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Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- 1st yr block release 24 weeks at NWTC
- 2nd /3rd yr a mixture of shorter blocks 12 weeks
- Most of your time will be spent at the employer being trained and assessed in your workplace
- The company and our Technical Training Assessor will support your time of learning offering guidance throughout
We monitor your Apprenticeship to ensure you achieve mandatory requirements core skills knowledge and occupational behaviours in preparation for your end point assessment.
What you'll do at work
- Expectations at Company, Site and College. Learn, Develop and ensure standards of HSE, food safety at all times. Follow all H&S and Environmental procedures and regulations
- Maintain professional attitude, timekeeping and standards all times as a representative of SD Guthrie
- Ensure all training requirements are met and successfully complete training, assessments, assignments set
- Take part in continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering department
- Carry out routine maintenance inspections
- Apply technical and academic skills
- Fault finding diagnostics on mechanical, electrical and control systems
- Participate in project work, upgrades and new equipment installation
- Maintain accurate records of work completed
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, Supervisors and external providers
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
As a condition of your employment you are required to be on-call and to attend work outside of your normal working hrs on a regular basis at times & on dates notified to you in accordance with business requirements and any local on-call policy
- At the end of the apprenticeship, candidates will be suitably trained and continue their employment in a suitable role where available
- Potential continuation of education and academic studies i.e. HNC
- Continued professional development
- Further in-house and external training and development available
- With the employer 8th September 2025 for company induction
- Induction at NWTC 15 / 09 / 25
- Training starts 22/ 09 / 25
About the Company
SD Guthrie International is the world's leading producer of certified sustainable palm oil, and the Liverpool site is Europe's first dedicated sustainable palm oil refinery. SD Guthrie International Liverpool Refinery offer a range of high quality, sustainable performance vegetable oil and fat ingredients in bulk or packed.
What do you need?
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
- Science (grade C/4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Strong focus on H&S
- Good time management
- Motivated
Other requirements
Any offer of apprenticeship / employment will be subject to successful completion of a colour vision assessment You will be required to attend NWTC during your block training (Liverpool). 24 weeks in the first year, 12 week blocks in the 2/3 years. You must be able to travel to both the Employer and to NWTC L5 9RJ.
Join us and you'll get
As a high performing organisation we aim to support all our employees to achieve their best, have a rewarding, purposeful and fulfilling career. We believe in an open culture and Employee wellbeing is at the heart of our culture.
- With the employer 8th September 2025 for company induction
- Induction at NWTC 15 / 09 / 25
- Training starts 22/ 09 / 25
