis, ultrasound)
• Install and configure instrumentation, process control systems, and electrical systems
• Assemble, position and fix equipment or components; complete commissioning checks
• Read and interpret equipment performance data
• Fabricate, drill, and join to produce basic parts or components to specification
• Apply TIG welding techniques (down-hand: butt and tee)
• Apply mathematical techniques to solve engineering problems
• Produce and amend electrical and mechanical engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information
• Fault-find and solve problems using PLC data to diagnose issues on industrial networks
• Apply continuous improvement techniques; collect and record data and devise suggestions for improvement
• Restore the work area on completion of activity; resolve or escalate issues
• Use information technology for document creation, communication, and information management; comply with GDPR and cyber security
• Record work activity (asset management records, worksheets, checklists, waste/environmental records, and other reporting requirements)
• Communicate verbally and in writing with colleagues and stakeholders; use engineering terminology where appropriate
• Produce reports (e.g., equipment performance reports)
• Provide guidance or training to colleagues or stakeholders

Qualifications and requirements

• GCSE in Maths and English (grade C/5 or above or equivalent); other relevant qualifications and industry experience may be considered
• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• The right to live and work in the UK; driving licence and access to a car is highly advantageous for travel

Additional information

Training schedule: alongside your day-to-day role, you’ll attend 15 study blocks of 3 weeks at MGTS's training facility in Redditch, mostly during the first two years. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect prior knowledge.

We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of nationality or background. However, applicants must have (or be able to obtain) the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the programme.

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we are one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food. We employ over 28,000 colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Our products cover every meal occasion, with revenues of approximately £4bn in FY25. We welcome you to join us as we continue to grow and deliver high-quality food to customers.