Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance Apprentice FINE LADY BAKERIES LIMITED

Our manufacturing facilities boast traditional bakery techniques combined with the use of sophisticated technologies like robots and servo drives to handle different stages of the bread making process. Due to continued growth, we are installing a new bakery plant in Banbury giving the business both additional capacity and capabilities.

We specialise in supplying own-label bakery products to the leading supermarkets and wholesalers. The current range covers a wide variety of sliced breads, including the traditional square sliced, the very soft taller tin loaves and batch breads. To compliment the bread range, we also produce bread rolls of many shapes and sizes, as well as delicious hot cross buns.

In a marketplace that has become heavily dominated by large branded businesses, Fine Lady offer something different as they really focus on own-label products which enable its customers to create a real point of difference. Over the years, Fine Lady has built a strong reputation for delivering great products conceived and delivered through a successful innovation process in partnership with our customers and providing excellent customer service levels throughout the United Kingdom.

There is a unique opportunity to join Fine Lady Bakeries at an important stage of their growth and contribute your talent to aid continuous improvement. The Level 3 Food & Drinks Technical Operator Apprenticeship programme will offer a pathway to developing a career in Plant Bakery as well as equip individuals with skills of long term benefits. It is also an ideal springboard for potential future leaders of the business.

Technical Operators typically work in production areas. They have the necessary occupational knowledge, skills and behaviours to make them effective and contribute to improving regulatory compliance, productivity and profitability of their manufacturing operations. They will be skilled at working within autonomous teams and competent in using continuous improvement techniques to solve problems and realise opportunities in a food manufacturing environment.

Age 18+ only due to safety and insurance.

The training you will be getting

Delivery Scope.

National Standard for Level 3 Food & Drink Technical Operator plus bespoke development workshops such as:

1. Plant Bakery Operation.

2. IOSH Working Safely.

3. Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene.

4. Introduction to Engineering Operations.

5. Continuous Improvement Techniques.

Expected Programme Duration.

A combination of on-the-job training and additional training support offline lasting 2 years. Each learner is provided with a mentor to support during the programme.

Communication skills, Problem solving skills, Logical, Team working, Initiative, Strong work ethic, GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4/C or above) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4/C or above) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Science (Grade 4/C or above) Essential

Fine Lady specialises in supplying own label bakery products to the leading supermarkets, wholesalers, as well as supplying bread to the sandwich manufacturing industry. The current range covers a wide variety of sliced breads including the traditional square sliced, the very soft taller tin loaves and batch breads. More recently Fine Lady has started to produce a range of bake off products including bloomers, tiger bloomers, farmhouse and split tin loaves. To compliment the bread range Fine Lady also produces rolls of many shapes and sizes as well as teacakes and hot cross buns.

You could reduce your training time, or finish your apprenticeship faster, if you have relevant prior learning or experience. This could be relevant:

• training


• qualifications, like an NVQ in a relevant field


• industry or sector experience