Apprentice Engineer

Engineers have an important and demonstrable effect on the performance and success of our manufacturing capability and therefore, the apprentices of today can become our stars of the future. Though starting and spending the majority of your time at a base site, this is a national apprenticeship, and you will be studying and training in a cohort with other apprentices. You will be covering various aspects of Engineering and will have the opportunity to gain an Apprenticeship Standard level 3 qualification and a level 3 Diploma in Food & Drink Engineering Maintenance. It is our intention you will be visiting other manufacturing sites across the UK and developing both the technical, professional and behavioural skills needed to be successful. In this job, you will learn the skills and techniques to be able to...

• Plan and prepare for maintenance work
• Conduct planned maintenance, including testing, fault finding, repairing and manufacturing or replacing component parts
• Conduct predictive maintenance
• Respond to breakdowns, conduct reactive maintenance and perform corrective actions
• Initiate fault-finding activities
• Understand the basics of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and integration into fault finding
• Lead and support operational teams with machinery changeovers, setups, the removal of decommissioned equipment and contribute to the installation and commission of new equipment
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects
• Maintain engineering documentation
• Ensure the availability and performance of equipment
• Contribute to internal and external audits
• Support and communicate with operational team members
Hovis will provide a structured, focused and professional work environment. Our carefully selected college providers have specialist training facilities for process manufacturing industries and share our passion for quality delivery.


• Enthusiasm and interest in Engineering and problem-solving.
• A good communicator who enjoys working both individually and as part of a team.
• An individual with a keenness to learn, to listen and question and improve things.
• Someone who is happy to adapt to ever-changing situations. No two days are the same at Hovis!
• Someone who takes responsibility for themselves and their work and has an excellent attitude to Health and Safety, food safety and environmental considerations.
• An individual who is passionate about continuous professional development.
• You should have excellent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills.
The successful candidate will be 18 years or over before 26th August 2025, and ideally have 5 GSCE passes, with Maths and English at grade 5 or above (or equivalent)., We need you to have a mature outlook, be mobile, and be "up" for the challenge of managing yourself and your studies.

The Food and Drink industry is an exciting place to be a Qualified Engineer. Hovis is an established and well-recognised brand, with over 130 years of experience, our workforce uses technically automated equipment to manufacture a wide range of bread and flour-based products for consumers.

Year 1 = 33 weeks (4 days a week), Year 2 = 33 weeks (3 days a week), Year 3 = 33 weeks (2 days a week), Year 4 = site based full time This is a 4-year programme. Why work for us and our benefits: At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries
• There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
• Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
• We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
• We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
• We offer three levels of pensions