Engineer your future with Morrisons!
We’ve got the perfect recipe for your success! Join our Engineering Apprenticeship at Morrisons Manufacturing and embark on a journey of learning, growth and innovation. You’ll earn whilst you learn and get your qualifications at no cost to you, gaining great skills and experience along the way. All we need from you is a desire to learn and a passion for engineering.
For the last 7 years Morrisons has continued to recruit and invest in our Engineering Apprenticeship Scheme and to date we have recruited a total of 107 candidates who are either on their journey to becoming a Multi Skilled Engineer or have successfully completed their course and are working in one of our Manufacturing sites. We have exciting opportunities based out of one of our Northampton Manufacturing Sites, Rushden or Thrapston.
Rushden
Here at our potato pack house in Northamptonshire, we prepare a variety of potatoes ready for our customers to cook, fry, mash and crunch.
This is where we help our customers with their five a day. Every year we prepare 73,000 tonnes of potatoes. That would make one very big hotpot! Here around 120 colleagues work across two 12 hours shifts working on a two week rota, across seven days a week.
Thrapston
At Thrapston, we make products for 494 stores and for morrisons.com, which means preparing everything from apples, nuts, seeds, tomatoes, pears, citrus, melons & cucumbers.
Our team of colleagues uses finger picking technology to get cases of fresh food ready for our stores and Morrisons.com every week.
Your daily tasks will include:
- Troubleshooting and repairing equipment
- Learning about electrical and mechanical systems
- Assisting in equipment installation and upgrades
- Participating in continuous improvements
- Conducting preventative maintenance tasks
By the end of your apprenticeship you will:
✅ Be trained in both mechanical and electrical engineering maintenance
✅ Completed City & Guilds Level 3 in Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance
✅ Have strong knowledge of food safety, compliance and processing
This is a 3 year apprenticeship scheme and will include residential block release (up to 20 weeks away from home) for studies and exams. Our apprentice scheme offers a very competitive salary and benefits packages. Not only that, you will have continued development and support through our mentoring and buddy system, offering you the tools to succeed and grow with our business.
The closing date for applications will be January 3rd 2024, and should you be progressed a member of the resourcing team will be in touch to share further details.