HEINEKEN Engineering Technician Apprenticeship – John Smith’s Brewery Tadcaster

Do you or do you know someone who has a thirst for learning as well as an interest in becoming one of our future Engineers? If so, a Engineering Technician apprenticeship with HEINEKEN could be a great opportunity to get your foot in the door, and what’s better than earning while you’re learning!

Apprentices have an important part to play in our future. Our 4.5-year apprenticeship programme provides an ideal environment for individuals to learn and develop, whilst feeling valued and having a fun whilst doing so.

Important information:

• Salary and package: From £19,000 first-year salary & award-winning double matched pension plus a fantastic benefits package including all accommodation and food allowance paid when you're studying.
• Length of programme and Start Date: 4.5 years, all of our apprenticeships start on the 1st September 2024.
• Entry Requirements: All applicants must have 5 GSCE’s all at/above Level 4 or equivalent – including Maths and English. Applicants must be 18 years old or older by the start date. Before applying, please read through the linked document from the Department of Education to ensure you meet the eligibility requirements. Click here to access.

About the apprenticeship:
You will work towards a Level 3 Food & Drink Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship standard.

Your apprenticeship will cover topics such as: mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, materials science, control systems, instrumentation, fluid and thermodynamics, servos and variable speed drives, continuous improvement, food safety and quality.

The apprenticeship programme will be delivered by our specialist training provider partner, Midland Group Training Service and you will be based at their state of the art study facilities on Coventry for a portion of each year of your apprenticeship. HEINEKEN will cover the costs of accommodation and meals whilst you are at college.

The focus of the apprenticeship is to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours about process safety, quality, and operation as well as continuous improvement approaches in HEINEKEN’s brewing environment.

Because of the technical elements involved in the learning, we ask that all applicants must have 5 GSCE’s or equivalent – including at least a level 6 in Maths and a level 4 in English.

We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about the industry and HEINEKEN, can demonstrate good behaviours and are eager to learn.

What do our current apprentices think? We’ve asked a few of them!

What does an apprentice do, James?
“As an Apprentice Engineer I began my training with a block release to College; I spent 19 weeks there before I arrived at my site in Tadcaster. During the 19 weeks, I covered a large number of topics from milling and machining to plc programming. Once I had arrived at site I continued my learning with on the job experience, assisting Engineers with tasks. Working with experienced Engineers allowed me to build on the basics I had learnt at college. As well as the hands-on work I also have college work to complete; this included logbooks and knowledge checks”.

What advice would you give someone thinking of pursuing this career, Liam?
If you are looking at pursuing a career in Engineering, an Apprenticeship is a brilliant place to begin the journey. You are able to gain hands-on experience whilst getting paid to do so! Your training costs are covered and you will gain nationally-recognised qualification to a trade. You also have the opportunity to work your way into different areas of Engineering and gain higher level qualifications funded by the company.

Why choose us?
“It is a great industry to get into! Engineering also offers you a lot of skills, which will help if you want to move into different areas of business, such as production, quality and projects”.

Click here to hear more about what it's like on our apprenticeship programmes our John Smiths Brewery, Tadcaster?

The Application:
We’ve made our application process simple.

All you need to do is apply with a CV and a covering letter telling us why you want to join our HEINEKEN Apprenticeship scheme at Tadcaster Brewery.

Please note that we won't accept any applications without a covering letter as this is where you can sell yourself and your interests to us!

A covering letter is your time to shine and tell us why you’re a great fit for the role and the company. We’ve put together a few tips to get you started:

• Why would you be great for the role?
• Why you want to join HEINEKEN as an apprentice.
• Anything that sets you apart from other applicants.
• No longer than 3 – 5 paragraphs
• Try not to duplicate your CV

Applications will close Monday 13th May so don't miss out.