Pilot Plant - Food & Drink Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship

Job description

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Unilever is a great place to begin your career, our research and development teams are recognised and respected as some of the world's best. They bring ideas to life that make our brands bigger, bolder and more exciting.

The Unilever R&D advanced apprenticeship scheme in Colworth is your opportunity to join an exciting area within Unilever. Our apprentices follow a structured and challenging academic programme to achieve a Level 3 Diploma whilst working on real projects to deliver products that are used by some of the two billion consumers every day. The programme lasts four years.

As an R&D Refreshment Advanced Apprentice you will work with the R&D Refreshment teams and support the manufacture of tea based drinks and ice cream products at pilot plant scale. Over the four years you will study part-time for a Level 3 Diploma in food and drink maintenance, whilst experiencing work across a range different roles using some of the most innovative, modern and technically advanced equipment for the manufacture of new ice cream or tea-based drinks products at our world-class pilot-plant and precision engineering prototyping facility.

Advanced Apprentices will follow the Food & Drink Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship Standard. Apprentices will also complete one of the following areas of specialisation as part of the apprenticeship:
- Mechanical maintenance engineers will develop more detailed skills in the fabrication, machining & repair of complex precision equipment and systems
- Multi-skilled maintenance engineers will develop more detailed skills in the testing of electrical equipment and circuits, instrumentation, data acquisition, process control systems, programmable controllers and servo-drives.

Completion of the programme will ensure that the apprentice has the knowledge and skills to work safely and effectively as part of a world class team preparing and operating the pilot plant and all associated rapid prototyping & precision engineering equipment and systems. It will also provide the skills for further development via higher apprenticeships that are available at Colworth, or for work in other areas of the product development process, or for a career in the full-scale food and drink manufacturing environment.

This is an exciting area to work with the overall aim of delivering new drink or ice cream products that delight our consumers, whilst improving sustainability and competitiveness of Unilever.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Qualifications
At least 6 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above – including Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and English.
Passion for Science & Engineering
You need to show a genuine interest in food and drink ingredients, fixing things, and engineering generally.
Accountability & Responsibility
This is the next step in your career and with it comes accountability and responsibility. You will be working while you study and you will need to show you have the commitment and initiative to manage the pressures that this will bring.
Determination
You should have a passion to succeed and an ability to meet deadlines both at work and with your studies. You should be prepared to take on challenging work outside of your comfort zone.
Team Player
Team work is key at Unilever. We have stretching targets and expectations, so supporting your team is vital.
Customer Focus
You should always look for better ways to serve customers and consumers. They are at the heart of what we do at Unilever.
Confidence
From the moment you join the scheme you will be working on real projects with real responsibilities and deliverables. We are looking for people not afraid to ask questions, learn new skills and speak up. Your input is just as important as the next persons.
Communication
You must be able to express yourself when working within such a large business environment. You will need to listen to people and communicate clearly to achieve your goals.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Unilever is a global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company in the UK and Ireland. We are already on target to achieve our huge ambition to double the size of our business globally whilst reducing our environmental impact. We are growing our business and also doing what is right for our consumers, community and environment. We are developing brands for people's lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow - making sustainable living commonplace.

Working at Unilever means that you get to take part in this exciting journey and work with amazing people who are really passionate about our large portfolio of famous brands. We want to improve billions of lives and you too can join us in making a sustainable difference.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Online Application >> Digital Interview >> Face to Face Interview >> Job Offer

Please note: As part of the job application, you will be asked to complete a brief online application form. Completion of the form is required in order to be considered. Please allow yourself enough time to complete the application form as when filled out partially or not at all it may adversely affect the progress of your application. Please be aware that you will have to complete the form at once as you will be unable to return to it later.

For further information about this position please call: 0800 0284390. Please do not contact this number if you are an agency/third party. This number is strictly for candidates only.