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Train as a Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Engineer by learning equipment maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair, and assembly through a structured apprenticeship combining workplace training and college study.
Business:
SARIA’s UK operations have a market-leading presence in a wide range of sectors associated with the food chain. The Group’s companies manufacture quality products for use in human and animal foodstuffs, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial applications.
The company also produces biofuels and renewable energy and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company has a UK annual turnover approaching £280 million and employs around 1,000 people at 19 sites across the country.
The Position
Applications are invited for a Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Apprentice at our Nottingham Site. This is a full time apprenticeship (with study release to College).
As a Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Apprentice your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the Company’s requirements but will include:
Dismantling components and equipment.
Diagnosing faults on equipment.
Checking components for serviceability during overall activities.
Repairing and modifying mechanical assemblies.
Assembling mechanical components.
Checking that completed assemblies comply with specifications.
You will join a structured Advanced Apprenticeship programme where you will train to become a fully qualified Mechanical Engineer. You will also be required to undertake additional company training in other disciplines to further develop and complement a full skill set needed for the role.
The Person
Minimum grade 4 in GCSE Maths, English, Science and another technical subject, or equivalent.
An enthusiastic individual with a flexible approach to their work.
A keen desire to progress personally and to build a long-term future in an Engineering role.
Accuracy and attention to detail with good literacy and numeracy skills.
An inquisitive and questioning mind and a desire to learn from others.
Good problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to tasks.
Good time management skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Salary: Competitive Salary plus Company Benefits
How to apply
Apply directly through the company website. Clicking the link below will open the application page in a new window.
Location: Doncaster, UK
Industry: Manufacturing
Our ambition as the SARIA Group is to be the preferred partner for sustainable solutions. To this end, our subsidiaries offer a comprehensive range of products and services with which we create added value for our customers and suppliers. Our products are used in many sectors, from agriculture and animal feed to the food industry, from restaurants to the pharmaceutical sector. Sustainable fuels and new types of energy are also part of our portfolio. In addition, we provide important services around safe, fast and hygienic disposal of food waste, animal by-products and potential organic risk material. Across all our activities, we seek to contribute to conserving scarce natural resources. We collect animal by-products and organic residues that would otherwise be wasted and transform them into high-quality raw materials for new uses in other industries. Cooperation between our various business units ensures that seamless recycling chains are created in the interests of sustainability. In the UK the company has operations in edible food production (Nortech Foods), Food Distribution (T.Quality), Petfood ingredient manufacture (SARVAL), Renewable Energy Generation, Animal By-Product collection and processing (SecAnim) and the recycling of food wastes to generate renewable energy and organic fertilisers (ReFood) SARIA is the UK market leader in the processing of animal by-products & food waste, handling over 1 million tonnes per annum of raw material across 12 processing plants.
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