Maintenance engineering apprentice Review

This job role involves answering calls for breakdowns on machinery in order to get it back up and running so that production can carry on and products can get out of the door, it also sometimes means taking machinery that isnt running and checking it over to ensure that everything is functional for when it does run

Yes I have learnt many skills that I didn't have before starting to work, things such as stripping down machinery to components and putting it back together with new ones.

I enjoy the program lots, the only thing that I've noticed is that sometimes there is a lack of structure and I find myself sometimes struggling to find things to do to keep busy. There aren't many planned tasks for apprentices to get involved in and develop their skills.

The program has recently become a lot more structured with the managers actually getting in contact and discussing with my college assessor what needs to be done and the units that need to be completed in order to complete my apprenticeship. But before this there was no structure and barely any communication from managers on what to do and I wasn't given jobs to do.

My employer gives lots of support to my apprenticeship through various methods such as reviews and ensuring that college is going as planned and that I am not behind in any of my work.

The training provider supports me lots with working towards my qualifications, I have an external assessor that comes in to check up on my progress.

I think that certain aspects are very helpful for me in my role at work, for example understanding and making drawings whether mechanical or electrical is helpful in my work, also things such as testing on electrical items with a continuity and voltage tester.

There is very little of these things available, me and the other apprentices were invited to one of our other sites but that is all that I have really been asked to do or been involved in.

Yes

Because I feel as though the company is a good place to work and that they are helpful with everything that you will need to achieve your grades and also have a healthy work life balance as the work given between college, work and our college assessor is not too overbearing.

Make sure that you are punctual and good at time keeping as these values are important to premier foods and it will also impress managers as these are the things that they look for in younger people. Its also important to have initiative and take it upon yourself to go above and beyond what has been asked of you