For many years Fine Lady produced a wide range of bakery products from its ten acre site in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Due to continued growth across its customer base an additional purpose built bakery was opened during the latter part of 2010 in Manchester giving the business both additional capacity as well as a far greater geographical footing to serve its customers requirements. Fine Lady produces in excess of 3 million loaves of bread every week.

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.

In a market place that has become heavily dominated by large branded businesses Fine Lady offers something different as it really focuses on own label products which enables its customer to create a real point of difference. Over the years Fine Lady has built a strong reputation for delivering great products with excellent service levels throughout the United Kingdom.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Engineering Department of Fine Lady Bakeries, working as part of a highly skilled team of Engineers looking after one of the most technically advanced and modern bakeries in Europe.

This is a structured 4 year apprenticeship resulting in a Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering. The first year will be spent at Midland Group Training Services (MGTS) in Coventry learning core practical and theoretical elements of the role. For the following years, apprentices will attend MGTS on a day release basis to complete the necessary educational requirements for the programme.

Engineer your future with Fine Lady Bakeries and you will gain:

• Continued learning and development through a mixture of college study and on the job training with your own personal Fine Lady Bakeries mentor
• A varied programme that involves, electrical, mechanical and maintenance engineering
• Opportunity to study for a HNC in Engineering
• A highly competitive salary that increases each year

Skills you’ll develop include:

• Mechanical applications and solutions
• Electrical wiring, testing and installation
• Robotics
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Process Control Systems

Responsibilities and Duties will Include:

• Work alongside a team of highly skilled Engineers to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance and to identify opportunities and implement solutions, to improve manufacturing efficiency, equipment reliability and product quality
• Work safely, with regard for your duty of care to yourself and to others who may be affected by your work
• Adhere to company policies and procedures at all times
• Keep others informed of information that contributes to the performance of the team, department or company
• Work with MGTS external assessor to produce workplace assessment training plans
• Attend lectures, practicals and visits as per training provider learning plan

Salary increments are as follow: £14,520, Yr 2 £17,600, Yr 3 £20,680 and Yr 4 £23,760. Expected earnings for a Shift Engineer up to £57,000.

Travel expenses to MGTS, Coventry are paid and there is a generous staff bread allowance.

We are seeking applications from candidates who have or are predicted to gain 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at Grade C (or equivalent) or above, including English Language, Science and Maths (minimum level 5 in Higher).

• Initiative
• Team working

• Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence).
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge)
• Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)

Dependant on performance, there may be an opportunity to progress and study at HNC Level.

Location

Training delivery site:
Coventry Centre