FDEM (Food & Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship)
Would you like to see a product on a supermarket shelf and think that you played an important role in getting it there? Are you looking for a career where you can get stuck in and be part of our drive for efficiency, continuous improvement and automation?
Do you want to be part of a team? Do you take pride in reaching high standards? And feel satisfied when you can help people and solve issues? Then this opportunity could be for you.
Here at Samworth Brothers we are proud to offer our Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship to give you a great springboard to start your career in the food industry. Working with our trusted learning partners we can give you a springboard into your career as an Engineer. You will be gaining a recognised qualification, and the apprenticeship offers you the opportunity to put in what you’ve learnt at college back into practice in the workplace. Through the apprenticeship you will be given invaluable support and insight from the highly skilled engineering teams around you.
We are a well-established group, owned by the Samworth Family since 1896 and we have grown to employ 10,000 people across the UK. We produce many high-quality own-label products for major retailers, and you may know some of our famous brands such as Ginsters, Soreen, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Dickinson & Morris. We continue to innovate and have exciting ambitions for our future growth.
Your FDEM Apprenticeship
We are looking for 4 apprentices at The Cornwall Bakery to start in September 2025.
No day is ever the same as you will be working on a variety tasks while gaining experience in both mechanical and electrical engineering. Your day could include carrying out work on planned maintenance, attending breakdown repairs and helping complete project work.
You will be supported through your qualification by our selected provider and you will have the opportunity to put your learning back into practise at your site. Throughout your apprenticeship you will also be supported by a workplace mentor. At the end of your apprenticeship, you will receive a Level 3 Diploma in Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering, a new standard which Samworth Brothers were very proud to be part of the trailblazing group to create - a qualification which has truly been designed for the industry, by the industry!
We will pay you a competitive starting salary for your job role (much higher than the National Minimum Wage for apprentices) and we also offer a range of benefits.
Are you the Right Person?
We want your enthusiasm and passion for food to shine through. You will also need to be motivated and organised to be able to study whilst working. If you think this describes you then check the entry criteria below, we welcome an application from you if you believe that these apply:
- Be able to demonstrate an interest in engineering either through experience or a hobby/school interests
- Be confident, positive, and willing to learn
- The ability to work as a team member and possess good interpersonal, communication and literacy skills
- A minimum of 4 GCSE’s, or equivalent, at Grade A* to C (5-9) including English, Mathematics
- Enthusiastic and passionate about a career in engineering
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Meet the funding requirements for apprenticeships
We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
