Engineering Apprentice
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barfoots of Botley Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
The Role
A fantastic early careers opportunity for a school or college leaver to join our fantastic Engineering team. As one of our apprentices, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop skills across all aspects of our engineering operations, while working alongside experienced professionals to further bolster your skills & knowledge. You will also learn how to work safely and effectively in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to learn from the ground up in a dynamic food production environment, with exposure to everything from mechanical breakdowns, planned corrective maintenance, planned inspections and factory automation projects.
Our apprentices will attend college on a day release basis and can expect to undergo extensive training to learn engineering fundamentals and how to apply them in real world situations. This is a great opportunity to work and learn with the best and perfect for individuals interested in pursuing a career in manufacturing engineering & sustainable food production. You'll need to have a genuine interest in how things work and be willing to take on a four-year apprenticeship program. You must have good communication skills and be self-motivated. You'll also need to employ good housekeeping standards and work within our Health and Safety guidelines.
What training will take place?
Maintenance performs a vital role in keeping the engineering assets working. Through your apprenticeship you will learn to keep equipment performance to a maximum, undertake preventative maintenance as well as diagnosing faults and undertaking repairs. Training elements to be included:
Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
Shadowing a trained engineer on site
Basic first aid at work
Abrasive wheel training
Harness training
Weekly college-based learning
Key Responsibilities
Assisting engineers with machinery & equipment breakdowns
Assisting engineers with planned corrective maintenance
Assisting engineers with planned inspections
Requirements
GCSE or equivalent English & English (Grade 4 or above) desirable
A passion for engineering and a strong desire to learn and develop skills in engineering
Strong work ethic and willingness to take on physical tasks
Effective communication and teamwork skills
Ability to follow instructions and adhere to safety guidelines
Why work for Barfoots?
Investors In People Silver Award status.
Company pension scheme
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Program
Benefits Platform
Development opportunities
Discounted leisure membership
Discounted vegetable box scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free onsite parking
Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
Rapidly growing company
Committed to Sustainability - Using our waste to power our site!
A fantastic early careers opportunity for a school or college leaver to join our fantastic Engineering team. As one of our apprentices, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop skills across all aspects of our engineering operations, while working alongside experienced professionals to further bolster your skills & knowledge. You will also learn how to work safely and effectively in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to learn from the ground up in a dynamic food production environment, with exposure to everything from mechanical breakdowns, planned corrective maintenance, planned inspections and factory automation projects.
Our apprentices will attend college on a day release basis and can expect to undergo extensive training to learn engineering fundamentals and how to apply them in real world situations. This is a great opportunity to work and learn with the best and perfect for individuals interested in pursuing a career in manufacturing engineering & sustainable food production. You'll need to have a genuine interest in how things work and be willing to take on a four-year apprenticeship program. You must have good communication skills and be self-motivated. You'll also need to employ good housekeeping standards and work within our Health and Safety guidelines.
What training will take place?
Maintenance performs a vital role in keeping the engineering assets working. Through your apprenticeship you will learn to keep equipment performance to a maximum, undertake preventative maintenance as well as diagnosing faults and undertaking repairs. Training elements to be included:
Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
Shadowing a trained engineer on site
Basic first aid at work
Abrasive wheel training
Harness training
Weekly college-based learning
Key Responsibilities
Assisting engineers with machinery & equipment breakdowns
Assisting engineers with planned corrective maintenance
Assisting engineers with planned inspections
Requirements
GCSE or equivalent English & English (Grade 4 or above) desirable
A passion for engineering and a strong desire to learn and develop skills in engineering
Strong work ethic and willingness to take on physical tasks
Effective communication and teamwork skills
Ability to follow instructions and adhere to safety guidelines
Why work for Barfoots?
Investors In People Silver Award status.
Company pension scheme
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Program
Benefits Platform
Development opportunities
Discounted leisure membership
Discounted vegetable box scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free onsite parking
Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
Rapidly growing company
Committed to Sustainability - Using our waste to power our site!