Apprentice Engineer - Multi-Skilled

Stowmarket, England, United Kingdom

5/23/2025

Muntons is a leading supplier of malts and malted ingredients to the food and drinks industry worldwide.They have a 45 Acre site, are open 365 days a year, have a 24/7 manufacturing facility supplying 90+ different countries.

The programme will involve gaining experience and training to develop your knowledge and skills to enable you to take up an Engineering position within the organisation. The Company will endeavour to provide you with such training to achieve this aim but cannot guarantee a permanent placement.

To be part of the Muntons Engineering team responsible for the maintenance and continued efficient and safe running of the Stowmarket site. To take on the apprenticeship provided recognised by Muntons to meet the correct framework to outcome. To eventually be responsible for carrying out a range of electrical and mechanical engineering works, including planned maintenance, small projects, installations and breakdown repairs etc.

Day to Day engineering-Lead by and accompanied with your mentor:

• To provide a dynamic and proactive response to engineering breakdowns, in order to maximise production and minimise plant downtime
• Plan access to perform preventive maintenance tasking as per allocation from the CMMS system
• To communicate on a daily basis with your mentor and Engineering Team Leader to ensure established priorities are dealt with in a co-ordinated approach
• Participate and update all taskings from the CMMS system
• Prioritising tasks, breakdowns and preventative maintenance task
• To work flexibly and respond to the changing demands of the work, adapting to new work routines and practices accordingly
  
  

General Maintenance activities. Lead by and accompanied with your mentor:

• General day to day repairs within skillset and training
• To carry out plant modifications as required
• To participate in all aspects of maintenance work associated with plant shutdowns
  
  

Plant Hygiene. Lead By And Accompanied With Your Mentor

• Ensure all tools and equipment are removed from the food processing areas when completing tasks
• Ensure the engineering workshop is tidy and maintains a good standard of house- keeping
  
  

Administration- Lead By And Accompanied With Your Mentor

• Respond to our internal customers request, providing updates via- email and CMMS system
• Keep up to date on tasks and include all information work done-when updating CMMS
  
  

Electrical. Lead By And Accompanied With Your Mentor

• Successfully fault find on electrical control and power systems identifying and including intermittent faults on processes on site
• Identify reasons for a Motor overloading, Test/ change failedmotors, select correct equivalent alternative if needed to get process up and running
  
  

Electro-mechanical. Lead By And Accompanied With Your Mentor

• Fault find and repair pneumatic solenoid valves, cylinders
• Fault find and test electrical actuators on valves and air louvres
  
  

Mechanical. Lead By And Accompanied With Your Mentor

• Identify and repair failed bearings on shafts, motors, conveyors and elevators.
• Perform repairs to shafts
• Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Level 3
  
  

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm.