Mission Foods - Level 3 - Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship

It all began with an enthusiastic, enterprising and visionary young man and his keen business sense.

During a trip to Reynosa Tamaulipas, Mr. Roberto Gonzalez Barrera found a rustic artifact that was used to grind dried "nixtamal" (partially cooked corn). On an impulse he saw the opportunity to develop a great business.

He took his plan to his father an engineer and born researcher, and together they created a technological leap in the industry of tortilla production. They entirely changed the traditional manner by which tortillas in Mexico are prepared.
Our award-winning Mission Green® programme helps us ensure that our products and processes have a minimal impact on the environment. That includes utilising alternative energy sources and reducing waste materials from our packaging.

Our bakery in Coventry is looking to take on and train an apprentice to join their maintenance engineering team, to learn to become a multi-skilled maintenance engineer. Your role as an Engineering Apprentice will be to learn and obtain experience in the fundamentals of mechanical and electrical engineering. The role will involve part time spent at college and the remaining time on site working within the Engineering Department supporting the business in our busy Bakery. Your apprenticeship will last the duration of the time that’s allocated to achieve the required results from your college study. As an Apprentice you will be required to support your team as instructed by your Senior Lead Engineer and in return you will be trained to a high standard and achieve the required standard to become a competent Engineer.

The role will include:
• Carry out work assignments issued and maximize effectiveness of the shift at all times by ensuring efficient completion of tasks.
• Demonstrate a team approach with regard to maintenance and hygiene of equipment and support Engineers with their day to day activity.
• Provide support to the PM Day shift Engineers in completing maintenance activities in our allocated TPM windows.
• Follow all Training, work instructions, procedures, job descriptions at all times.
• Be part of front line problem solving, RCA and improvement projects.
• Support Workshop 5S activity and daily GMP. 4 Work with engineering team to ensure efficient running of the equipment and carry out prioritized work as agreed.
• Resolve mechanical and/or electrical issues under supervision and complete necessary reporting.
• Booking out parts as required on shift and following up with engineering stores.
• Ensure all parts removed from stores while on shift are booked out of stores in the correct procedure.
• Shadowing engineering team, asking questions, and assisting wherever possible.
• Taking notes and sharing your findings with other engineering teams and operators.
• Become proficient at identifying and analysing problems before failure by using your senses and looking, listening, smelling and feeling for issues.
• Ensure remedial works to equipment is highlighted to the Lead engineer.
• Consult and make yourself aware of the Engineering Work instructions and the tasks they cover. Never deviate from the instruction unless instructed to do so by a senior engineer.