Food and drink maintenance engineer

3 (equivalent to A levels at grades A to E)

Set by employer.

Candidates will usually have 4 GCSEs at grade C (or equivalent), including maths, English and a science.

• food processing and manufacturing methods
• routine mechanical maintenance and producing replacement parts, using manual and machine processes
• welding stainless steel and other materials used in food production equipment
• regulatory requirements
• materials science, including the key features of raw materials and how they are used in food production
• principles of electrical systems
• utilities, including energy management and pollution control
• for apprentices specialising as multi-skilled maintenance engineers: instrumentation and process control systems, electrical maintenance and maintenance of programmable control systems

Before taking their end-point assessment, apprentices must achieve level 2 English and maths (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C).

Successful apprentices will satisfy the requirements for professional registration as an engineering technician (Eng Tech) as defined by the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC).

The Institute for Apprenticeships has more detailed information about this apprenticeship.