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Food and drink maintenance engineer
Level
3
Advanced · like A-levels
Length
3.5 yrs
typical
Sector
Engineering and manufacturing
Pay
Paid
you earn while training
In a nutshell
Maintaining machinery and equipment in the food and drinks industry, finding and resolving faults, to optimise production levels.
What you'd do
Carry out planned maintenance on food processing machinery
Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical faults
Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment
Follow safe systems of work and permit-to-work procedures
Maintain food hygiene standards during engineering work
Complete maintenance records and engineering documentation
Support continuous improvement projects on the line
What you'd learn
Mechanical and electrical principles in food and drink machinery
Planned preventive and reactive maintenance techniques
Food safety, hygiene by design, and HACCP in engineering
Fault-finding on production machinery and control systems
Safe isolation and permit-to-work procedures
Continuous improvement and lean maintenance methods
Calibration and use of engineering test instruments
Ready to look for a place?
See live Food and drink maintenance engineer apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
A Careermash concept · apprenticeship standard from our careers engine · vacancies via gov.uk.