An engineering apprenticeship within the Unilever Supply Chain is a gateway to a dynamic career. You will be involved first-hand in helping our business thrive sustainably through the 400+ household brands we produce every day. By joining our engineering team as an apprentice, you will become part of our inclusive community of over 8000 of the most highly skilled Engineers worldwide, spanning across 320+ factories. Working together, supporting each other, and implementing the latest technology and design to build ground-breaking solutions and innovations.
Apprentices will work in one of Unilever’s factories, alongside a multidisciplinary team who are responsible for optimising the running and maintenance of equipment.
Unilever works in partnership with the University of Sheffield (an elite Russell Group university) and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to deliver engineering apprenticeship programmes. This partnership offers Unilever engineering apprentices the opportunity to experience a real-world manufacturing environment and gain hands-on experience of equipment used every day in industry. Apprentices will build the knowledge, skills and on-job experience required whilst also working towards nationally recognised qualifications.
Completing a Unilever engineering apprenticeship programme is a way to earn as you learn and fire-up your career.
What you can expect? Mechatronics Maintenance Technicians ensure that plant and equipment perform to the required standard to facilitate production targets regarding Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
Typically, work involves a broad range of activities including installation, testing, fault finding and on-going planned maintenance. This requires the application of a complex blend of skills, knowledge, and behaviours across the electrical, electronic, mechanical, fluid power and control systems disciplines.
What you will study?
Carrying out fault diagnosis on engineered systems.
Carrying out preventative planned maintenance on engineered systems.
Assembling and testing fluid power systems.
Maintaining mechanical devices and equipment.
Wiring and testing electrical equipment and circuits.
What qualifications will you acquire at the end of the programme?
Level 4 Automation and Control Engineering Technician
What you can expect? Automation and Control Engineering Technician, install, maintain, fault find and optimise hardware and software for automation systems.
Typically, this involves the above duties across a range of hardware such as on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), the use of physical tools, software tools and instruments to carry out tasks associated with building installing and maintaining of automation systems.
What will you study, for example?
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Science
Manufacturing Processes
Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling Principles
Engineering Plant Operations and Maintenance
Statistical Process Control
Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Engineering Systems
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
What qualifications will you acquire at the end of the programme?
A level 4 technical engineering qualification covering at least one of the following areas: Electrical/Electronic Engineering, General Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Engineering.
Typical Duration
36 months
Entry Level Requirements
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering - overall grade DM or higher and a minimum of two A-Levels at grade C or above, including mathematics or science EAL Diploma – Distinction.
Applicants are also required to successfully pass assessment before being offered an apprenticeship.
What you can expect? As an engineering manufacturing technician you will provide specialist technical support so that organisations can develop, produce or test new/existing products, processes or procedures to meet customer specification in terms of quality, cost and delivery, as efficiently and effectively as possible.
What will you study, for example?
Manufacturing Processes
Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling Principles
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Science
Industry 4.0
Sustainability and the Environment in the Manufacturing Industry
Introduction to Professional Engineering Management
Creating and Managing Projects in Manufacturing Operations.
What qualifications will you acquire at the end of the programme?
A level 4 technical engineering qualification Higher National Certificate in Manufacturing Operations.
Typical Duration
36 months
Entry Level Requirements
BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering - overall grade DM or higher and a minimum of two A-Levels at grade C or above, including mathematics or science EAL Diploma – Distinction.
Applicants are also required to successfully pass assessment before being offered an apprenticeship.
