• What does a Food and drink apprentice maintenance engineer do?

Maintenance and repairs, installation and upgrades, health & safety compliance, training and learning.

• How did you end up in this job?

I wanted to pursue a career working with machines. Prior to this, I worked as a machine operator, and engineering felt like the natural next step. As a result, I began applying for engineering apprenticeships.

• What’s the best thing about your job?

Every day I am leaning new skills and everyday is different. Also I get to go college and get a qualification at the end of this apprenticeship.

• How long have you been doing your job?

7 months

• Where do you see yourself in five years time?

A fully qualified maintenance engineer.