Engineering Apprenticeship

About The Role
Engineer your future with Morrisons! 
We’ve got the perfect recipe for your success! Join our Engineering Apprenticeship at Morrisons Manufacturing and embark on a journey of learning, growth and innovation. You’ll earn whilst you learn and get your qualifications at no cost to you, gaining great skills and experience along the way. All we need from you is a desire to learn and a passion for engineering. 
For the last 7 years Morrisons has continued to recruit and invest in our Engineering Apprenticeship Scheme and to date we have recruited a total of 107 candidates who are either on their journey to becoming a Multi Skilled Engineer or have successfully completed their course and are working in one of our Manufacturing sites. We have exciting opportunity at Colne Manufacturing, Lancashire.
 
Set on nine acres of land, our 16,700 square foot Colne site is one of Europe’s largest beef, pork and lamb processing facilities. Here our 840 colleagues work five days a week, producing meat and raw materials for sausages, pies and more. We supply our stores and Farmers Boy with 150 products. Everything from pork shanks and beef fillets to oxtail primals and pork shoulder joints.
 
As an Engineering Apprentice, you’ll work hands on and side by side with our seasoned engineers, mastering the art of maintaining, repairing and improving our machinery. It’s a great opportunity to gain practical skills and knowledge in engineering while working with a supportive team. Your daily tasks will include:
 
Troubleshooting and repairing equipment
Learning about electrical and mechanical system
Assisting in equipment installation and upgrades
Participating in continuous improvements
Conducting preventative maintenance tasksBy the end of your apprenticeship you will:
 
✅ Be trained in both mechanical and electrical engineering maintenance
✅ Completed City & Guilds Level 3 in Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance
✅ Have strong knowledge of food safety, compliance and processing
This is a 3 year apprenticeship scheme and will include residential block release (up to 20 weeks away from home) for studies and exams. Our apprentice scheme offers a very competitive salary and benefits packages. Not only that, you will have continued development and support through our mentoring and buddy system, offering you the tools to succeed and grow with our business.
The closing date for applications will be January 3rd 2024, and should you be progressed a member of the resourcing team will be in touch to share further details.

About You
 
In order to be considered for our engineering apprenticeship you must be aged 18 or over and have achieved (or predicted) a Level  6 (Grade B) in Maths and Level 5 (Grade C) in English. It would also be desirable to have a Level 5 (Grade C) in Science.
You’ll have a passion for engineering and a strong desire to learn; problem solving skills and a can-do attitude will get you far in our sites with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in.
Why you’ll love it here

Learn from the best in the business, and receive one on one guidance from our current expert engineers and managers
Join a diverse and collaborative team that love what they do
Earn whilst you learn, not only will you be gaining invaluable skills and knowledge but you’ll also be earning a competitive salary at the same timeIn return for your hard work we will offer you:

Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us 
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Career progression and development opportunities  
Subsidised staff canteen 
Free parking
Market leading pension and life assurance
Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP 
Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

About The Company
From a Bradford market stall to the UK’s 5th largest supermarket chain and the UK's 2nd largest fresh food manufacturer.
 
We are proud to be the Yorkshire food retailer serving customers across the UK at just under 500 stores and an online home delivery service. Our 18 manufacturing sites provide our customers with the freshest produce from flowers, fish and veg to burgers and bread, all delivered to our stores via our 6 distribution sites by our 2,000 strong fleet.
 
Every week, 11 million customers pass through our doors and over 110,000 colleagues across the business work hard each day to deliver great service to them. We cover more than 11 million households with our (url removed) service. With competitive, permanently low prices we are committed to helping our customers save money every day.
 
We are foodmakers and shopkeepers and #wemakemorrisons.
 
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