Engineering Advanced Apprentice

Location: Various

Salary: £22,000

Categories: Apprenticeship, Engineering

What you’ll be doing

Expected Duration: 4 Years

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced Level 3 - Food and drink maintenance engineer 

Training Provider: BMET - BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE   

You can expect to attain a Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer level 3 standard. A great part of our programme is that all our Engineers from all our sites get to learn together at one of the UK's leading Engineering colleges. We do this using a six-week block release and residential model. This is 3 x 6-week training blocks every academic year. Accommodation, food and travel is paid for by the company. Everyone gets individual secure accommodation, and safeguarding measures are in place. 

At the end of your programme, if you have successfully completed your apprenticeship and achieved the performance targets that we have set for you, then you are guaranteed a permanent role with us as an engineer. 

What to expect

You will learn how to maintain machinery and equipment and find and resolve faults to optimise production levels.

You will conduct planned and predictive maintenance to prevent issues occurring, as well as reactive maintenance, responding to breakdowns.

You will also contribute to the installation and decommissioning of equipment.

You will work as part of a team or alone, depending on the task - On a daily basis you will interact with other technicians and engineers, as well as with operational and site teams, and colleagues from Technical, Development, Finance & Planning.

You will get involved in technical performance reviews and continuous improvement activities.

You will learn how to employ engineering practices that ensure food safety in line with food safety legislation, keeping machinery and equipment running to meet production needs and outputs.

You will ensure that our practices comply with food safety, health and safety, environmental, sustainability, and engineering regulations and standards, as well as taking account of business operation considerations such as cost and service level

Locations: Bourne, Tilmanstone, Spalding, Sutton Bridge, London/Harrow, Holbeach, Highbridge, Devizes, Aston, Crewe, Newark & Barton

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What’s next?

Applications are due to close on Monday 9th March 2026, however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.

Upon successful application review you will be invited to face to face assessment will take place at one of our Bakkavor sites, April 2026.

Induction and enrolment for this role and the apprenticeship will take place in August and September 2026.

About the Company

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our Engineers are problem solvers who ensure that all production runs smoothly and that we deliver to our customers – would you like to join us? If you have a knack for problem-solving with a methodical mind, then our Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering is an ideal opportunity to launch you into a rewarding career. 

What do you need?

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for individuals with strong attention to detail, excellent communication and problem-solving skills, a logical outlook, and the ability to work comfortably as part of a team. Candidates should also demonstrate initiative and proactivity.

With regards to requirements, you must have full right to work within the U.K., have been a U.K. resident for over the past 3-years & the age requirement is 16+ (But must be 18+ for our Highbridge, Devizes, Crewe & Aston sites)

For qualifications you must hold the following:

GCSE or equivalent English + 3 others in any subject (Grade A* - C or 9 - 4) essential

GCSE or equivalent Maths with minimum of (Grade A* - C or 9 - 5) essential

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.